Awesome wedding "china"
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on January 04, 2007
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I've always thought that wedding china was a silly tradition — who wants flatware you're afraid to use? And I've just never seen china in patterns that I actually like.
As a fabulous alternative, Sarah Cihat makes amazing rehabilitated dishware, complete with silhouettes of animals, jolly rogers, rockers, and pin-up girls.
Thanks to cuttlefish for posting this in the Offbeat Bride flickr group!
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Kit said
Actually, the reason bone china is so popular is because it's very, very durable. Sure, there are exceptions, like stuff that goes by "china" simple because it's formal and anything with metal bands on it because it'd durable but can't go in the dishwasher, but overall china is a good move because it's truly hard to break and comes in a pretty variety. Personally, I prefer stoneware and other such because I don't mind breaking dishes occasionally if it means I get to change them without finding a place to store the others, but people should actually use their good china!