After prom, we went to a club, and–can you believe it?–Lloyd was there too! So that was a lot of fun. We danced all night. When that became boring, we left and headed to Times Square and took pictures with all the lights, which is something I have wanted to do on prom night for as long as I can remember. After that, we went to a small diner and ate so much food! It was definitely a night to remember. I loved it, and I couldn’t have asked for more. I hope you all enjoy watching the videos!

Thank you, MyPromStyle.com, for making our prom experience amazing!

I am so excited for prom! I have been cutting out pictures of hairstyles and makeup styles to inspire the person who will be doing mine. I want everything to be perfect!

Although I am having a little “crisis”…I have been obsessed with Sex & the City for years now, and prom’s the night that the movie premieres! I really want to go see it, but my friends are going to a club after prom. I thought it would be so fabulous to go in my dress in Manhattan to see the movie. It would be such an inspiration from the girls on the show! But I don’t think splitting up is the way to go, so I’m just going to go to the club. A few days later, I’ll put my dress on again and go to Manhattan to see the movie!

There are only three days left of school and I know I am going to miss everything about the place. I love my classes, my teachers, but most of all, my friends. Prom is going to be the most amazing night that brings together the feelings and the memories we all share with each other. I can’t wait until prom, but then again, I just wish it could be September again, and I would have the whole year to still spend with my friends. I have been waiting for this night for four years, and now that it is almost here, it seems like it came too soon.

Prom is going to be amazing, and I’m so excited you’ll get to experience it too through the video series. I can’t wait to find out which celebrity I will be walking the red carpet with!

The day we went tuxedo shopping was actually my 18th birthday! At first I was so nervous about the whole experience. I was self-conscious about how I should act and how I would appear on camera. However, I was comforted by the fact that I was able to bring along my sister, Katie, and my best friend, Steven (that’s him on the right in the picture). They were both so excited for me.

On the car ride to the mall, I felt like I was in a reality show. I was setting up the scene on camera in the car, introducing my sister and telling the audience that I would be shopping with Lloyd. When we got there, I thought it was going to be intimidating because I was going to hang out with a celebrity who had body guards walking around him. But when I met Lloyd, he was the nicest person ever. He wished me a happy birthday and we told stories about our childhoods and cracked jokes the whole time. When he found out that I’m a guitarist in my band, we started talking about guitars and jamming.

The main thing we talked about was our prom experiences. Lloyd expressed his excitement for going to my prom since he was never able to attend his own. As we both picked out our tuxedos, we found out that we are exactly the same size.

Walking around the store with Lloyd was crazy, since everywhere we turned people would stop and stare. Lloyd would get the occasional fan coming up to him exclaiming, “Excuse me, are YOU Lloyd?!” Some even came up to him hysterically crying with their cell phones out saying, “My mother’s never gonna believe this!” Lloyd was so nice to his fans, asking their names and how they were doing. I felt like I was a celebrity, it was great!

As we went through the store, we encountered my sister who was trying on dresses and she was able to keep the dress! As we left the store with my new tux, I couldn’t contain myself. This whole experience gets more amazing by the minute. Lloyd is the man!

Prom day started out stressful, but in the end everything worked out. The weather could not have been more perfect and there were no problems with bugs when we ate dinner on my deck. More importantly, I loved my hair and dress! Check out the pictures — what do you think?

We ended up having about 50 people at dinner! We ate chicken fettuchini alfredo, spaghetti, salad and fried ravioli. Everyone liked the food, so I’m happy with my choice of caterer.

The dance didn’t feel that much different from other school dances. It was pre-prom and post-prom that was so much fun. We had a campout at a friend’s house after the dance. We all stayed up late sitting by a bonfire talking. It was a really great time, especially since it will be one of the last times we all get a chance to hang out before we graduate.

I hope your prom night is just as amazing — let me know!

When I got to the store and met JoJo, we started the looking through all the dresses. This season Betsey has a line called “Prom Queen,” so it worked out perfectly. All the dresses resembled prom dresses from previous generations (there’s a runway picture to the right). The store was filled with dresses: poofy, short, long, pink, black, sparkly, shiny. It was like a prom dress wonderland! I tried on so many dresses with JoJo. We were in and out of the dressing room. Every time we came out of the room, the salesgirls put different jewelry on us and handed us shoes. It was like playing dress up. The camera crew filmed the whole experience. I felt like I was in a movie!

When I tried on one particular dress, I knew it was the one. It’s so beautiful and so different from anything else I have worn before. Since I’ll get to walk the red carpet with a celebrity at prom, there was a little more pressure to dress to impress. JoJo made my choice a lot easier. She encouraged me to try on things I would have never even thought of looking at. She kept telling me, “It’s not the dress you wear, but how you wear it.” She told me to be confident in whatever I choose.

The whole day was amazing and it was one day that I will always remember and want to relive. JoJo was the sweetest person in the whole world to me that day. Make sure to check out the video. It takes you on my prom dress shopping experience. BUT, I can’t tell yet which of the dresses I picked — it’s a surprise for prom night!

Wednesday: Call the Italian restaurant and place a food order for 54 people and call to confirm the table reservations.

Thursday: Pick up my dress from the place where it is getting altered.

Friday: Pick up the boys from the airport at 3:30pm!

Saturday: PROM!

This week I also have to collect $15 from everyone coming to dinner, and I have to think up something cute for table centerpieces. Any last minute suggestions would be appreciated! Wish me luck and cross your fingers that everything goes perfectly this weekend!! I’ll report back with lots of pictures.

It all started last Tuesday night, when there was a huge launch party for the Ultimate Prom at the Hearst Magazines office building. JoJo and Lloyd would be there, and Suai and Jada — the new artists performing at prom — would sing. I was so excited and nervous. I knew there would be lots of famous and important people attending, including press.

After school, my friend Breena curled my hair and helped me get ready. Then, a car came to pick up me and Mike, the guy student chosen to be in the video series. Mike and I talked about how this was going to be the most amazing night and that this whole experience was surreal.

When we arrived to the Hearst building, we changed into formal attire. I wore a gold sequined dress by David’s Bridal (I loved it!). Mike wore a Calvin Klein tux from Jim’s Formal Wear. By 6pm, we went downstairs to the party, before the cocktail hour started (we drank soda), and hung out with JoJo. She is so sweet and calmed down Mike and I. The New York Daily News reporter interviewed us too. It was so cool!

So when the party started, people began arriving and cameras were flashing. I felt famous! It was a dream come true for anyone, especially me — I am obsessed with celebrity entertainment.

The place was packed by 8pm and so many influential people were there, including the editor-in-chief of CosmoGIRL!, Teyana, and O’Neil McKnight. Toward the end of the event, even Denzel Washington showed up!! I know, INSANE.

When cocktail hour ended, we went into the theater, where the president of Universal Motown, the vice president of Hearst Digital Media, and our Director of Student Activities at St. Francis Prep all said how excited they were for the Ultimate Prom (catch up on the video series here). Then, we went on stage and signed the Students for Safe Prom promise. That was my favorite part of the night. It was such an honor to sign it first with JoJo and Lloyd. You too can sign it by clicking here.

Finally, Mike and I watched Suai and Jada perform on stage, from the front row! They were sooo good. I loved watching them. They are going to be amazing at prom.

This event made me so thrilled, and I am counting down the days until we are going to be walking the red carpet at prom! This event has been the most exciting thing I have ever done. Being able to watch a video about Prep and hanging out with Lloyd and JoJo is something I would have never believed if you told me that last year. So for everyone out there, you never know — this could be you next year!!

I just took my dress to get altered today, and I don’t get to pick it up until Thursday before prom. Let’s hope nothing goes wrong with that since it will be two days before prom. I don’t know what I would do if something happened to my dress!

We have exactly 50 people for dinner so far, but there could be more added on to that. It’s going to be a huge group! (I have to collect money for dinner from everyone still too!) Hopefully it doesn’t rain because we will be eating outside on the deck.

There is a little bit of after-prom drama. Since we are not getting a bus anymore, we had to figure something else out. So now we have two options: 1) Have a bonfire and camp out at a friend’s house about 45 minutes away. 2) Go to a friend’s house in the city and swim and hang out. Different people want to do different things, so there is a lot of drama deciding where everyone should go. What would you choose?

The boys will be arriving from Canada on Friday at 3:30pm! Lindsey and I are going to pick them up from the airport right after school. Then, we will show them around the city the first night and then all day Saturday they will help set up for the dinner at my house! I am getting so excited!! I just hope I manage to get everything done in time!

Four classmates of mine also modeled– Angelica, who is one of my best friends, Erica, Gabby, and Lisa. When we arrived at the Hearst Magazines building in Manhattan and went up to the CosmoGIRL! floor, all of us were so excited.

We had our hair and makeup done (I got a glamorous updo!). The fashion editors selected jewelry and shoes to match the prom dresses we were modeling. It was a dream come true for any girl. Being in the fashion closet of one of the most inspiring teen magazines was so awesome. Just about everything in there I wanted. Seeing the shelves of shoes, drawers of jewelry, and racks of the most fashionable clothes was amazing!! I loved every minute I was there.

For the Extra segment, we had to twirl in front of the camera in our dresses, pose, and walk like models on a runway. We felt like we were famous. Then Susan, the editor of CosmoGIRL!, came to the shoot and she described our looks and why they were trendy. She is truly an inspiration for me. She has such a wonderful personality and she was so sweet to us.

After the shoot was over, we had a pizza party, and we got to meet the band Rooney, because they just happened to be visiting the entertainment editor! I was flipping out because I totally love them. My sisters and I have been following their music since their first album. The guys were so nice and down-to-earth. They took pictures and talked with us. (That’s me in the blue ballgown, sitting next to Robert Schwartzman — do you recognize him from The Princess Diaries?)

All in all, it was an amazing day! I will remember it forever. Make sure to tune into Extra this week to catch the segment. As soon as I find out which day, I’ll let you know!