Monograms & Marriage

Yikes!  The most often question that most people fret over is how do I monogram something for a newlywed couple? There are three ways to do this. It is strictly a personal choice!  You can choose a traditional, modern type, or its always safe to go with a single initial monogram.

Traditional Monogram

(in the south especially) Certain items were to be monogrammed with the husband's initials and certain items with the wife's monogram! Typically the following items were to have the male initials in a block font in the first, middle, and last name order when reading left to right.

• Cocktail Glasses
• Ice Buckets
• Cutting Boards
  

The wife's initials were to appear in a script fancy font such as Vines with the new last name initial appearing in the center larger than the other initials, and her maiden name on the right side. The following products are the most popular for this style of monogram.

• Wine Glasses
• Linens
• Towels
• Serving Pieces
  

Modern Monogram

Reading the monogram from left to right:

1) Wife’s first name initial.

2) Husband’s last name initial - this initial is larger than the initials on each side of it.

3) Husband’s first name initial.

The best font choice for a modern monogram is one that is not too feminine such a circle or a roman font.

Single Initial Monogram

For a married couple, the first initial of the husband’s last name is the best option to choose. Any font choice can be chosen when selecting a single initial monogram.

Women Monograms

A monogrammed gift for a woman should include her first, middle, and last initial or if she is married, her first, maiden name, and married last name initials. Traditionally, a woman's monogram is presented in first, last, middle initial order, when reading left to right. There are so many new fonts nowadays that allow for reversing the order of initials to the first, middle, and last name order, it has become just a personal preference.

Monogramming a Gift for a Man

Traditionally, men's items were engraved with the initials in the first, middle and last name order. This order of initials in a male monogram are often seen on items such as key-chains, bar-ware, cuff links, and more. Typically when using this order of letters, you would choose the roman caps font where the initials are straight across and all the letters are the same height, however it is also correct to put a gentleman's surname initial in the middle when using a a font such as the circle font or the roman font in which the last name is larger in the center.

Can you wrap an item?

Absolutely! For a small fee we will wrap your gift items and ship them too! Don't forget we are from the south, we still believe in the good old fashioned hand written note, which we will also include with your gift!

Return Policy

Due to the nature of personalized gifts, returns will not be accepted except for product defects. Please contact us at 1-800-844-5616 Ext 750 or email us at madformonograms@gmail.com