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Moms Talk: How Do You Budget for Your Teen's High School Prom?

In this weekly feature, Yorkville Patch calls on local moms and its Moms Council to answer question that may be on everyone's minds.

The perfect dress. The perfect flowers. Coordinating men's attire. Capturing it all in photographs.

Prom isn't a wedding, but sometimes that amount of time and money that goes into it approaches that of a wedding. Of course, it's also a teenage rite of passage that can be filled with wonderful memories and plenty of smiles.

Yorkville High School is hosting its prom Saturday.

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As a family, how do you or would you budget for this big night of glamour? Do you have different rules for prom than other high school dances? Would you make your teen foot the bill for most of the expenses, or are you happy to provide them with a special night?

Let's talk about it in this week's Moms Talk.

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Moms Talk is a feature on Yorkville Patch that is part of an initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families. Yorkville Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Yorkville. So grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we start the conversation today.

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