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Basketball Star Asks BFF With Down Syndrome To Prom With Cute Taylor Swift-Inspired Message

Basketball Star's Taylor Swift-Inspired Promposal Will Make Your Day
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High school basketball star Trey Moses knows what it’s like to commit to something since he agreed last year to play for Ball State University. He turned the tables though, when he asked his best friend to commit to a different sort of occasion -- prom night.

According to The Courier-Journal, Trey is a senior at Eastern High School in Louisville, Ky., who has worked with students with special needs since sophomore year. One such student is Ellie Meredith, his best friend who he recently asked to prom. Ellie has Down syndrome and also happens to be a huge fan of a certain famous singer.

“She’s in love with Taylor Swift,” Trey said in an email to The Huffington Post. “She talks about her a lot and sings her songs a lot.”

@taylorswift13 say hi to your twin and biggest fan pic.twitter.com/Vz5M3eKXz3

— Trey Moses (@treymoses32) February 25, 2015

Ellie adores the singer so much that Trey decided to incorporate her hit album “1989” into his promposal. During Ellie’s gym class, the basketball player walked in holding a pink sign that said, “Let’s party like it’s 1989. Prom?” Musical notes and a microphone completed the sign’s designs, and to top it all off, Trey had a bouquet of roses.

Decided to ask my best friend to prom 😊😍 pic.twitter.com/lHrQqvmEiz

— Trey Moses (@treymoses32) April 2, 2015

The promposal shocked Ellie and left her speechless.

“She started to turn red,” Trey said.

When she recovered from the surprise, Ellie accepted Trey’s promposal. She’ll be joining him and his girlfriend for the big dance on May 16. Trey is looking forward to "just seeing the both of them dressed up and happy.”

H/T Seventeen

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Before You Go

15 Simple Promposals
Sidewalk Chalk(01 of15)
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It's hard to ignore even the simplest question when it takes up an entire road in sidewalk chalk.Click here to see the original photo on Flickr. (credit:Flickr)
"Yes Or Yes" Box T-Shirt(02 of15)
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Asking someone a question with only one option for an answer sends a pretty clear message, especially when it comes to prom. Instead of a "yes or no" box T-shirt, some people are only asking their potential dates to check "yes" or "yes." Make sure not to forget the bouquet of candy!Click here to see the original photo on Tumblr. (credit:Tumblr)
Leave Clues In A Mystery Novel(03 of15)
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One Pinterest user found a handwritten note on the first page of an old Nancy Drew book and followed the instructions: "Intrigued, and channeling my inner Nancy Drew detective skills, I flipped through many pages, and followed a cute little love story right there in the pages of my old book! It turned out to be a prom proposal from a couple in 1985! Oh, the exciting things you find in old mystery novels."Click here to see the full post on Pinterest. (credit:Pinterest)
Passing Notes In The Hallway(04 of15)
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Another Pinterest user posted this image and wrote, "My close guy friend wrote this and then tore it up. He gave it to my friends to give to me. My friends gave me the papers throughout the day and at the end of the day he gave me the final piece which said prom :)"Click here to see the full post on Pinterest. (credit:Pinterest)
Prom Puzzle(05 of15)
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Blueprint -- the online student news source for Blaine High School in Minnesota -- suggests one way to ask your date to the prom is to make a homemade puzzle. It requires effort from both parties involved!Click here to see the full story. (credit:bhsblueprint.org)
Photobooth(06 of15)
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It usually isn't fun to get in a photo booth by yourself, but you might reconsider for the sake of surprising someone and using a photo strip to hold up signs asking your date to the prom.Click here to see the original photo on Pinterest. (credit:Pinterest)
The Inside Of A Pizza Box(07 of15)
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Sometimes, being a little cheesy is more than okay.Click here to see the original photo on Pinterest. (credit:Pinterest)
Pizza At A Resturaunt(08 of15)
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One couple got a little help from their server at a California Pizza Kitchen and had a special pizza delivered to their table that popped the question.Click here to read the full story on Facebook. (credit:Facebook)
An Offer They Can't Refuse(09 of15)
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One student wrote out his promposal on a sign that read, "Gwen, prom? Yes = smile, no = backflip." The trick was, he knew his date couldn't do a backflip.Click here to see the original photo on Imgur. (credit:Imgur)
Scantrons(10 of15)
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Yep, standardized tests just got that much more romantic.Click here to see the original photo on Picstache.com. (credit:Picstache.com)
Candy Themed Notes(11 of15)
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Write a note and fill in the blanks with your potential date's favorite candy... or your favorite candy... or both.Click here to see the original photo on Pinterest. (credit:Pinterest)
Social Media(12 of15)
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One teen used the Draw Something app to ask his girlfriend to the prom, and she was so excited she posted the picture on Twitter. Classic 21st century romance!Click here to see the full story on knowallthat.com. (credit:Twitter via knowallthat.com)
Pretzels(13 of15)
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Because who doesn't love Auntie Anne's pretzels?Click here to see the original photo on Facebook. (credit:Facebook)
Frozen Yogurt Toppings(14 of15)
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On April 5, sweetFrog posted this promposal story on their website: "Recently, our Kannapolis, North Carolina location had a high school boy use sweetFrog to ask his girlfriend to prom. His loyal friend came in about 20 minutes before he arrived and arranged toppings to form the big question. When he showed up with his girlfriend, they got their yogurt and went over to the toppings bar, where coconut shavings and gummies spelled out “Prom?”. She said yes!"Click here to see the full story on sweetfrogyogurt.com (credit:sweetfrogyogurt.com)
Legos(15 of15)
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For the inner child -- and nerd -- in everyone, use an old lego set to ask out your date.Click here to see the original photo on Picstache.com. (credit:Picstache.com)
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