Comments on: LOVE/HATE: The Make-It-Your-Own Edition

By: Rachel Amitay

Rachel Amitay — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:52:34 +0000

I bought a monogrammed aisle runner from The Original Runner Company and it really was the highlight of our ceremony. We only used the onogram on that one item and it was just enough. Asfter the wedding we had the monogram from the aisle runner framed with my dried bouquet and it is now hanging in the foyer of our new home. It is the one item that I ahve from my wedding- except for the photos of course.

By: The Favour Gallery

The Favour Gallery — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:09:19 +0000

I agree with Daisy, on the isle runner, however it does look good.

By: KTB

KTB — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:46:06 +0000

The only thing we ended up monogramming was our thank you notes. We used both of our first initials with a snowflake in the middle, since our invitations had snowflakes on them. They ended up looking great–one of my graphic designer friends emailed me to tell me how much he liked them when he got his note!

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:26:55 +0000

I agree with Twistie. Or perhaps hang them over a faux mantle?

By: Twistie

Twistie — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:05 +0000

Clearly, Pencils, the answer is to get a mantle!

By: Pencils

Pencils — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:18:32 +0000

Like others have said, monograms can look nice when used in moderation, but can look stuffy or even a bit silly when overdone. I had our first initials done in moss-covered, decorated foam–basically understated wreaths. They were on the front doors of the country club, and later they ended up over the mantel by the dance floor, where they looked great. We still have them, but I’m not quite sure what to do with them! (We don’t have a mantle.

By: Lizz

Lizz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:29:10 +0000

To me, monograms are boring and a bit stuffy. I suppose if you came up with something incredibly clever or funny it could be interesting, but I just don’t see the point. There are so many prettier and more interesting ways to decorate.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:33:58 +0000

daisyj: I have wondered that myself. I suppose one could make it into a tablecloth? Curtains? Even more strange would be the could who kept and displayed their gigantic wall decal monogram or their scuffed dance floor decal.

By: daisyj

daisyj — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:33:02 +0000

So, what exactly is a person expected to do with their aisle-runner keepsake? Use it as a bedspread? Hang it like a homecoming banner?

By: Melissa B.

Melissa B. — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:46:01 +0000

As usual, I agree with everything Twistie said– I think monograms can be classy, but the excessive use of one’s wedding monogram can look a bit narcissistic. Your guests don’t need to see your monogram on the invitations, the place cards, the menus, the favors, the dance floor, the backs of the chairs, the aisle runner, a banner at the reception, *and* your car — they’re at your wedding, presumably they know who you are and that you’re getting married! A few monograms go a long way.

I saw several invitations that I liked that had monograms, but we sort of wrote off using a monogram because of our names. Our monogram would have been M&S, which to me, says “Marks and Spencer” (a British chain store for those who haven’t spent much time in the UK). Flipping the initials would have been even worse.