Promposal ideas for sports, subjects and pop culture

The term “promposal” gained popularity in the 2000’s and came from the words “prom” and “proposal.” A promposal can be described as a creative way for high schoolers to ask their date to prom. VHS’s prom is approaching May 17 at the Ronald Reagan Library. With the theme of “Golden Hour” several promposal ideas can come from the words. Other good ideas can include promposing off of an inside joke, a sport you play, a class you’re in or your favorite hit songs. 

“Golden Hour” Promposal Ideas:

Take your date to the beach to watch the sunset go down. Next, prompose with a colorful poster and draw a sun or sunset. Then, give them sunflowers or flowers of your choice. Lastly, pick one of the three poster ideas below.

1. You’d shine at golden hour if you went to prom with me.
2. Prom would be golden with you
3. I don’t need no light to see you shine, it’s your golden hour 

Sport Promposal Ideas:

After a game or performance give your date a promposal based on their sport. Include drawings of their sports equipment and give them flowers or candies of your choice. Choose one of the ideas below or create your own.

1. Can I score a date to prom with you? (soccer)
2. It would light up my world if you would be my catch to prom. (baseball)
3. I’d be one lucky duck if you went to prom with me. (water polo/swim)
4. Don’t wrestle with the decision, can I pin you as a date to prom? (wrestling)
5. Since you’re done shooting threes, will you go to prom with me? (basketball)
6. I’d be set if you’d hit up prom with me. (volleyball)
7. Will you putt up with me at prom? (golf)
8. You danced your way into my heart, will you dance with me at prom? (dance)

School Subject Promposal Ideas:

Surprise your date with a poster about the AP class they’re in or a subject they excel at. Make a colorful poster to go with the puns. Liam Kanase ‘25 said, “I promposed with, It would be pretty bomb if you said yes to prom.” Next bring them flowers or candy that goes with the promposal. Choose one of the school subject promposals below.

1. I wish I was Adenine so I could pair up with you at prom (AP Biology)
2. I’m no doctor, but it appears you’re suffering from datelessness, my suggestion is prom (health science)
3. Don’t let me declare independence to prom (APUSH)
4. AP Physics was torture, can you help me make prom heaven and come with me? (AP Physics)
5. I’m not throwing away my shot, Prom? (drama)

Pop Song Promposal Ideas:

Choose your favorite song to listen to and come up with a plan to play the music for the promposal. Write a promposal based on the lyrics to that song. Bring their favorite flowers. Choose one of the pop songs below or make your own. Christian Bondy ‘26 said, “I promposed with purple flowers and the song die with a smile because it’s our favorite. I wrote on the poster ‘I’d die with a smile if I could take you to prom.’”

1. Will you die with a smile with me at prom? (“Die With A Smile”)
2. If this world was mine I’d take your dreams and multiply them at prom (“Luther”)
3. All the stars would be closer with you at prom (“All the Stars”)
4. Romeo save me from feeling alone, I’ll be your juliet if you take me to prom (“Love Story”)
5. Please stay, I want you, I need you, at prom (“Beautiful things”)
6. Birds of a feather, we should stick together at prom (“Birds Of A Feather”)
7. You want to go to prom baby I know, that’s that me espresso (“Espresso”)