And Then There's the China...

Considering registering for this set. I need to see it in person to see if I like the quality of the plates, but the simplicity is appealing. It's casual enough to use every day, but could be dressed up with colorful placemats and chargers.
In other wedding news, my mother is trying to break my zen. She called to complain that I bought bridesmaid dresses that needed to be taken in. Her point was that I should have looked around and bought dresses in the right size instead of imposing on her and the bridesmaids time and money (she's paying for my sisters' alterations).

Hello? Do you know how hard it is to find a knee-length, raspberry pink, bridesmaid-appropriate dress that is not $300? All my bridesmaids are below an American size 0, so I bought the ABS dress precisely because it had been discounted from over $250 to $80, leaving plenty--PLENTY--of room to pay for alterations. I basically told her I wasn't going to argue with her because it was pointless.