HOCO proposal
Your HOCO proposal, on one cute link
Ask them to HOCO →Homecoming asks have gone from poster board in the cafeteria to links sent at 9pm with the caption 'open this'. A HOCO proposal link does the sweaty part for you: it asks the question, dodges their No, and frames your best photos of the two of you for maximum impact.
Start from the sparkle theme, change one word (prom to HOCO), and make it yours: your photos, your inside jokes, your reasons it should be them. Send the link over text, Instagram, wherever you already talk.
Free, no app, about five minutes. Pro tip: homecoming season moves fast, so ask two or three weeks before the dance, before someone braver beats you to it.
What a homecoming proposal link looks like inside
Reasons it's them
- “You make every group photo better”
- “I'd rather be awkward with you than smooth with anyone else”
- “We'd actually dance and you know it”
These are the starting defaults. Every word is yours to rewrite.
What to write in a HOCO proposal
Funny works as well as sweet for homecoming. Three asks at three temperatures:
For the ask that's mostly nerves
So. Homecoming. I've typed and deleted this about nine times, which is exactly why I'm sending a link instead of standing in front of you forgetting every word. I think you're the best part of most of my days, and a dance without you sounds like homework. Will you go to HOCO with me? The Yes button works great. The No button is, let's say, hard to catch.
For your best friend
Listen. Neither of us has a date, both of us look great, and someone has to make sure I don't stand by the snack table all night. Go to homecoming with me? Friends rate, full chaos, matching everything optional but encouraged. I made this whole page to ask because a text felt too easy and you deserve dramatics. There's a question at the end. Choose wisely. (You can't choose No. I made sure.)
For the person you just started talking to
We've been talking for, what, a month? Best month of my semester, easy. I know homecoming might be a big swing, but I'd rather swing than spend the night wondering. So here it is, in writing, with sparkles all over the page: will you go to HOCO with me? Take your time. Chase the No button around if you need to think. I'll be here, refreshing my email.
How to ask someone to homecoming with a link
- 1
Pick the prom theme and swap one word
'Will you go to HOCO with me?' The sparkle palette and starter copy carry over; everything is editable.
- 2
Drop in photos from the semester
Up to 8 in the memory lane with captions, plus your reasons. Funny works as well as sweet here. It autosaves while you type.
- 3
Keep the runaway No button
It cycles through comebacks while they chase it, and the Yes button grows every time it gets away. This is the part that gets screen-recorded.
- 4
Publish and let the date planner handle the night
They pick the pre-dance food and the after-plan, their picks show up on your dashboard, and you get an email the moment they open the link.
Free. About 5 minutes. No app to install.
HOCO proposal questions, answered
What is a HOCO proposal?+
HOCO is short for homecoming, and a HOCO proposal is how you ask someone to the homecoming dance. Lower stakes than a promposal, same butterflies. A cute link with your photos and the question is the no-poster-board version.
How do I ask someone to HOCO over text?+
Send the link, not a paragraph. 'i made you something, open it' plus your link is plenty. The page does the asking with the photos, the reasons, and the runaway No button.
When should I ask someone to homecoming?+
Two to three weeks before the dance. Homecoming sneaks up faster than prom (usually September or October), and you want to ask before someone else does.
What if we're just going as friends?+
Perfect use case. Change the letter and reasons to friend-speak and keep the chaos of the runaway No button. Friend HOCO proposals get the best screen recordings anyway.
Is it free?+
Yes, completely. No account for them, a one-time email code for you, about five minutes to build.