--- title: Beauty and the Beast Prom Proposal DIY PHOTOS description: One California couple shared their extravagant, Disney-inspired prom proposal experience on Twitter, and it's setting a new standard. canonical: https://time.com/4713839/beauty-and-the-beast-prom-proposal-2/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-27T18:58:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:42:16.182Z og:title: 'Beauty and the Beast' Prom Proposal Sets New Love Standard og:description: The prom proposal is a tradition as old as time. og:url: https://time.com/4713839/beauty-and-the-beast-prom-proposal-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Beauty and the Beast' Prom Proposal Sets New Love Standard twitter:description: The prom proposal is a tradition as old as time. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Extravagant _Beauty and the Beast_ Prom Proposal Sets New Standard for Love > Sponsored content. 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That’s certainly the case for one fairytale [California](http://www.hudl.com/profile/3403816/joshua-sabater) couple. Valerie and Joshua documented both sides of their [extravagant _Beauty and the Beast-_themed](http://time.com/4706209/beauty-and-the-beast-box-office/) moment and shared it all to Twitter, serving as inspiration for other duos who might be eager to make a splash with their “promposal.” (Or, perhaps, inducing anxiety in those who aren’t quite ready to hit this high standard of Disney-level romance). > [](https://twitter.com/valxfranco/status/845847220352016384) > [](https://twitter.com/joshuasabater/status/845858948028739584) It looks like Joshua did his homework about the theme, too: earlier in March, Valerie [tweeted about how “cute”](https://twitter.com/valxfranco/status/842945578979934208) she thought the new movie had been, perhaps prompting him to recreate the rose-and-candle experience in real life, complete with musical soundtrack. Prom couples of 2017, prepare yourselves, as the bar for this year’s elaborate promposals has now been set. _Beauty_\-inspired proposals are having a moment, too. In January, [one crafty future groom](http://time.com/4636220/beauty-beast-proposal/?iid=sr-link1) even sewed an entire ballgown for his bride and staged a marriage proposal inside a library. 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