Wedding Registry: Selecting Your South Carolina China Pattern

There are several things to consider when choosing a china pattern for your South Carolina Wedding Registry. The first thing to consider is the style of your dinning room or kitchen. Do you have a very formal style dining room table, or a table from Pier 1 with clean crisp lines? Remember what ever china you chose should not look out of place in your existing dinning room.

In the past many brides have registered for formal china alone. This lead to our mothers having cabinets full of very expensive china that only came out 3 or 4 times a year. Luckily for the modern South Carolina bride, this trend has changed. Now brides are free to register for both formal and informal (or everyday) china. Feel free to register for the high end Wedgewood and Lenox, as well the everyday Feistaware and Mikasa. Informal china is a must for any bride, because it is sturdy enough to be used everyday, and inexpensive enough to be replaced when a piece breaks.

There are no rules when choosing flatware to go with your china. Some china has coordinating flatware (such a Feistaware and some Lenox). You can choose to the coordinating flatware to match your china, or your can make a bold statement by choosing another flatware pattern.

South Carolina brides typically register for 8 or 12 place settings. Choose 8 places settings if you have a small family, or the China you have chosen has a very high price tag. Choose 12 place settings if you have large gatherings (remember Thanksgiving and Christmas). There is nothing worse than having a formal dinner with 9 guests and one of them has to eat on a paper plate.

How South Carolina Brides Choose from Sterling, Silver-plate, or Stainless-Steel Flatware?

In the past brides registered for sterling or silver-plated flatware to go match their formal china. Modern South Carolina brides, however, are choosing flatware that match their lifestyle. Stainless Steel is the least expensive of the flatware. Silver-plate, is more costly than stainless steel. Sterling Silver is the most expensive (this is the stuff your grandmother kept in velvet lined box). Traditionally sterling silver was only brought out on special occasions; however, modern couples are starting to use their sterling sliver frequently. This actually prevents tarnish! Remember you can always swing by your local big box store and pick up cheap flatware if you need it.