The rules of monogramming can be confusing, so here are a few guidelines to help you choose.

The monogram for a single lwoman should include her first, middle and last initial.  The last name initial is larger than the first and middle initial and is placed in the middle.  For example:  Lisa Dawn Moore would look like the following:

LMD

For a married woman, the monogram should include her first, maiden and married initial.  Again the last name initial is larger than the first and maiden initial.  For example Lisa Moore Jones would look like the following:

LJM

For an engaged or married couple, the monogram should include the brides first initial, the couples surname and the groom's first initial and in that order.  So Lisa and Gary Jones would be:

LJG

For a man, there are a couple of options but most people prefer to use the man's first initial, middle initial and then last initial.  All letters are all the same size as shown in this example for Gary East Jones.

GEJ

We hope that this information has been helpful.