How long should the shower be?

mnparks@gmail.com · July 2009

I spoke with my mom and said 12-4 on a saturday would be good. Is that to long? Should it be more like 1-4pm?

At1stsight · July 2009

Any shower over 3 hours is way too long IMO.

groovygrl · July 2009

To me it depends on how many ppl will be there, if you're doing a full meal vs munchies, if ppl are coming from OOT & might like more time to catch up, etc. That being said, I think 3 hrs is about right but do you have to put an end time on it? You can just play it by ear and wrap things up a little bit after finishing the gifts/cake - people will start to leave anyway.

mnparks@gmail.com · July 2009

Ok thanks..yeah there will be a full meal. There will be 30-45 people I am assuming, and I guess my mom would have to find out how long we have the hall. Don't want it to be to long...

kmtfu · July 2009

please don't make it more than 3 hours!

KandM05 · July 2009

Mine is also 12-4 and I think that is just fine. If the party wraps up early, then it will end early....its not like you MUST make the party end at 4pm. For me, we just wanted to make sure we had time for everything, and assumed that some people (since its mostly family) will sit and talk and socialize for a while too, there will also be family members who are traveling from afar and havent seen each other in a while, and would enjoy spending time together.

levans23 · July 2009

mine is going to be only 2 hours, which feels kind of short to me, but it wasn't my decision. i think 3 hours is good, but 4 is fine - people will leave when they have to leave. i guess the key is to make sure that food goes out early and i would consider maybe unwrapping the presents mid-way through, or at least at 3 hours, in case people need to leave. that will then give you time to just sit back and socialize w/ your guests that stay.

mnparks@gmail.com · July 2009

Thanks for the input ladies!

CarrierBride · July 2009

I agree, no more than 3 hours.

LovingLife! · July 2009

2-3 hrs. is the norm in my experience.?

kursem · July 2009

i would say 2-3 hours, mine ran about 4 because we got started late and people were starting to get antsy towards the end, myself included! LOL

rebeccaontherocks · July 2009

Two hours I think is good, it keeps things moving so that no one is bored.

hopefulmom · July 2009

3 hours is plenty long enough if you have a lot of people. If it is a smaller shower (under 25)...you can probably do it easily in 2 hours.

WestiesAreTheBesties · July 2009

2-3 hours tops. 4 hours can be tortuous! People may say it's ok but they're probably itching to leave.

Desmond&MollyJones · July 2009

I went to a shower this weekend and by the end of the 2nd hour, people were ready to leave.

mamabearicson · July 2009

I agree with the people that say 3 tops. I'm looking at around 60 (ish) people at mine and i'll still be able to get them fed and out the door in 3. Anything longer than that would make me want to slit my wrists.

julia&jared · July 2009

3 hours is good if your hostess is on top of things.

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