Photo By: Sonja Clanton

 Seeing this pumpkin makes me want to have a fall wedding to pursue the endless creative possibilities!  It’s a great example of twisting something formal like a monogram and making it your own.  More and more I see couples using things like monograms, wedding colors, fonts and graphic designs to create a really cohesive feel to their event – essentially to create a wedding brand.  Hiring an event company or a wedding coordinator is probably the easiest way to create this feeling of a produced and polished event, however I’m seeing savvy couples figure out how to do it on a budget. 

Marry Monograms, based in Seattle, is the type of tool that can give a wedding a polished look.  You have the option of choosing a design from their portfolio or having a design custom made especially for you.  The personalized logo costs $49.95 and the custom design prices are available by quote.  Once you have the logo or monogram the sky’s the limit: invitations, towels, gifts, gobo spotlights, favors, wine labels, thank-you cards or honeymoon clothing — whatever you can think of to put your monogram on! I think half of the fun is figuring out where and on what to stamp your new family crest.  

A final thought: it might make a nice engagement gift for some recently betrothed friends.

Marry Monograms