We got married in the days before having a wedding registry was a widespread thing - at least in Australia. This meant that we got the wedding presents our guests chose for us, rather than gifts that we chose for ourselves.
Although we didn't choose a china design, we were given a white Mikasa dinner service by my then soon-to-be step-mother-in-law.
No pieces from that service have survived 19 years of marriage and 4 children, however we still use white china for everyday use. Currently, we are sticking with plain white Corelle as it is unbreakable - a very great virtue in our family.
Several years later we inherited the red Royal Grafton service in the photographs above.
I love this design. It's so much less fussy and dated than many bone china services, although I do rather like floral designs for tea sets. Because of the red it works beautifully as a Christmas service too.
The unfortunate thing is that I don't know, and have never been able to find out, what the name of this service is. We are missing several pieces that have broken over the years and I have never been able to replace them.
If anyone recognises this setting and can tell me what it is called I would be very appreciative.
This post is part of Show Us Your Life Friday - China Patterns over at Kelly's Korner blog.
