50 Prom Quotes About the Big Night

By Norbert Juma

Master quote curator and editor on a mission to inspire

Published April 21, 2023

Check out these fun prom quotes about the most memorable dance of your life!

Here, we have curated a substantial list of prom quotes you will love.

To complement our quotes section, we discussed the prom, its importance, and ways to get the best experience when attending a prom party.

So, without delay, let’s start!

What is Prom?

Most of us are familiar with the term “Prom.”

It is a popular and exciting event, part of celebrations that marks a student’s major milestone.

Prom is a special night that most high school students look forward to.

It’s a great way to say goodbye to the high school fellows and embrace the life ahead.

During a prom night, students dress up, dance, and socialize with each other.

Usually, prom night is a formal dance event where high school seniors and juniors dance together and have fun.

Usually, this event takes place during springtime.

During prom night, students are also celebrating their upcoming graduation.

Why is Prom Important to Students?

For many students, prom night is an important event that is the best experience of their time spent in high school.

Students take pictures, eat, dance, and create beautiful memories they will remember throughout their lives.

How to make your Prom Night More Enjoyable

When attending a prom night, keep a few things in mind to make the most out of it.

Here are some tips to keep in mind:

Plan ahead
Take pictures
Enjoy the music

Plan Ahead

It is essential to prepare ahead of your prom night.

This means your dress and accessories should be ready well before the day.

If you have to travel long distances, it would be better to arrange your transportation beforehand.

Take Pictures

Prom is a time that you will want to remember forever.

So, take a lot of pictures.

Include all your classmates so that you can keep loving the relationships you had at the high school.

Enjoy the Music

Dance is the critical element of every prom night.

So, don’t be shy and move your body with the beat to enjoy every moment of the event.

Top 10 Prom Quotes

Get ready to be blown away by the top 10 prom quotes below.

1. “I was fascinated by my own prom pictures.” — Mary Ellen Mark

2. “I think prom is just about enjoying yourself.” — Victoria Justice

3. “I’ll take being on Baywatch over being Prom Queen any day.” — Brande Roderick

4. “Prom drops girls squarely into the beauty spending pipeline.” — Rachel Simmons

5. “Adolescence isn’t just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.” — Jena Malone

6. “I wore a woman’s antique fur jacket to my high school junior prom.” — Lance Loud

7. “For ‘Prom,’ if I had missed high school, I don’t think it would come off as real.” — Danielle Campbell

8. “It wasn’t that no one asked me to the prom; it was that no one would tell me where it was.” — Rita Rudner

9. “I got hate letters from girls all over America because I wouldn’t go to the prom with them.” — Davy Jones

10. “I’m always hopeful. I feel like I’m at the prom sitting against the wall waiting for someone to ask me to dance.” — Sarah Dessen

Prom Quotes about Prom Attire

The below prom quotes prove that prom is also a fashion show!

11. “I wore some stupid brocade dress to my prom.” — Leandra Medine

12. “I really love the idea of a short dress for prom!” — Peyton List

13. “I went to my prom. I wore this olive green, floor-length backless dress. It was rad.” — Lorde

14. “My friends and I are collecting prom dresses to give to girls who can’t afford them for their proms.” — Lauren Bush

15. “In high school, I had a singing group, and I designed the outfits and made my friends’ prom dresses.” — Tina Knowles

16. “I wore a pink Betsey Johnson dress to my prom, and I pretty much looked like a pink cupcake. I loved that dress!” — Sarah Gadon

17. “When I went to prom, I wore my hair down. But I love the idea of a long dress with your hair up. It’s just gorgeous.” — Bethany Mota

18. “My prom dress was very sweet, very puffy, but I also wore little stiletto, pointed-toe heels, nylon hosiery, the whole nine yards.” — Betsey Johnson

19. “For my prom, I wore a white suit with a burgundy shirt, tie, and cummerbund, along with white shoes, a white trilby, and a cane. I was an extra fly that day.” — Ne-Yo

20. “Prom has all the elements of a popular story. It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, and drama. It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age.” — Adora Svitak

Prom Quotes on Prom Dates

These prom quotes show that a date is not the most important thing.

21. “My ideal prom date would have to be cute, funny, sweet, nice.” — Kendall Jenner

22. “I didn’t even go to my prom. I didn’t have one date in high school.” — Skeet Ulrich

23. “I went to the prom with a girlfriend of my sister’s, a platonic date.” — Tim Matheson

24. “I actually did not have a date for my prom. I ended up taking a friend.” —

Rachelle Lefevre

25. “In high school, my prom date fooled around with another guy – on prom night!” — Matthew Perry

26. “When I was in high school, we were, like, 4,000 or 5,000 students, and 50 girls – and I didn’t have a date for my prom. My father paid my cousin to take me.” — Iman

27. “I did not have a date for the prom. I went to my junior prom alone, and at my senior prom, I was doing my first movie. I went in a limousine with, like, a bunch of people to my junior prom. It was a group date.” — Zooey Deschanel

28. “Certain elements of teen life that, 10 years ago, were very important to me still, are becoming less so as I get older. I mean, I’ve kinda gotten over, I guess I’m saying, the fact that I had trouble getting a date for the prom.” — Matthew Tobin Anderson

29. “There are days when I look at my news feed, and it seems like a social fabric of fun – a video of the first steps of my friend’s baby! My nephew’s prom date! On other days, it feels like a NASCAR vehicle, plastered with news stories, promoted posts, lame Live videos, and random content.” — Om Malik

30. “We had a big old prom; we had 400 kids in the graduating class and everything. It was a fun night. I enjoyed the limo ride there the most. Me and a couple of friends riding with their dates, everyone was all dressed up, and I was into it, the energy and the anticipation of that entire experience.” — Jonathan Keltz

Prom Quotes on Prom King & Queen

Now, the best prom king and queen quotes!

31. “I thought, ‘If I can’t be prom queen, I can dance ‘Les Sylphide.’” — Teri Garr

32. “I’m not looking for people to put that vote on me to be prom king of the UFC.” — Demetrious Johnson

33. “I didn’t get voted prom king. I was kind of the dancer, the performer, but I was always very athletic, too.” — Jake T. Austin

34. “If you’re a girl with bleach-blonde hair, everyone automatically thinks, ‘prom queen, cheerleader.’ It just happens.” — Cassie Scerbo

35. “I was prom queen, and the year before, I was prom king. It was kind of the same; you just got a differently shaped crown.” — Andreja Pejic

36. “In fact, I was voted Prom Queen by my classmates in my senior year. So I went from being a wrestler to the prom queen in a year.” — Beth Phoenix

37. “I was a busy kid in high school – a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.” — John Legend

38. “Side note, I was Prom Prince. My friend and I campaigned to be Prom King and Queen, and we got the rest of the non-popular people in the school to vote for us.” — Tom Lenk

39. “I wasn’t a cheerleader or the prom queen. I don’t move through the world with a mirror in front of my face, and I’ve never been attracted to projects that had an emphasis on what I look like.” — Michael Michele

40. “I was prom king. Which is actually saying I was the sixth most popular because the five who were on homecoming were automatically disqualified from prom, so, of course, I have to look at it that way.” — Andy Richter

Prom Quotes on Missing Out Proms

These quotes illustrate that some people have a good reason for missing prom (and it isn’t always sad!).

41. “I didn’t go to prom because I was too punk.” — Shamir

42. “I didn’t go to prom – I DJ’d all my proms.” — Swizz Beatz

43. “I didn’t go to prom – I was homeschooled.” — Brie Larson

44. “I actually didn’t go to prom. I didn’t have the chance.” — Lili Reinhart

45. “I didn’t go to the high school prom. Couldn’t get a date.” — Jose Feliciano

46. “I sadly never got to my prom. I was shooting ‘The Outsiders.’” — Rob Lowe

47. “I was working in theater, so I didn’t get to go to my prom.” — Kenny Ortega

48. “My spring game was the day of the prom. I didn’t go to prom.” — Davis Webb

49. “I’m a nerd. Total geek. I never went to homecoming or prom or anything.” — Hunter Hayes

50. “I didn’t get to go to prom; I was filming a death scene on my prom night. But I got to go to all the homecomings, and even the winter formals I got to go to, but the only thing I missed was the prom, but everything else was great.” — Michael Angarano