I started with a white on white embroidered organdy tablecloth and white Battenburg type napkins.
The sterling flatware is International Frontenac, circa 1903.
The charger plates are Royal Staffordshire. I haven't had time to look up the pattern. The dinner plate is Tabletops Unlimited Chantilly and the salad plate just has a B inside a shield. The chargers and dinner plates were found at Savers and the salad plates at TJMaxx about 5 years ago. I have them in aqua and green also.
The green stemware is also from Savers...$2.99 for 4. Not sure who the maker is, but seems like I have seen similar ones at Pier One Imports.
Today, July 30, is our 25th wedding anniversary...Howard got me this beautifully colorful bouquet, so it will serve as the centerpiece.
Thanks for taking the time to visit today...do come back the next time.
I will be joining Cuisine Kathleen for Let's Dish and hope that you will go over to check out all of the other inspiring tablescapes.
49 comments:
All white would not be my choice either, but you've done a marvelous job with it. The napkins and tablecloth remind me of pieces I have that were left in a chest of drawers I bought.
The thing I love the best is the beautiful bouquet of flowers! They are gorgeous and all that white just makes them pop right out!!
Happy anniversary, Marigene and Howard!
Very simple but lovely. The flowers are gorgeous.....the mixed colors are striking. Also, I loved last week's tablescape...love the greens.
LY,
Delma
Happy 25th to you and Howard! The bouquet is one of the prettiest I have seen. The white table makes the bouquet really stand out.
Thank you for taking time on your anniversary to delight us with a gorgeous tablescape. Happy day. hugs, bbb
First of all, Happy Anniversary! I love all the texture you brought to the "lack of color" in this challenge. Love your flowers. Dianne
Happy Anniversary!! You did a good job on the challenge. Tell the "cuz" he did good on the posies. Love you both. Bev
An all white table is very fitting for a 25th wedding anniversary, and you did a lovely job. I really like all the textures you used. It adds great interest to an all white setting. Well done! Kudos to Howard for selecting the beautiful bouquet of flowers. Happy Anniversary! ~ Sarah
Marigene,
Happy 25th Anniversary, dear friend!!! The floral centerpiece is beautiful!!!
An exquisite tablecloth, dear one!!!
Great choice of white dinnerware and elegant flatware!!!
I, too, struggled with the all white challenge! Now that I've met the challenge. . .I'm on to color. . .lots, and lots, and lots of color!!!
Fondly,
Pat
Happy Anniversary! Your bouquet is gorgeous, as is your table. I had the same problem, everything is color. :) Just lovely!
Happy anniversary! The 25th is a big milestone! I'm with you -- I'm All About Color -- but you've done a wonderful job with this table. I love the textures you've used to add interest.
Happy Anniversary to you and Howard!
I love the simplicity yet elegance of this table setting. Everything is so full of details from the place settings to the tablecloth! Love the colors, so calming. Your friend, Sue Z.
Marigene this is a pretty table in all white, but my favorite part is the lovely bouquet from Howard! Congrats on 25 yrs!
hugs,
Linda
I think it is very pretty! you can't go wrong with Battenburg lace. Well done, very elegant.
Oh, and a very Happy Anniversary to you!
Your table is very pretty....your flowers are beautiful! Happy Anniversary and many more. Have a great day & weekend. I didn't know that we are suppose to do a white table...I goofed!
Blessings My Friend,
Gorgeous table setting and the centerpiece is beautiful - Happy Anniversary! Even though it's just the two of us now that the children are grown, Bob and I have dinner in the dining room every night with napkins, flatware, the whole shebang. It just makes us feel special! -- Jan
What a lovely tablescape with the gorgeous linen tablecloth as your background. I love the texture of your stacked china. The bouquet of flowers is fabulous and perfect for your anniversary. Hope your celebration was wonderful and have a terrific week!
Pam
So pretty and I love the shade of green that you chose to use with the white. I have an obsession with silver and your Frontenac is gorgeous!!! Love that tablecloth, too.
I accepted her white dish challenge too...and it was harder then I thought! I love those top plates, well actually all of them. lol
I have a thing for scroll edged plates...your table turned out wonderful, like it always does when I visit. Happy Anniversary!
Marigene~ Happy Anniversary! Your editing of your photos show off the textures so beautifully! I'm swooning over floral details on your flatware!
Marigene, Happy Anniversary! Your flowers are absolutely gorgeous!! And the table is beautiful in all white with your silverware and the green goblets. I found this challenge to be much more difficult than I though it would be, but your almost all white table is wonderful. Linda
hi Marigene, your tablecloth is so pretty, it makes your whole table incredibly special~
Jenna
It's beautiful Marigene!
Happy Anniversary!
Happy anniversary-that is a wonderful milestone far too many marriages do not achieve in this day and age! The battenburg linens are lovely. Jennifer
Wow! hope 25th anniversary was a great one. Love all the different texture of your plates. It was also hard for me not to add more color.
Your hubby did well with the flowers.
Cathy' Cupboard Calamity <;)
GORGEOUS!!! both the table AND those spectacular flowers. Howard deserves a BIG kiss for those!
Happy Belated Anniversary to you both & many, many more together.
Delicious old linens make my ♥ skip a beat.
Hugs,
Rett
Happy Anniversary! I hope it was wonderful. Your table is beautiful as always.
Such a spectacular tablecloth. And that flatware is so amazing. Every time you use it I swoon a bit. I have a single serving spoon from my Mom in that pattern. Until you started posting it, I never realized it was a full set.
- The Tablescaper
Happy Anniversary to you both, Marigene. May you have many, many more happy years together. Love the table, it's very pretty and simple. My faves are the tablecloth and flatware....Christine
Happy Anniversary, Marigene. Thanks for taking the challenge, esp since you found it difficult. Your table is beautiful, I love all the texture in the dishes. Gorgeous flowers!
Happy Anniversary Marigene! I love all your pretty and different white dishes. What a beautiful burst of color with your hubby's sweet bouquet of flowers. They make the perfect centerpiece.
Happy Anniversary! The bouquet is perfect for your centerpiece. The Savers salad plate takes my breath away. What a gorgeous design. The green goblets are Libby. Thanks for inviting us for a peak. Cherry Kay
Happy Anniversary! I was drawn to that beautiful arrangement of flowers right away.
Your table is lovely, and the loveliest part is the place setting itself. The patterns on the whites could stand all by themselves with no other color at all. The pop of green was just icing on the cake.
And I LOVE your sterling!!
Your tablescape is so pretty. Love all the detail on your gorgeous tablecloth, and on each of the plates. Your hubby picked out a really beautiful bouquet. Happy Anniversary to you both!
You did a great job, your table setting is beautiful! The dishes are gorgeous and so are your linens. The multi-color bouquet of flowers sure stand out nicely against all the paleness. Fabulous silver flatware!
Happy Anniversary! Big hugs,
FABBY
Happy Anniversary to you.Your table looks lovely with those pretty glasses and white plates.The high light is your flower arrangement on the pretty table cloth.Love sujatha...:):)
I believe you are right -- about the great minds. ;>)
Your table is way more elegant than mine, and that fabulous sterling is perfect with the "B" salad plates. If you ever get tired of it.... give me a call.
Your pictures have a very vintage look to them, Marigene. Very pretty!
Happy Anniversary! We just celebrated our 39th a couple of weeks ago :)
Happy 25th anniversary. Your anniversary flowers are very pretty on your table.
Everyone seems to find all the bargains. I love your layering plates and I wish for a ceramic charger. I think you did well with the all white tablescape.
Thank you for your visit. I wanted to visit everyone on let's dish but my kids are coming for 20 days and I have had a lot of preparation. I think I am going to take a blogging break although you lose touch when you do.
We celebrate 42 Aug 21st. Congrats again.
Happy anniversary to you! We just celebrated our 25th last month. Your table is so elegant! I really love your silverware!!
Happy anniversary to you! We just celebrated our 25th last month. Your table setting is so elegant!! I love that gorgeous silver flatware!!
Marigene, I love all of the wonderful patterns and textures in your stack of plates. You knew how to make a stack of white plates look pretty. Your bouquet is gorgeous. Belated happy anniversary. laurie
This table is so pretty! The linens, dishes, and stemware add such texture. I've never seen your flatware pattern before, it's stunning! Beautiful! All the whites (neutrals) of your table are the perfect background to your gorgeous flowers from hubby! Congratulations to you both!!!
Beautiful! What gorgeous flatware! Love the whole table!
A beautifully set table...it reminds me of a table you might see if visiting an elegant home in Europe. Perfect for your celebratory dinner. Congratulations on your anniversary.
Happy 25th Anniversary! The flowers are beautiful and perfect for the all white tablescape. The silver is gorgeous and perfect for the "silver anniversary!"
Katherine
What beautiful white dishes Marigene. So simple and yet very elegant. Your table is simple stunning. Happy Anniversary.. And thank you for visiting me and leaving me your kind words. I do appreciate it.
Janet
I don't know how I missed this lovely table, Marigene..love it! and Happy Anniversary a week late..
Love, Mona
So beautiful, Marigene! Love your flatware. As always, I see or tureen looking pretty in the background!...hugs...Debbie
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