Essential Monogramming Guidelines

Single Initials:  In this case, one letter represents a last name, or a first name.

  

Example: Jane Sullivan, or John Smith

Example: Richard Smith and Kevin Hammond

Three Initials (Large Center Initial):  The first name is on the left, the last name is in the center, and middle initial is on the right.

Example: Kyle Benjamin Simms

Three Initials (Large Last Initial):  In this case the first name is on the left, the middle name is in the center, and last name is on the right.

Example:  Daniel Robert Thompson

Three Initials (All Letters Same Size):  In this case the first name is on the left, the middle name is in the center, and last name is on the right.

Example:  David Matthew Jones

Joint Monogram for a Married Couple (Marriage Monogram):  The Wife’s first name is on the left, joint last name in the center, and the Husband’s first name is on the right. Remember the adage, "Ladies First."

Example:  Belinda & George Samuels

For a Single/Unmarried Woman:  The first name is on the left, the maiden name is the large letter in the center, and the middle name is on the right. A woman’s maiden initials are always appropriate to use, even after she is married.

Example: Penelope Sarah Harris

For a Married Woman: Traditionally a married woman uses her maiden name, and her married last name. In this case, her first name is on the left, married last name in the center, and maiden name on the right.

Example: Louisa Hughes-Sullivan

Full Name Monograms:  These are most often used for infants and children. The first initial is usually capitalized, and the rest are lower case.

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