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8.19.2010

Wedding Dishes on Wedding Anniversary!

I have not done a Tablescape since Father's Day.  I had big plans for my elaborate tablescapes all summer.  I even had them written out on what I would do each week.  Didn't happen.
But now that I am back at school and my time is limited, I decided to drag out the dishes! Go figure! What is up with that?
The dishes I dragged out weren't just any 'ole dishes.  They were dishes I got for my wedding.  In fact every single item on the table I received as a wedding present.
 Every napkin, placemat, silverware, dishes, candlesticks, napkin ring....everything you see was a wedding present.....32 years ago today (August 19th). 
 So I decided to drag it all out, to honor the day!

 I have absolutely every single piece they made to these dishes.  We've broken a couple of big plates and a bowl through the years, but for the most part, everything is in tact. I noticed the silverware was the one item where I had the most missing pieces. (Imagine that with 5 kids!!!)
 This is not fine china, just my every day dishes. I looked it up on Ebay and I found that there is quite an assortment of replacement pieces.

 We do not use this very often. My kids think it is because it is outdated. Really, I just don't want to break any of it by using it all the time.
 I remember going to Dillard's in Tulsa to pick out a pattern. I liked this one because of the blue and yellow.  All these years later and I still love the colors blue and yellow.

 I was also given this set of placemats and matching napkins. The placemats are reversible and I used them all the time in the early years.
 A lot of the extra serving pieces are just the white with the blue rim. I picked them out over the serving pieces that had the yellow poppy on them. I did that so I could mix and match them with other dish sets I had.  How funny that I was doing that long before it was so popular to do on Blogland!
I included the blue glass goblet and fruit compote that were also wedding presents as well as lots of candlesticks that were presents.

Believe it or not, I have 12 place settings of all these dishes. And, I did not even get the whole place setting out! I only got out the big plate and big bowl.
 Despite the dated look of the dishes, I prefer to call them 'vintage'!  
It was fun to drag it all out and put it together like the 'old days'. 
And, it gave me a great excuse to jump back into the Tablescape bandwagon.
As always, I have linked this to Susan and everyone that joins in the wonderful tablescapes.
I think we'll just use ours to celebrate now that it is all out!

8 comments:

  1. Really cute and I'm sure they brought back many great memories!

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  2. Lori, those are such pretty dishes, love blue and yellow together. The stemware looks so nice with the placesettings.

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  3. Oh, your dishes are just lovely, and I know they bring back wonderful memories! How fun to be a bride and choose dishes again! It's amazing you still have the full set, too. They are shown off beautifully on this table you've created!

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  4. Blue, yellow, and white is my favorite color combination, so I'm loving your tablescape. I don't think they are dated; I think that they are beautiful! I hope that you'll take them out more often and use them. They are a wonderful treasure. Thank you for sharing your charming design, and happy anniversary! Cherry Kay

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  5. I absolutely love these!! I used my mom's Strawberry Festival pattern which is very similar. I don't think they're dated either!! Beautiful table, and I love the color combination! I'm having a big Mikasa giveaway, so stop by!!

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  6. What a terrififc way to celebrate your anniversary. I think the colors and the way everything goes together is just perfect. I got all teared up (really) thinking about those pieces surviving for 32 years. It is a perfect tribute to you and your family.

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  7. Happy Anniversary! How nice you can celebrate with your original pieces!
    Have a beautiful weekend~
    ;-D Kathleen

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