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We did not register for china but only because my FI parents have given us his grandmothers china. And (bonus) we both like it!
We would have registered for it though, if we hadn't been gifted it to us. We would like to entertain a little more and we like to use it for special occasions (Bdays, anniversarys, holidays, etc) and sometimes we like to use it just because. But that's us. If you can't ever picture yourself using, even down the road, then don't register for it. Add pieces to your everyday dinnerware.
We did. I'm super excited about it. At first we were not going to register. Now i'm all on board with it. I picked a set that is somewhat reasonable, something I know I would go back and buy. I'm stumped on if i add that matching silver...
We didn't register for china or crystal either. For myself, I didn't like the idea of people spending a lot of money on stuff I knew we just wouldn't use. I'm much more of a casual entertainer and I have been dying to get some square plates for years now! We registered for some simple dinnerware that can be dressed up or dressed down and if a piece gets broken I won't have to pay a mint to replace it!
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We registered for about 60 pieces of china although I wasnt sure that I wanted to actually have china. We didnt even send out save the dates yet so I didnt give anyone access to our wedding website with the registry info on it. Therefore, I didnt think anyone would even find the china. I wanted to leave everything I liked on the registry then par down the list before we sent out any information to our guests. A month later, I received a gigantic box from my FMIL with all of the china we registered for in it! I was so surprised, grateful, and THRILLED. Not just because of her generosity and thoughtfulness, but because I felt so excited about the china. I surprised myself! I looked at every piece and can't wait to set my first dinner party table. She called it our engagement present so I assume I can use it before we're married. I'm so glad I thought to register for it even though I second-guessed myself. I really think I would have taken it off the registry had she not purchased it before I got the chance to - then I would have deprived myself of how much I really do love it!
We registered for china, but it's suitable for both casual and special occasions, so I have every intention of using it on a daily basis. We weren't intending on registering for any, but when we were surprised by a stylish, yet fun pattern, we decided it would be worth it.
We registered for china too. I know I won't use it often, but this may be my one chance to get it. I just didn't want to regret my choice later and not be able to afford what I like!
We currently have some on our registry that is simple and elegant and I like it. I just can't envision us using it for at least 5 years. Maybe in 5 years. So I am toying with the idea of deleting it.
Neither of us have any interest in china, so it didn't even cross our minds. We're still working on having nice, matching dishware of the ordinary sort!
I can't wait to use my china!! I get so mad (as a gift giving guest) when I see that the couple isn't registered for china. I don't understand?
A friend of mine said that they live together already and have everyday plates that they use. I said "at holidays and special occassions what does your mom use?" She said the china. So, long story short, I said you might as well register for it now because you won't want to buy it later when you will most likely want it.
I know every family situation is different. So, I think it depends on how much entertaining is going on in your family and what you see happening in the future with the family you create.
We didn't register for china and won't be. I just don't see the point. We're not really dinner party types and my parents & grandparents just use their normal plates for everything. Plus, we're both just the kind of people that don't want exclusive "nice" things that we'd worry about breaking, etc.
But it's pretty obvious from the answers that everybody's verrrry different on this!
We didn't register for china or crystal. We just don't think we'll use it.
my FI and i won't be registering for china. both our parents don't use their china during the holidays and i dont see us using them either.
We know our families can't afford china so we didn't even contemplate it. Then we went to an estate sale and BAM! Vintage set of china, $63! Now we have something that feels like an heirloom but didn't cost an arm and a leg. I bet the replacement china will cost more than the set, so we won't feel horrible if we accidentally break something!
We did register for it, but before we did, I carefully considered it. I only wanted it if I knew we would actually use it. I am really excited to have such a long-lasting, sentimental reminder of our wedding that we can over and over again. Plus, our family likes to give china, crystal, and flatware for wedding gifts, so they were happy that we registered for it.
We got one of my grandmother's sets of formal china when we got engaged. For the wedding registry, we really wanted something special but practical, so we registered for casual china only. I'm much happier with that!
I registered for China...I didn't feel very comfortable waiting around to inherit some, and I felt like it is a very sentimental thing to use every year on holidays and special occasions that I would regret not having later.
Perhaps my indecision is over having raasonable china (Lenox, at Macy's only $100 per place setting...) AND everday dishes on my registry too (that are probably more the cost of china than my Lenox...)
I feel like I will end up keeping the china for sentimental reasons and because it will be nice for holidays and special events.
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I voted no.
i get nervous about packing up my dishes as it is...and they are just fiestaware! HA! Then again, how often does one really move in her lifetime?
Some of the china we've seen is so pretty, but we probably would suffer to find somewhere to store it for the first few years of our marriage. Then it would end up stored most of the time. That isn't to say I wouldn't like to have it for special occassions. BUT- then I'd wonder if Little Johnny was going to drop it on the tile, chipping the tile and shattering the china.
But, people who register for it want it and I don't have a problem with that. Maybe we'll get it someday!
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I have an obsession with dinnerware and I literally can not WAIT to get our china. Or our every day dishes, for that matter, which are also kind of upscale. Those are actually my most coveted items, god, I'm lame! But I love entertaining, we have a bunch of couple-friends, and I simply can't wait to have them. I did just take off my stainless silverware that matched them quite well. For $60/set, silverware just doesn't do it for me, and my grandmother is giving me a spare set of her sterling silver. She cant believe no one registers for that anymore (not to mention Macys no longer sells it!).
It has been almost a year since we were married (four years together before that), and never once have I thought, "I should have registered for china." I do, however, wish I registered for a sturdy every day set.
I'd rather not have china. I'd rather have a more formal set of dishes and an everyday set of dishes. Something that is not so 'fragile' and I honestly do not have a desire to have a china cabinet. Nor would I want to store them away in the basement, only to be used twice a year. We have never been big on BIG family celebrations (mostly because my family is LARGE). It is definitely a personal decision, based off of what your needs are and what you plan to do with the china once you have it!
We registered for plain white dishes that I plan on accessorizing with napkins rings/chargers/placemats/etc. to fit the occassion. I think it will be much more fun for me that way.
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Poll! Are you registering for china for your wedding?
We keep going back and forth about it...China doesn't thrill me, but I understand the reasons why one registers for such things. I am more into the Denby Fire Chili dinnerware on our registry. Drools!
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