Whenever winter formal rolls around, every girl’s head fills with  stress, wondering who they’re going to ask, what dress they’re going to wear, where they’re going to take pictures before and so many more overwhelming thoughts. Although planning can be fun, and feels necessary, it can also be very overwhelming. Imagine being able to squash all the stress of winter formal and just being able to relax and enjoy it for the fun time that it is.

I’m going to tell all you girls that who you went to your high school winter formal with will likely not matter in year, a couple of months or even a week. Do not feel bad if your just going with your friends because you can have just as much fun with your group of girlfriends as you could with a date.

When it comes to your dress, do not stress! It can be so easy to get caught up in wanting to know if other people think your dress is pretty or making sure that nobody else bought the same dress as you, but at the end of the day, the only thing you should care about is how you feel when you put the dress on. Own the dress that you like!

As for the pictures beforehand, things tend to usually work themselves out. Worrying about whose house everyone is going to to get ready at and where to take pictures is not something worth stressing over because 99% of the time, everything ends up falling into place, even if it does seem to be last-minute.

I hope that these tips can make your winter formal as enjoyable as possible. If you remember these few tips, then your winter formal experience will likely, be amazing.

Image courtesy of Reagan Rawls ’21.