So...... I've been selling myself on the idea of using high quality disposal china dinnerware. My caterer is not providing any dinnerware, flatware or stemware so I have to rent everything 
. I already purchased the stainless steel flatware and I'm renting the stemware (wine and water glasses). However.....I did not want to rent the china because I don't know who would wash all those plates and I also did not want to haul all those heavy plates to and fro. I'm picking up all of my rentals myself as my son has a utility van. The rental company gave me a 15% discount for picking up and returning all the rentals (also renting chairs from them as well).
I thought it would be less stressful to just go with the disposal china. My venue is not super fancy, it's very plain so this would not look out of place and from what I can see, the plates look really good. This is the only disposal item I'm using.
I saw a design I really like on WebstaurantStore (see below). I read the reviews and everybody had a very good experience with these plates. Sturdy, durable, hold up well with hot food, looks like real china, etc. To purchase the 10" dinner plate and 7" salad plate is $118.00. Any excess I don't use at the wedding, I can use around the Holidays.
What do you guys think?
