Why is this a tradition....

Jenn04 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:22 PM

Why is this a tradition....

To get your own set of toasting flutes and cake cutting stuff for the wedding day? Why dont people just use stuff from the hall?

Dont get me wrong, I already have my flutes and registered for the cake stuff, but I just wonder where this came from???

SB7308 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:23 PM

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I'm using the ones from the RH. I'm never going to use them again

akrasner Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:24 PM

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I was totally thinking about this today. I thought for a second that my hall didn't provide it b/c so many people are talking about getting their own. Personally, I think I'm just going to use theirs b/c I know me, and I'd forget my stuff there the day of!

bluekat16 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:25 PM

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I thinking that we might just use the RH's.

Butterfly123 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:25 PM

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Screw tradition. I used the RH's cake cutting utensils. As far as the champagne glasses, I really fell in love with the Lenox Jubilee Pearls and figured it would be nice to use them on our anniversaries. We can always use them again. The cake cutting utensils on the other hand are just ridiculous to me though, youre gonna cut a slice for you and DH and thats it, never touch them again!

futuremrsfab Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:26 PM

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while i doubt that we will use the cake cutting stuff until our 25th wedding anniversary, its nice to have & since someone gave it to us, we're definately using it- my toasting flutes, I would love for our kids to use at their weddings

Toucan311 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:27 PM

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Some people might like to keep these items as heirlooms...

You're not going to use your headpiece and dress ever again, but you're not renting those!

minibride08 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:27 PM

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I am hoping someone will buy them for me as a gift (I've dropped hints ). I have a cake server that was my grandma's and would like to have one from our wedding, engraved, to use when family comes over. As for the toasting flutes- registered for those too & hoping someone purchases... would like to have for special occasions as well in the future

ant n tilde Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:27 PM

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i got them because when i get a house i want them in my china closet, i think it will be a nice memory.

if you are not cheesy like me, i say you can skip them!

i am also going to use them for every anniversary!

laura33 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:28 PM

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Posted by SB7308

I'm using the ones from the RH. I'm never going to use them again

I didnt get my own I also used the RH's

roan126 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:28 PM

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I have no idea. I'm not getting toasting flutes or cake cutting stuff....we will just use the stuff provided by the hall. I'm sure I'd have no use for either after the wedding.

he gives me butterflies Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:28 PM

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Posted by Songstress

Screw tradition. I used the RH's cake cutting utensils. As far as the champagne glasses, I really fell in love with the Lenox Jubilee Pearls and figured it would be nice to use them on our anniversaries. We can always use them again. The cake cutting utensils on the other hand are just ridiculous to me though, youre gonna cut a slice for you and DH and thats it, never touch them again!

HAHA I agree. FIL's bought us the Swarovski Flutes as an engagement gift, so we'll be using those. The cake cutting utensils are just not worth it to me.

LoveRocks Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:28 PM

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Posted by ant n tilde

i got them because when i get a house i want them in my china closet, i think it will be a nice memory.

if you are not cheesy like me, i say you can skip them!

i am also going to use them for every anniversary!

Thats the same reason I got them

ant n tilde Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:28 PM

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Posted by Songstress

Screw tradition. I used the RH's cake cutting utensils. As far as the champagne glasses, I really fell in love with the Lenox Jubilee Pearls and figured it would be nice to use them on our anniversaries. We can always use them again. The cake cutting utensils on the other hand are just ridiculous to me though, youre gonna cut a slice for you and DH and thats it, never touch them again!

actually we bought my parents a cake cutting set for their anniversary and they use it every holiday, it comes in handy! lol we actually registered for (and got) the same exact set!

MrsD71208 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:28 PM

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I think people do this so that they can have the cake cutter and toasting flutes that they actually used at their wedding, for years to come. On special occasions it can be reused and you can always say, 'This is what we used at our wedding'.

Or maybe for the sake of keeping them in a china cabinet on display, along with the fine china that will probably never or almost never be used lol

snwb08 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:29 PM

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Posted by SB7308

I'm using the ones from the RH. I'm never going to use them again

me too. some people want engraved ones that they can keep, it's sentimental. Not for me, but there are a lot of things i'm not doing.

MayWeddingGrl Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:29 PM

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I actually don't really know why... but IMO i think it might be that most people get the serving set engraved with their wedding date and names, so they save it as a momento, and the toasting flutes can be used yearly to celebrate an anniversary.

FH and I only bought the flutes, since we'll prob use them to toast our anniversary every year, but skipped the cake server, since I doubt we'll use it that often to serve cake.

Butterfly123 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:30 PM

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Posted by ant n tilde

Posted by Songstress

Screw tradition. I used the RH's cake cutting utensils. As far as the champagne glasses, I really fell in love with the Lenox Jubilee Pearls and figured it would be nice to use them on our anniversaries. We can always use them again. The cake cutting utensils on the other hand are just ridiculous to me though, youre gonna cut a slice for you and DH and thats it, never touch them again!

actually we bought my parents a cake cutting set for their anniversary and they use it every holiday, it comes in handy! lol we actually registered for (and got) the same exact set!

Thats sweet! If I had one passed down to me Id love it but otherwise Im just not that sentimental. Plus, I feel like I have SO MANY other things from my wedding day that have sentimental value.

Mici n KC Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:32 PM

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We have toasting flutes and that's it. If I received the cake cutting set as a gift I wouldn't use it on my wedding day. I would use it at home to cut cake though.

DGoldfarb0776 Posted: Mar 20, 2008 03:34 PM

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DH and I decided that once we got the flutes and cake set we would use it for each and every one of our anniversaries... otherwise we would have never gotten our own and just have used the RH.