Monogram Etiquette

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Monogram etiquette is something that many of us are unsure of so we have put together a chart of the standard monograms using different scenarios. Keep in mind that monograms are a personal preference and in todays world you can do just about anything. These are not the rules for monograms, only monogram guidelines.
Monogram Etiquette

Individual Monogram
Margaret Elizabeth Hunt's monogram

first name initial, last name initial and middle name initial, in that order.
MEH
OR
first name initial, last name initial and middle name initial. the monogram would look as follows:
MHE OR last name initial
H Aprostophe in the Last Names
Last names that include an apostrophe, such as O'Riley are traditionally monogrammed using the first initial of the last name.
Margaret Elizabeth O'Riley monogram MOE Last Names with Mc
Last names that begin with Mc, such as McDonald are traditionally monogrammed using the first initial of the last name.
Margaret Elizabeth McDonald monogram MME

Married Monogram
Traditionally, Linen is the woman's domain and glassware is the man's. With that said, there are several options for monogramming a married couple's linens
If the wife is Margaret Hunt and the Husband is Chris Layfield

Traditional Couple's Monogram
Wife first name initial, Shared last name initial and Wife Maden name initial.
MLH Modern Couple's Monogram (option 1)
generally the wife's domain (i.e. linens)
Wife first name initial, Shared last name initial and Husband middle name initial
MLC Modern Couple's Monogram (option 2)
generally the husband's domain (i.e. glassware)
Husband first name initial, Shared last name initial and Wife middle name initial
CLM Single Couple's Monogram
Shared last name initial
L

Blended Last Names
Couples that decide to hyphenate their last names, such as Hunt-Layfield are usually monogrammed using the first initial each of the last names.
Margaret Hunt and Chris Layfield
becomes
Margaret and Chris Hunt-Layfield MHLC
Life Partners
There are two acceptable options for monogramming non-married life partners.
Margaret Hunt and Chris Layfield MHLC OR HL

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