Personal Wedding Monogram Trend: Timeless Elegance in 2024
The Personal Wedding Monogram Trend is gaining popularity in 2024. Couples planning their Best Day Ever love to find ways to incorporate their personal story. And monograms can truly be that one-of-a-kind stand-out.
Monograms are ancient history. Picture an elegant crest painted on the side of a Victorian family’s horse-drawn carriage. Or receiving a beautiful invitation engraved with a gold inlaid monogram. Then reaching into your Queen Anne desk drawer to retrieve your own amazing stationery to reply to the missive.
Those monograms entwining two people’s initials typically began the day they married. Either they took on the family’s crest, and personalized it with their own initials, or they created a new monogram to announce their new union.
Today the elegant symbols not only add a touch of sophistication to your wedding ceremony, but can also serve as a lasting symbol of your commitment to your life together.
Personal Wedding Monogram Trends of the Past
Wedding monograms and family crests have a rich history dating back centuries. In the distant past the symbols represented family lineage and heritage. You couldn’t just adopt a crest or create your own. However, over time, they’ve evolved from markers of social status to symbols of love and commitment. Today, with grand-millennialism becoming popular, we’re looking back at the things our grandmothers loved and then adding a modern twist to them. So, with no requirement for aristocracy in the DNA, anyone can create their own monogram to add a touch of regality to life’s celebrations. (Although if one delves deeply enough into one’s past, they’re sure to find some connection to royalty!)
So with the doors flung open on personalization, couples have limitless options for creating a personal wedding monogram. It should reflect their personalities, style, shared history, and their goals for their shared future. Along with their initials they can choose symbols that have a special meaning. Perhaps a favorite flower, a significant place or an emblem that represents a shared interest. Such as their favorite 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 become more than a simple monogram, and evolve into a family crest.
When to Use Wedding Monograms
A personalized monogram impresses when used on the wedding stationery suite, but it doesn’t have to stop there. Use it on napkins, cake toppers, table décor and more.
One important thing to remember is that anything that happens before the actual wedding ceremony, such as bridal shower stationery or attendant’s gifts or pre-wedding robes, should not have the married monogram. Before you’re married, use your single name initials. The wedding monogram is strictly for your life that begins upon speaking the vows.
However, and this probably goes without saying, the monogramed items you put on your wedding registry should have your married names monogram. You can also use them to create a “brand” on your wedding website if you have one. Etiquette rules when it comes to monograms.
So go forth and personalize!
Keep the Personal Wedding Monogram Trend Going
Individualize your new home with monograms. Make them a part of your new life with items chosen for your gift registry:
- Linen napkins and drinkware
- Pillowcases and throw pillows and linen doilies
- Handkerchiefs and scarves
- Cutting boards and other kitchen items
- Bath towel sets
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(And check out our Personal Monogram Pinterest Board.)
