Personal Wedding Monogram Trend: Timeless Elegance in 2024
Couples love to add their own flair to their Best Day Ever. In 2024, wedding monograms are becoming a trend! A unique way to tell your love story with style.
Monograms have been used for years and years. Picture a fancy crest painted on the side of a horse-drawn carriage. Or a lovely invite to a lady’s tea, engraved with a gold inlay. Then a crested notecard from a Queen Anne desk drawer to reply to the missive.
Couples would create their own crests by taking the crest of his/her family with the highest social status and add their own details. Or, if they weren’t proud of either side of the family, they’d create a brand new one to announce their own new start.
Today there’s no family story to monograms. The crests simply add a touch of class to your wedding, then can also serve as a lasting symbol of a future entwined together.
Personal Wedding Monogram Trends of the Past
In the distant past monograms were passed down to you. You couldn’t just adopt a crest or invent your own. Over time, they’ve evolved from markers of social status to symbols of love. Today, with grand-millennialism gaining interest, we’re looking back at the things our grandmas loved and adding a modern twist to them. So, with no blue blood in the DNA, anyone can create their own monogram to add a touch of regal to one’s life. (But hey, dig deeply enough and you might find a royal link!)
So with the doors flung open on personalization, couples have tons of options to make their own wedding monogram. It should reflect who they are, their style choices, shared past, and their goals for their shared future. Along with their initials they can choose symbols that have a special meaning. Perhaps a special flower or place or an emblem of a shared hobby. Even a picture of their breed of dog!
And even if you choose something simple now doesn’t mean you can’t add to the style later on as your life unfolds. It can evolve into a family crest.
Make your Big Day pop with a unique wedding mark. It’s a fun way to show your love story!
When to Use Wedding Monograms
A monogrammed crest whispers class when used on a wedding stationery suite, and the style doesn’t have to stop there. Use it on napkins, cake toppers, table décor and more.
When using crests, keep in mind that bridal shower invites, pre-wedding bridesmaid gifts, etc., should not have the couple’s combined initials. Before you’re married, use your single name initials. The wedding monogram is strictly for your life that begins after the vows.
However, and this might go without saying, any items added to your wedding registry will have your married names monogram. You can also use them to create a “brand” on your wedding website if you have one.
That’s the etiquette 101 of monograms. Now go forth and personalize!
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Keep the Personal Wedding Monogram Trend Going
It’s fun to style your new home with monograms. Make them a part of your new life with a few items chosen for your gift list:
- Linen napkins and drinkware
- Pillowcases and throw pillows and linen doilies
- Handkerchiefs and scarves
- Cutting boards and other kitchen items
- Bath towel sets
Planning a future wedding?
Perhaps you’re not planning a wedding or gift list right now, so go ahead and create a Pinterest board to save this post for later.
(And check out our Personal Monogram Pinterest Board.)
