Tips on choosing silver wedding gifts

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Lifestyles may change and
etiquette to some about-to-
be-married couples may
stray far from the pages of
the volumes dedicated to
proper social graces. But
The Wedding Day, the
hopeful wishes, the impor-
tance of the marriage vows
sull remain special to pro-
spective wedding couples.
The excitement ripe with
meaning. Every purchase
becomes symbolic of the
couple’s commitment to
each other.

Standard of excellence

Buying, then, for this
enraptured couple should be
predicated on wedding gift
choices that evoke quality,
fine styling and lasting beau-
ty — a standard of ex-
cellence synonymous of
course, with sterling silver.
The more the couple
understands about silver,
silverplate, stainless steel
and pewter, the greater their
insight into what's trendy
and what has enduring style.

Sterling silver, though

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somewhat price prohibitive
in the bridal market during
the last several years, is now
experiencing a_ revitalized
surge in sales. And, as the
Silversmiths Guild of
America publication on
Sterling states, “don’t
apologize for the price of
sterling.” Some reasons — it
is an excellent investment, a
permanent purchase becom-
ing more beautiful with time
and use.

First things first

As flatware is the most
permanent part of the table
setting, it should be chosen
before holloware pieces or
china and crystal. And, prior
to pattern choosing, a fix on
the couple's lifstyle is tmpor-
tant information with which
to work.

Expense needn't preclude
buying sterling flatware.
Two place-settings from
parents is a fine start. Bir-
thdays, anniversaries and
other important occasions
become opportunities for
building the service.

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Another alternative

Couples can also register
for addtional place settings
or serving pieces to com-
plete a service that they may
have inherited.

Friends and relatives fin-
ding a sterling pattern
registered will be pleased to
be guided toward purchasing
even one sterling piece such
as a sugar spoon, gravy ladle
or butter spreader. Sterling
is always welcomed. The ex-
pense, then, need not be
great — the selection of any
sterling item makes that gift

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The silverplate option
Another option for the
couple is silverplate. Surely,
the look of sterling is there,
the balance, the clegance.
Quality silverplate flatware
with its size, weight and crisp
ornamentation, all manufac-
tured to sterling standards,
give a table a splendid look.
While not having the in-
vestment value or heritage of
sterling flatware, silverplate
is beauty and luxury in itself,
and should not in any case
be labeled “second-rate”.

~

C9 - Wednesday, June 1, 1983 - North Shore News

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