PROM TIPS AS SEEN ON NBC'S STREETSIDE SAN DIEGO

TRANSPORTATION:

Warm up your dance moves on the way to the prom in a party bus!

Top Dog Limo: $140 (plus 20% tip) for bus max of 20; $160 (plus 20% tip) for bus max of 28. SPAB Certified! (That's School Sponsored Activity Bus — California law — only Top Dog and La Costa Limo are SPAB-certified.)

See the city lights from the water by taking a water taxi to dinner anywhere in Shelter Island, Harbor Island, Downtown or Coronado! San Diego Water Taxi: $7 per person one way; service ends at 10 p .m.

Eat on the cheap at the Food Court in Seaport Village and then take a romantic horse-drawn carriage ride. 30-minute waterfront ride from Cinderella Carriage is $6; 45-minute Gaslamp or Star of India tours are $90; 60-minute grand tour is $120.

MAKE IT MEMORABLE WITH CREATIVE PHOTOS!

Molly Maser, senior at Rancho Buena Vista High School, says her mother greeted her glammed-out group of friends like paparazzi on the red carpet. “It’s a great way to get random, funny, and candid snapshots,” says Molly. With parents lined up behind the rope calling names and snapping pictures, everyone on the carpet felt like a star!

BE CREATIVE WITH THE BIG QUESTION:

Guys, if you have a girlfriend, she probably expects the two of you to go to the dance together. But why not throw a little surprise in the mix and ask her in a creative way? If you’re single and looking for a partner, a little creativity and cleverness is just the way to win her affections.