Monte Durham Helps High Schoolers 'Say Yes to the (Prom) Dress'

Many of us would like to return and re-do prom if we could—maybe not the whole being in high school part but certainly being able to apply the fashion lessons we've learned over the years to your cheap prom dresses 2015 of choice. Say Yes to the Dress has again joined with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, along with JCPenney, BCBGeneration and many other fashion industry favorites sponsoring the events, to help teenagers' prom dreams come true. This year, they have even expanded the effort throughout the country, stopping in five states. Today, the tour makes its way to Colorado, Colorado, but we embroiled with SYTTD: Atlanta star Monte Durham earlier this month in New york city to see how he applies his wedding planning style tips to young girls.
 

How does the prom experience compare to refining their plans wedding? “It’s very similar because on the show we have 1, 000 Glaring Sequined Long Champagne Sweetheart A Line Prom Dress to choose from and here we have 3, 000, so it’s the same principle: being taken into a room and allowed to pick any dress you want and not having to worry about it. And you have choices; it’s not just one dress or a hand-me-down. These dresses are new, so it’s incredible. In the beginning, the girls are very bashful and quiet about their decisions, so it has a little prodding from us to say, ‘Come on, come out of here. It’s prom! Let’s have some color, let’s get some energy, let’s start being active . life to these dresses. ’ And that’s exactly what they do.

 inch And how about their 'say yes' moments? Do you think they get the same feeling that brides have on the show? "Like any woman, there’s a struggle between this dress or that dress. [When] we had girls with a tie, they’d come to me and have. I’d go, ‘Which one enables you to feel like an event girl? Which are you feel like a princess? And they hold up one and say, ‘Well, I find myself like a real princess in this dress. ’ Decision made. inch What are your prom beauty tips? "Really, you don’t should do a lot of makeup. Young girls are beautiful. All they need to do is maybe highlight the eyes a little bit: a little bit of mascara, heavy eyeliner, light shadow, a beautiful top and then trust me, you’ll be prom efficiency. inch.