Cheap Prom Ideas from the Prom Dress to the Limo Rental

Let's face it The Prom can get very expensive these days. Here are some simple tips that everyone can follow to cut costs and make the Prom cheap.

The Prom dress is one of the easiest ways to save money. With the internet getting a prom dress cheap or even for free is possible. Everybody knows of ebay but other places to check as well are kanacca.com. They will custom make a dress to your exact measurements for very cheap. They are made well and fast. They come well packed. Another source for a discounted prom dress or perhaps even free would be craigslist.org. They list items for sale or for free and you can search in your specific area. If borrowing a dress from a friend, cousin, sibling etc is not an option you still may be able to get a free prom dress. Sites like freeswapper.org and freecycle.org offer items for free. You can post a message of what you are wanting free and if someone has it available they will email you and you can arrange for pickup. On freecycle the item needs to be picked up on freeswapper you are allowed to work out shipping with each other. Another tip for getting a cheap prom dress is to go to a discount bridal shop like David's Bridal together as a group. Often if you go as a group you can get free alterations and a discount on the prom dress. One last way to get a cheap prom dress is to buy a slightly damaged dress that you can fix yourself or that can be fixed cheaply. A friend of mine bought her dress for five dollars from a store that had a fire. She had the dress dry cleaned for twenty five dollars and had a gorgeous dress for real cheap and no one ever knew.

For the men it is sometimes cheaper to buy a tuxedo than to rent it especially at many online stores. If you chose to rent pick a tux jacket and tux pants that are last seasons and pair it with an in season tux vest and tie. Also you can go together as a group either to rent or to buy tuxes and generally after renting a certain number one of the tuxes would be free and the cost saving could be divided among the group of guys.

The best way to save on prom shoes is to use shoes that you already own that are in good shape. Then you can buy inexpensive accessories to add to the shoes. When buying new shoes do not buy ones that have to be dyed. To try to save money try to borrow shoes from a friend, sibling, cousin etc.

Prom hairdos and makeup can get very overpriced if you are not careful. For the men a simple barber cut should do and can be done a few days prior to prom day during midweek to take advantages of the midweek specials often offered. For the females the cheapest is to do each others hair and makeup. If that is not possible find a beauty school in your town or a nearby town and chip in to hire a student to do everyones hair and makeup at one persons house. It will be cheaper than everyone going to a salon on their own. Always bring your own hair pieces, clips,and makeup etc this way you will only pay for the actual cost of the accessories. Another cheap idea is to go to a small no name basic hair salon as a group. They will be less busy and generally better able to adjust their prices.

For having your nails prom ready use your own natural nails and have them polished and your toenails polished too at a cheap nail salon or polish and stencil or use small decorative nail stickers yourself at home. If you want fake nails use press on nails and have then polished at a cheap salon or stencil them yourself. If you are set on acrylic find someone in your school who does them and have them do the acrylic a few days prior to the prom and polish them on prom day.

For prom accessories like the purse, hair clips, and jewelry try dollar stores, craft stores, children's departments in stores, or flea markets. Get your stockings at the dollar store.

To get prom flowers for him and her try supermarkets or large discount stores like walmart. Many these days do weddings. The wrapping and packaging is generally not as fancy but the flowers inside are usually equal to that of a florist.

As for the after prom events go for something unique, cheap, and memorable. Stay in cabins or go camping instead of going to big name hotels. Take a cruise to nowhere. If your parents or relatives have a boat take it out or just hang out on it if no one has taken any classes on how to drive it. Borrow a relatives camper or rent one at a site with your parents guaranteeing it.

Choose the cheapest color prom limo and really price around. Choose a limo that is a year or two old don't go for one that is brand new that year. If there are only a few of you going together get an older car instead of a limo. Another cheap option would be to get a large group together and rent a bus either a limo bus, coach bus, or even a school bus.

Be unique, think outside of the box, try to get things for free , and always shop around for everything.