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Your table is the focus of any party where food is served. Depending on the occasion, the tableware and seating plan can be as important as the food you serve.

While ultra-proper table setting isn't for everyday family meals, it's nice to know the rules when having family, friends or important guests to town for special celebrations like wedding receptions, Thanksgiving dinner or the Christmas holidays.

These sites discuss everything you need to know for a casual buffet, formal holiday dinner or wedding reception; related etiquette for seating arrangements, table placement of knives, forks, glasses and napkins; and more on providing the proper wine glasses; plus how to's on seating your guests for the best mix of merriment and relaxed conversation.

More about table setting etiquette around the Web:

Setting the Table - From Art of Cookery.com with 10 tips for dishes and glasses, tablecloth, flowers and candlelight, silverware and more.

Setting the Table - Reader's Digest feature with a complete guide to Thanksgiving table settings including instructions on where to put the place cards, setting up a kids table, and arranging a holiday buffet.

How to Arrange a Place Setting for a Formal Dinner - Photo, instructions & suggestions for laying out dishes, glasses & silverware plus related how to's on formal seating arrangements and more, from wikihow.com.

Dinner Etiquette - Business entertaining in style, and a good guide for any formal dinner arrangement with quick illustrations on placement of glasses, dishes and silver.

iGourmet.com - Party Planning Advice - With tips for setting the table for a romantic evening, a formal dinner, an elegant affair or Thanksgiving holiday get-together.

Wedding Reception Seating Plan - Comprehensive guide with diagrams for arranging the tables, place cards and guests.

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