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I'm registered for china but I know I will use it. I think if you entertain and especially if people know that about you, they'll be happy to buy beautiful things for that purpose! :)
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I'm registering for china. I felt like it was something I would regret not getting and I can just imagine using it on holidays and special occasions. I say got for it!
We love entertaining, so we registered for it. Then again, we also registered for everyday plates. =) We didn't register for the additional matching pieces (teapots, soup tureens, etc.) though. We registered for those through Pottery Barn, where it's white to match the china (and much cheaper!).
I'm going back and forth on this as well. I want nice dishes for entertaining, but I am also going to be inheriting a TON of china from both sets of grandparents (only grandaughter). I also barely have room for the dishes I already have! So, any advice from the hive would be greatly appreciated.
I thought about china. I love the patterns. I love entertaining. But I also love to thrift shop, find vintage stuff at great prices.
We registered for Denby Stoneware instead. The colors are gorgeous in our house, they're incredibly well made -- and my favorite part are the good-sized mugs instead of little prissy teacups.
i am registering for "everyday china"... it's cheaper stuff that i'm getting from crate & barrel.
i asked around also before i made my decision. i think it depends on your lifestyle. i entertain but its never FORMAL entertaining. it's more casual so i was ok with everyday stuff.
i was/am torn on this issue as well. its not practical for our life now, but maybe later. and its true we probably wouldnt buy it for ourselves.
but i felt the pressure to get some (BB&B sold it hard) so we registered for one of the cheapest settings they have.....i believe its $49.99 a setting.
i'm not sure if i'm going to keep it bc after asking a few girls who've gotten married within the last year...many of them got very little if any of their china.
i still might drop it and add another pretty patterned everyday china.
I think we are going to register for an everyday set of plates, and then something nicer- like a good stoneware. I am too nervous I'd break the all the china.
I registered for China for the reasons you stated, it's something you wouldn't buy for yourself, and I know I will use it for holidays and entertaining. Even if you don't get a lot of the pieces for the wedding, people can get it for your for your birthdays/Christmas.
I also needed everyday dishes (my current mismatched ikea dish set just isn't up to par anymore), so I registered for a nice everyday Box set rather than an everyday pattern (like Denby).
I'd rather get the fine china as a wedding gift because I know that I would be more inclined to by the everyday stuff myself.
We're doing really nice everyday dishes rather than formal china. We don't have space for the formal china set in addition to our other sets of dishes, bowls, serving containers and glassware. We'll also likely inherit FI's family china, so no pressure to buy right now.
ugh BB&B tried really hard to push us into registering for china too. i was really annoyed! it almost made me not want to register with them. i had to explain that most of our friends are relatively young and wouldn't be able to buy us expensive china, while our family members would most likely just give us cash as dictated by our culture. even then, she was really judgmental as if our friends are such trash and our families are so tacky for gifting cash instead of china.
sorry random vent. i think i'm biased by my awful BB&B experience but it made me sure that i did NOT want to register for china. down the line when we want the fine china, we've decided that we'll spend the money to buy it for ourselves. and probably not at BB&B. :P
of *course* the places push for china - it's a high ticket item. some lucky folks get the entire set, but that may not be the norm. once you've got some pieces, you're pretty much committed to the pattern and i would imagine that the companies get a lot of business from the married couples rounding out their sets.
if you want china, by all means register for it. don't let pushy people bully you into it, though. 
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FH & I were not going to register for China because we're getting a set from his parents and a set from my grandmother. However, I was speaking to a close friend of mine and she says her biggest regret from her wedding is not registering for China (for the same reasons) because she never seems to have enough. I thought this through and it makes sense... our "family" that we will have for holidays will number in the mid to upper 20s... both of the sets we're receiving are for 8. So we registered for a semi neutral set (Waterford's Ballet Ribbon) which means we can mix and match as we need to and have enough China for our family...
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I don't plan on registering for china. I know we would hardly ever use it and I already have a set of nice everyday dishes. I might register for another set of casual dishes but I think china is not neccesary.
I registered for Kate Spade china (mid-price range at about $120 per setting) and it's DISHWASHER SAFE. I plan on using our casual china (stonewear) for lunches (and, eventually, kids) and use our nice china for everyday. I like that just using our "wedding china" will make everday meals more special.
I registered for Juliska.
not china.... but oh so much better. :)
yes bbb tries to push china, it was practially the first question out of her mouth, and even after we said we had a full heirloom set... she still wanted to know, "well which pattern is it, a lot of patterns are really old and you can register for more pieces!" we werent interested so we just straight up told her we didnt need any more pieces & she dropped it. we registered for everyday wear but noone bought it, it seemed people prefered to gift anything but "boring" everyday stuff... not as exciting as china. i do have to agree with nicole3381 that a "filler" set could be a good idea if you have handmedown china.
I didn't register for China but Fiestaware for our everday plates.
I just think Chinia is so expensive and we needed everyday plates.
I've had friends who registered for China and only got one or two of the places settings. Then what do you do?
I did register for some nice pieces from the Kate Spade Belle Boulevard line like the wedding flutes, vase, (already got both) and a wedding frame.
And we actually already got seven sets of the fiestaware.
You could always register for platters or key pieces from the lines you like and just get some really nice pieces.
AHH! But how much do you register for??? im buying the 5 piece settings...we "plan" on having children-2 or 3...whats a good number or sets to register for?
I'm going to be honest here. It is very traditional to register for fine china and crystal, but the real question is do you see yourself using it?
My parents should have been parents in the 1950s. That is how they are. My mom threw a fit when I thought that perhaps I would carry a non-white bouquet "oh no honey, brides carry white." She also got more mad than I had seen her in a very long time when she saw I registered for a jewelry box since that is not an "appropriate" registry item. Fine china and crystal were a must for me because of this.
BUT, my mom bought virtually my whole set of Waterford crystal stemware - 12 water goblets, 12 wine glasses, and 12 flutes (I am registering for the iced tea glasses) right after we got engaged because Waterford went out of business and she thought they wouldn't be available when I got married. I use my Waterford EVERY SINGLE TIME I drink a glass of wine. No joke. I'm a total wino and drink a glass almost every night. I love it. I love my wine and I love the beautiful glass I drink it out of. The heavy Waterford crystal is SO HEAVY that I have knocked it over on a granite counter top and it hasn't chipped and I even knocked it over a couple different times and it fell onto the carpet from a table with it not breaking.
My point is that even though I got strong armed into registering for it, I use it all the time. While I don't use the fine china I have received at all, I plan to whenever I have a dinner party.
We already have a full set of Fiesta dinnerware, which I love, for everyday so we didn't need to register for everyday china so the only dinnerware I registered for was fine china.
I hope this helps. I really think the most important thing is if you see yourself using it.
One other point I would like to make is that very few wedding gifts last your entire life/ marriage/ and are able to be passed onto your children. That is another wonderful thing about fine china and crystal. Assuming you don't break it, this is something that you will be able to pass onto your daughters that will play a roll in every family holiday and you will always think about your wedding day when you do.
Well, I think people should only register for china if they feel they'll actually put it to good use, but I also feel they should register for it anyway. Things change, and life happens. You might not WANT it now, but in five years, you may NEED it and be so glad you have it!
You said you love to entertain, which is so great. :) I do too, even though I'm no kind of a chef. So I say definitely go for it. If you appreciate the china's beauty and you enjoy hosting dinners, you'll definitely want it down the road.
Also, Lenox china, one of the oldest (if not the oldest) American china companies, offers an AMAZING program, where you can replace any registered piece for 50% off! I'm registered for a Wedgwood line that I love, but sometimes I wish I'd gone with Lenox for that option alone, lol. But there's always Ebay, Replacements LTD online, etc etc etc! So if you do end up breaking things, there are plenty of options out there for affordable replacements. Don't let that stop you from registering for something so beautiful and classic.
@FinbergToBe: Depending on your storage space, I'd do at LEAST 8, but really 12 is ideal. I know a few girls who have done 10 settings and felt that that was plenty. It just depends on how big your home is, how many kids you'll have, etc.
No fine china for me. Instead I'm registering for really beautiful everyday dinnerware. I don't come from a family of heirlooms and antiques and I've NEVER once seen anyone I know use their china. Decision made.
I registered for the creamy white Pottery Barn "Emma" dinnerware. It's lovely, timeless and super functional!
No fine china for me. Instead I'm registering for really beautiful everyday dinnerware. I don't come from a family of heirlooms and antiques and I've NEVER once seen anyone I know use their china. Decision made.
I registered for the creamy white Pottery Barn "Emma" dinnerware. It's lovely, timeless and super functional!
I've been back and forth, I love to have dinner parties but honestly.. I don't like china (I know thats weird, maybe its because I'm 23 and have young taste). I am, however, registering for Kate Spade casual diningwear so, in my head anyways, that's nice enough to have Kingy's boss over.. which is the fanciest dinner we'd have anyways.
I will not be registering for China. I figure if I do want/need it I will buy it, I would like to be given gifts I am going to use frequently and get lots of use out of them. Besides, china is not my style. Plates are plates, its the food that is on them that better be awesome!
I'm registering for "casual china". It's nicer than dishes I would buy for myself ($60 a place setting), and it's dishwasher safe. And it can be dressed up or down.
I registed for 12 settings of Kate Spade china, $129 per place setting, and also a set of Kate Spade flatware. It is BY FAR my biggest registry obsession... but my bridal shower is tomorrow, and so far not one single piece of either has been purchased! I anticipated having to "fill in" some place settings but not all of it... on the other hand I'm seriously obsessed, like sometimes when I go to Macy's I set up a table with my china and flatware. Sigh.
Personally I think china is a solid registry choice. I entertain a lot and I love the idea of passing it down.
I registered for 2 settings at $49.99 each and then 2 matching bowls. I just wanted something nice so he and I could have a fancy dinner sometimes. I love parties, but I'll just use my nice regular pretty dinnerware that I'll get (hopefully).
We didn't. I didn't want to end up getting just one or two chia pieces when we really NEEDED our everyday dishes and more necessary things [like our bed spread!] If guests were spending money on gifts, I wanted them to get us something we really needed and that we'd use and think of them. I know that sounds corny but I remember who gave us what still, almost two years later, and think of them everytime I __________ [get into bed, prepare a meal, cut veggies]. I think if we got china it'd still be in boxes in the basement : (
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<font size="2">ok, looking for some opinions...(especially mrs bees who've registered for china :))
i've been debating whether to add china onto our registry...i remember reading somewhere that you should register for china because its not something you will ever buy for yourself (which is definitely true)..i am someone who does love to entertain and loves beautiful dishware (don't get me wrong..i looove loove beautiful dishware) but wonder if it really is a practical use of the registry since it is quite expensive and i think i would be nervous using it because its so delicate (although i know i could make myself use it to make it practical). buuut is it more worth it to register for everyday quality plates in different styles instead? what do you think bees?
are you registering for china or not? :)</font> and for ones who have, do you regret it? does it just sit in your cabinet and you wish you registered for something else?