Posted on 04/24/2018 5:37:42 AM PDT by simpson96
Late Monday night, the White House showed off the finishing touches of first lady Melania Trump's first state dinner, as she and President Trump will host French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife at the executive mansion tomorrow.
Reporters were briefly allowed into the White House and were greeted by gold table settings, gold silverware, gold candlesticks, gold wine glasses, gold chairs – situated elegantly around puffs of green and white flowers – in the candlelit state dining room.
At each of the 130 place settings there was a menu, with the White House seal and the fleur-de-lis, which were also in gold.
Just outside the state dining room, the first lady went with a different theme, using some 1,200 cherry blossoms in giant black vases that would greet guests as they came in.
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Oh, I do. I use them with my Lenox and the chargers are red and gold trim. Sets a very nice table.
I read somewhere that Melania didn't want the tables crowded together, so maybe in order to hold as many people with fewer (?) tables, they needed to fit more seats at each table.
That makes sense. Plus I have to admit that it’s VERY annoying when there is little room between the tables. Nobody can go anywhere without being a nuisance to surrounding tables.
Good thing they didn’t invite any dems or press!
Are the charger plates always removed when the meal is served or are the dinner plates ever placed on the chargers?
I think this dinner is all about statements.
It’s perfect.
It’s been a long time since I worked with these at Four Seasons, but I THINK the chargers are picked up when the dinner plate is served. (It’s been a long time.)
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