(Update in OP) Are promposals getting to be less of a thing?

Out of the 3 proms my older DD's went to, they really were not much of a thing here. Then it seemed to pick up a bit, but definitely weren't something all the kids were doing.

DD showed me a pic this morning of one from one of her bf's buddy's. It was very cute - coffee themed and red roses - and 4 guy friends along to hold the posters asking her. With prom less than a month away, I kind of assumed these guys weren't going to do them, but yes her bf is, she said. Not until the end of the month, though and prom is early May. She said it sounds complicated and there are forms that need to be filled out and approved before it can happen. Did I mention DD is not a fan of being in the spotlight (bf is, of course)?? She'll handle it fine, but seems silly to me if it's a last minute thing.

Are you seeing a lot of them or is this more of fad that is going away in your area
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Update: well, here's an update on DD's promposal. It was a plane ride flying over a "PROM?" lit up in someone's yard at night - it was a cute, amazing idea and I don't know whether to be mortified that DD refused to go, cry because she missed out or proud that she was willing to take a stand on it.

All along DD knew there was a 2nd couple involved, which was fine, she really didn't know them and isn't friends with them but no big deal. DD and I are out running errands Sat. when at some point she get said her BF wanted her to go flying that night and it was important. Okay, but she already had plans for a sleepover with her BFF & she's feeling bad since she has cancelled on her a few times recently. So BF starts providing the details to get her to go. Ultimately, he has DD and him going with a 3rd couple in the plane - and the girl in 3rd couple has been saying mean things behind DD's back recently plus sounds like a mean girl in general (according to what the guys are telling DD). DD refuses to go - she isn't going up with the mean girl and having the same thing at the same time with her was the biggest reason. I did encourage DD to think it over and if she can pull herself together just go and be done with it or otherwise don't expect anything else. She was a sobbing, sad mess - she felt like this plan was just "leftovers" for her and now she wasn't going to have a promposal   So Sat. night was pretty hard on me, knowing DD is in bed crying when all this is going on.

Looks like it turned out really cute for the other 2 girls, from the few pics I saw on FB. Under better circumstances it would have been a great memory for DD, I wish it could have been planned special for her, then take the other couples but oh well. Her BF keeps offering to put the lights back out and take her but she is just over and done with it. I do feel bad for him, and there isn't any way for me to say that if you choose to make something more about yourself and other people, bigger the chance that you will ruin it for the person it was supposed to be for in the first place.

And I'm proud of DD, she was able to tell BF how she felt about it and on Sunday was pretty much back to normal and said she just wanted to get past it and didn't want it to be a big deal and ruin prom. I jokingly asked this morning if BF cried about it when he was over last night and she said yeah, a little bit   Then she goes didn't I tell you he kind of cries a lot? He always cries when I'm sad about something. Even though he's sort of over the top in some ways, he is kind and caring. And since he had been planning it for a long time (it was so last minute since he just got his pilot's license) I really feel bad for him it was a bust with DD, just wish he planned it a little bit better.