Formal Place Setting Slideshow

1. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
By: Mary Pat Higley

2. MATERIALS LIST
• Place mat
• Charger
• Dinner plate
• Salad plate
• Soup bowl
• Napkin
• Bread plate
• Butter knife
• Fish fork
• Dinner fork
• Salad fork
• Soup spoon
• Fish knife
• Dinner knife
• Water goblet
• Champagne goblet
• Red/White wine goblet
• Dessert spoon
• Cake fork
• Salt shaker
• Pepper shaker

3. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 1
Position place mat in front
of chair on the table.

4. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 2
Position charger so that it
is centered on your place
mat.

5. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 3
Position the dinner plate so
that it is centered on the
charger.

6. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 4
Place your salad plate so it
is centered on the dinner
plate.

7. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 5
Position soup bowl on the
center of the salad plate.

8. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 6
Fold napkin in half and
place it 3 inches away from
the place mat with the fold
facing away from the
plates.

9. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 7
Position the bread plate
above the space between
the place mat and the
napkin. Place the butter
knife so it is facing upside
down diagonally across the
plate.

10. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 8
Place the forks starting
from the napkin and
working inward towards
the plates: fish fork, dinner
fork, salad fork.

11. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 9
Starting 3 inches out to the
right of the plates and
working inward towards
the plates, place the soup
spoon, fish knife, and then
dinner knife.

12. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 10
Position the water goblet
above the knives.

13. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 11
Position the champagne
goblet slightly to the right
of the water goblet.

14. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 12
Place your red/white wine
goblet to the right of the
champagne goblet but
slightly towards the diner.

15. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 13
Position the dessert spoon
so it is 2 inches above the
plates, with the bowl of the
spoon to the left. Center it.

16. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 14
Place your cake fork so
that it is slightly below the
dessert spoon with the tines
of the fork to the right.

17. A FORMAL PLACE SETTING
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Step 15
Position the salt and pepper
shakers above the dessert
spoon. Center them.

18. BON APPETIT!!