Feb 01 2010
The Last-For-A-Lifetime Wedding Gift
Our Hawaii Bride’s look back at the history of the wedding dress yesterday got me thinking: Remember when the standard wedding gift was ‘good china’? Several decades back, your parents probably received ‘good china’ as a wedding gift… a gift that then proceeded to sit untouched in a ‘china cabinet’ for the next several decades. Maybe they busted it out at Thanksgiving, or maybe it never left the shelves at all, either way, this generation is over the ‘good china’ bit. Enter legendary company Heath Ceramics . I’ve blogged about Heath before, a Sausalito based ceramics studio that handmakes the most gorgeous, simple dishware ever. I HEART HEATH. Several months ago I got to take a spin in their LA store and was thrilled to be able to check out their ceramics en masse. I love Heath’s color combinations: persimmon and french grey, ivory and peridot, and the robin’s egg blue and chocolate is always a fave. Their salad bowls and plates have a way of elevating the ordinary table, just a little pop of color and oomph that turns your home cooking into a work of art. Heath Tip: Mix and Match Because Heath’s color palette is so versatile, you can mix and match- a robin’s egg blue salad bowl with chocolate salad plates and ivory plates- beautiful! Set-up a Heath Wishlist for your wedding where friends and family can start your collection. Gosh, I’d kill for this table! How did I get on this Heath …
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The Last-For-A-Lifetime Wedding Gift
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