I got 6 place settings and a few serving dishes of china for wedding gifts many moons ago (30+ years). Used it a few times.
About 10 years ago we started collecting Blue Willow Ware from antique stores. I don't know for sure how much I have now but it gets used when the whole family gets together, not just for holidays. I have a china cabinet in the dining room that I display the larger pieces in. We have had fun finding these pieces including sugar/creamer sets, gravy boats and butter dishes I even have a nutmeg holder. Some are very old with crazed marks and others are newer. I even found some of the newer red and green pieces.
My tastes have changed and this is more my style than formal china.