How many china place settings on the wedding gift registry
My fiance an I have already registered and we chose to only register for 8 place settings of fine china. We would rather not have people spend money on 10-12 place setting when at this time we really dont have any use for them. We need alot of other things for the house we just bought so we thought this would be best. My problem is that my in-laws seemed upset by this and said that proper etiquitte is to register for 12. Is that true? Should I change my registry? Please help.
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Etiquette Now
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Mar 24, 2008, 10:32 AM
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Dear Melissa,
Parents really shouldn't be involved with the registry, as this implies that their focus is on you two receiving as many gifts as possible. The focus should never be about the gifts.
No, it is not current etiquette to register for any amount of china. It is all optional. In fact, registering is a relatively new phenomena.
Re: [melissa 2266] How many china place settings on the wedding gift registry
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Think about the future, though. If you are going to have children and possibly growing your family, you may have the need for more place settings. Who knows if your pattern will still be made then. If you think you may, at some point in the future, need more than 8 place settings, it might be best to get them all at once. Just a thought. But, as Rebecca said, there is no etiquette surrounding this. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
Weddings by Shayna
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Mar 25, 2008, 5:40 AM
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Register for the number you are comfortable with. If you have a big family right now with lots of brothers and sisters who you may have at formal dinners in the future, bump the number up. If that's not a priority, make your own call. Most of all, thank your in-laws for their advice - then do what you need to do. Shayna Walker, Williamsburg Wedding Design http://www.williamsburgweddingdesign.com
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