Things You'll Need:
- Dining room table
- salad forks, forks, knives, spoons, plates, glasses, napkins
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Step 1
Identify how many guest you will be having and it is always a good idea to sit people strategically. Husbands and wives together, but also make sure that everyone is in a position to get to know eachother better if it is a "mixer" dinner party.
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Step 2
Clean table off very good. Then add a linen table cloth.
Place plates down first. Main course plates in front. Salad plate up and to the right. -
Step 3
Place napkins on left side of plate. Salad fork (smaller) on furthest outside left of plate. Add dinner fork to the right of that.
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Step 4
On the right side of the plate, place knife, blade turned towards plate. Then place spoon(s) next to that. Dinner spoon first then soup spoons (if necessary) on the right of the dinner spoon.
Place glasses on upper right hand side of seating and place flower arrangement and candles in the middle of the table
