Around the Clock Bridal Shower

Around the Clock is a wonderful bridal shower theme wherein an entire day of 24 hours is utilized for the bridal shower party. Hence, it is essential that the bride, hosts, and the bride's immediate family be free for an entire day. Rest of the guests would be scheduled to come in different time slots throughout the day and night. Hence, their timings could be adjusted as per their convenience.

This theme would allow all kinds of gifts for the bride. It is essential for the hosts to be creative and plan the event well to avoid duplication of gifts. This bridal shower theme is especially good when there are huge numbers of guests and their invitations can be divided in time slots. Hence, it is easy to talk to everyone and thank them individually.

Gift Ideas and Time Slot Planning for Around the Clock Theme

You could incorporate different ideas for each time slot for the guests. Make the invitations for the bridal shower very creative. Mention the details regarding the time slot, venue and the gift in the invitation card in a creative way. For instance, if you want two guests to come to the bridal shower at 8am then, you can mention “breakfast time” or something more creative on their bridal shower invitation cards. So that they would get gifts required to make breakfast like a blender, juicer, sandwich toaster, etc. and would come in at the right time.

Somebody coming at the 'bath time' can get décor items for the bathroom like bathrobes, soaps, etc. Someone coming at night can get some bedroom décor gifts like bed linen, nightwear, etc.
If a guest is scheduled to come early in the morning from 6:30 to 7am then, the guest could get tea or coffee pot, coffee mugs, tea sets, etc.
If you do not want to be very specific about the timings, then just divide the slots into morning, afternoon and evening
The guests coming in the morning slot could come anytime from 7-10am, the ones coming in the afternoon slot could come anytime till 3pm and the rest of the guests coming in the evening slot could come anytime till 10 or 11 pm.
The guests coming in the morning could get anything from an alarm clock, bathrobes, bath towels, sandwich makers, salad cutters, blenders, juicers to cosmetics required in the morning.
The guests coming in the afternoon could get anything from lunch plates, tiffin boxes, kitchen jars, utensils, serving bowls, platters, spoons, knives, forks, to other innumerable creative gifts.
TThe guests coming in the evening could get anything from candles, nightwear, bedroom décor, dinner sets to glasses, etc.

Menu for Around the Clock Bridal Shower Theme

You have to be particular about the menu for this theme and plan it well as per the time slots This is essential because people may turn up at any given time slots and would have to be offered something accordingly You could just break the day into four slots and have a breakfast menu, lunch menu, snacks menu, and dinner menu Whatever time of the day, do not forget to offer cake and desserts

For breakfast you could arrange a platter of fruits, sandwiches, coffee or juice
For lunch you could offer grilled chicken, tossed salads, steak kebabs, baked vegetables, etc
For evening snacks you could offer crackers with dip, finger sandwiches, other finger snacks, a tray of dry fruits, etc.
For dinner, you could arrange chicken salad, wine, etc.
You could include fruit pinches in any of these slots

Around the clock bridal shower theme needs a lot of careful and advanced planning as even a small mistake can create chaos and can disrupt your fun bridal shower party. You can take the help of your friends and family members who can come up with ideas that are more creative.