Special Announcement Update!!! :
Due to the volume of DMs (direct messages) we’ve received from people who want to enter the place setting competition, but feel they can’t possibly do the themes justice or rise to the challenge because of continued Covid restrictions in their locales, we have decided to make the necessary revisions.
We have updated rules and added two weeks to the clock. During Covid lockdowns especially, people need the extra time. So we are dropping the themes, categories and menus for a reset!
You now have two more weeks to send in your best place setting. There are no longer categories, either. Just send your best photo of your place setting and one of you with your setting, to theetiquettechannel@gmail.com and we will judge from those! Any questions? Email us. Good luck!
This contest is actually very simple!
Grab your plates, flatware, glasses and napkins...
And follow these 8 steps 4 steps!
1. Choose whether you want to be considered an Amateur, Professional or Etiquette Community Member in setting a table.
5.Take a photo of your place setting.
6.Take a selfie with your setting.
7.Wait until it is midnight, Pacific Standard Time (in California, USA) on June 1st of this year.
8. Email your photos (photo and selfie) along with your name, your country of origin, the category you are entering in, your theme choice and/or historic event and year, and the menu you created to this email address theetiquettechannel@gmail.com
Entries must be received by midnight on June 10th in California. After 12:01 10th of June Pacific Standard Time, we will no longer be accepting entries.
One winner (must be over the age of 18 to compete!) will be selected from each category:
• Amateur
• Professional
• Etiquette Community Member
Entrants must choose one of these 5 themes below:
• 6 Course, Formal American Gilded Age Dining
• 5 Course, 1950’s American Formal Dining
• 5 Course, Mid-19th C. Formal French Dining
• 5 Course, Edwardian Era Formal British Dining
• 7 Course Dinner-Historical Event Between 1855 and 1995 – You choose the significant date and event and explain what made that date significant to YOU! Have fun with it... it can be a global event up until 1995 or a personal event in your past!
An original menu must be created and submitted which is then reflected in the setting.
Your original setting must reflect the menu you have chosen for your meal and the theme you have chosen as either an Amateur, Professional or Etiquette Community Member.
Photos of the place settings (not the selfies with settings) will be posted for viewing on the Etiquette Channel Instagram feed. No names will be attached so that the judging will remain completely “blind.”
Judging will be based on use of proper etiquette, harmony of color, historical accuracy, how well the place setting (or table cover) suits the menu, how well the theme is carried throughout the place setting and artistic creativity.
The winner of each of the 3 categories will receive:
The winner of each of the 3 categories will receive:
1. A USD $100.00 eBay gift card.2. A signed copy of Maura J. Graber’s upcoming book, “What Have We Here?”3. Two collectible etiquette books from the library of Elizabeth Soos of Auersmont Etiquette, personally chosen for each winner.4. A blog post featuring you and your setting on the Etiquipedia Etiquette Encyclopedia.5. Some surprise gifts from the historic, Graber Olive House, in Ontario California.
Complete Contest Rules, Terms and Conditions
We will begin accepting photos and registration forms on Midnight, Pacific Standard Time, June 1, 2021. Please note: Any photos and forms received before that time will not be considered for competition. Photos and registration forms will be accepted through Midnight, Pacific Standard Time, June 10, 2021
This competition is open to all US, Australian and International citizens, 18 years of age and older. By entering this competition with your photos, menus and registration forms, you automatically agree to all terms and conditions, including verifying that you are over 18 years of age. It is being sponsored by Maura J. Graber, Director of the RSVP Institute of Etiquette and Elizabeth Soos of Auersmont Etiquette.
Each entry requires submission of 2 photos (1 of which you are shown in alongside your place setting) along with a menu which corresponds with your place setting entry and theme chosen.
Each entry requires submission of 2 photos (1 of which you are shown in alongside your place setting) along with a menu which corresponds with your place setting entry and theme chosen.
Only the place setting will be shown on Instagram in the competition process. (Your photo alongside the setting is proof you created the setting you entered and will not be posted to Instagram.)
Photos must be of original settings created for this contest.
Your original setting must reflect the menu you have chosen for your meal and the theme you have chosen as either an Amateur, Professional or Etiquette Community Member.
Judging will be based on use of proper etiquette, harmony of color, historical accuracy, how well the place setting (or table cover) suits the menu, how well the theme is carried throughout the place setting and artistic creativity.
The winner of each of the 3 categories will receive:
We both wish you all the best,
Maura J. Graber & Elizabeth Soos
The winner of each of the 3 categories will receive:
1. A USD $100.00 eBay gift card.
2. A signed copy of Maura J. Graber’s upcoming book, “What Have We Here?”
3. Two collectible etiquette books from the library of Elizabeth Soos of Auersmont Etiquette, personally chosen for each winner.
4. A post featuring you and your setting on the Etiquipedia Etiquette Encyclopedia.
5. Some surprise gifts from the historic, Graber Olive House, in Ontario California.
One winner will be selected from each category:
1. Amateur
2. Professional
3. Etiquette Community Member
Entrants must choose one of these 5 themes below:
1. Formal American Gilded Age Dining
2. 1950’s American Formal Dining
3. Mid 19th C. Formal French Dining
4. Edwardian Era Formal British Dining
5. Historical Event of Your Choice Between 1855 and 1995
An original menu must be created and submitted which is then reflected in the setting.
Only one entry will be allowed per entrant. Two photos must be submitted for each entry — one photo of the original place setting or table cover in a flat-lay view and one photo with you standing or sitting next to your setting.
The winners will be announced June 30, 2021 on Instagram on the @EtiquetteChannel and @EtiquipediaCompetition Instagram feeds, the Etiquipedia Etiquette Encyclopedia and the Auersmont Etiquette website.
One winner will be selected from each category:
1. Amateur
2. Professional
3. Etiquette Community Member
Entrants must choose one of these 5 themes below:
1. Formal American Gilded Age Dining
2. 1950’s American Formal Dining
3. Mid 19th C. Formal French Dining
4. Edwardian Era Formal British Dining
5. Historical Event of Your Choice Between 1855 and 1995
An original menu must be created and submitted which is then reflected in the setting.
Only one entry will be allowed per entrant. Two photos must be submitted for each entry — one photo of the original place setting or table cover in a flat-lay view and one photo with you standing or sitting next to your setting.
The winners will be announced June 30, 2021 on Instagram on the @EtiquetteChannel and @EtiquipediaCompetition Instagram feeds, the Etiquipedia Etiquette Encyclopedia and the Auersmont Etiquette website.
Please note that all photos and menus received become the property of Maura J. Graber and Elizabeth Soos solely for this competition.
We both wish you all the best,
Maura J. Graber & Elizabeth Soos
Etiquette Enthusiast, Maura J. Graber, is the Site Editor for the Etiquipedia© Etiquette Encyclopedia
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