This mother spent over AED90,000 on a Dubai-themed pre-prom bash

A mother in Philadelphia has just done something that social media is calling #promgoals.

Saudia Shuler has spent over AED90,000 (US$US25,000) to give her son Johnny Eden Jr. the ultimate Dubai-themed pre-prom bash.

While some have criticised her for spending “too much” money, Shuler reveals that she in no way regrets her decision or the money spent.

The 43-year-old mother told  that if it wasn’t for her son, she may not have made it through her three year health struggle that saw her suffer from a stroke and battle preliminary thyroid cancer.

“He struggled a lot when I was sick, I couldn’t walk. I couldn’t go to the bathroom on my own. He had to go through all that and still go to school. I said, ‘If I make it through this, I’m going to make his prom the best,’” she told the newspaper.

Determined to do so, Shuler reveals that she started saving for her son’s pre-prom party almost a year in advance.

“It’s not like I had $25,000 sitting around. Family and friends helped, too. Probably $8,000 of that was my personal money,” she told .

The rented cars, which included a Lamborghini and a Rolls Royce, were paid for by her aunt while her neighbour supplied the sand.

She added that a local designer supplied all three of the custom made gowns worn by her son’s dates – he initially only invited his girlfriend but his mum asked a cashier at her restaurant and her friend’s daughter to join him.

During her interview, the Country Cookin founder explained that the Dubai-themed pre-prom bash was actually her plan B. She initially wanted to treat her son and his friends to an all-expense paid trip to Dubai.

“I wanted to take him and his friends to Dubai but I thought, why not let the whole community experience Dubai? Plus, he had too many friends,” she said.