I found this great article by Cary Wun, a Digital High Freelancer. You know, it used to be only guys that asked girls, and now it's a two-way street. And that's good. Anyway, whether it's a guy or a girl popping the question, it's an anxiety producing event. No matter how many times you've done it.
Rejection is the worst thing that can happen to a person.
Wun suggests several ways to ask someone to the prom. She tells the story of what I would call one very romantic high school suitor who had an intricate plan for asking his girlfriend to the prom. However, unlike the Don Juan above, you have to consider who you are asking, the stage of your relationship, what you see in the future and more before you go off and send a dozen roses with a friendship ring and a ticket to the prom. Some things never change. For instance Don't ask over the phone, by e-mail or through a conduit.