I set the table for just the two of us this week. And since we're celebrating the date we got married, we're using our wedding china. I'll be just like Hyacinth Bucket (or Boo-Kay) and pull out my Royal Doulton china, sans the hand-painted periwinkles. My pattern is "Juliet" and I really love these dishes!
While we were on vacation a few weeks ago, we were browsing around in some antique shops, and I found these vintage etched sherbets. I've been looking for some for quite a while now, but could not find any for a price I was willing to pay. I thought these were a bargain. I bought six, and the owner threw in the seventh for free. I haven't been able to find the maker on these yet, so maybe that's why they were a bargain;) But they seem very well made, and they are very pretty -- just what I've been looking for.
Last weekend we received an unexpected gift, a silver anniversary gift a year early :-) My husband's mother gave us half of her sterling flatware. I was so surprised and excited!!! The other half will go to my husband's brother and his wife. What a generous gift to the four of us!
A treasured cake cutter/server given to us by my bridesmaids for our wedding gift. Our initial is monogrammed on the front, with the date of the wedding on the back.
We got some extra place settings of our dishes, so we exchanged those for the bud vase...
and the sugar bowl.
I love the look of the pattern on the coffee cups.
We've had a really busy couple of weeks, and I was so tired last night, I couldn't finish this post. So with no further witty repartee from me, I'll just leave you to enjoy the rest of the pictures. Hope you all have a great weekend!
Denise
On The Table:
China -- Royal Doulton "Juliet"
Vintage Sherbets -- Antique store find
Crystal Stemware -- Gorham "French Cathedral"
Sterling flatware -- International Sterling "Grande Regency"
Cake Plate -- Depression Glass "Cherry Blossom"
Cake Cutter/Server -- Wedding Gift
Crystal Salt and Pepper -- Wedding Gift
Place Mats and Napkins -- Gift from my mother-in-law
