Drawn By Hand For One Wedding

Wedding Monogram and Crest Design

Bespoke Monograms, Crests and Patterns For Your Wedding

Hand Drawn | Three Rounds Of Revisions | Print Ready Artwork



Tell Us About Your Wedding

Currently Booking 2027 & 2028 Weddings

Die cut letterpress wedding save the date with a hand drawn lion crest and navy silk tassel, designed for a wedding at Villa Valentini Bonaparte in Cortona

Where Your Wedding Begins

What Is A Wedding Monogram And Crest?

A wedding monogram is often where the design begins. Two initials, drawn by hand and brought together as one mark, so they read as a single identity rather than two separate letters.

A wedding crest grows around that monogram. A shield, wreath or cartouche, built from the details that belong to you: the venue you chose, the flowers you love, the city where you met, a piece of family history.

We draw every monogram and crest from scratch. Nothing comes from a library, and no other couple has the same mark.

Your monogram and crest are designed as part of a wedding commission, rather than as a standalone piece of artwork. That way we draw the mark knowing exactly where it will live, from a two centimetre wax seal to a wall of signage.

Once it exists, it becomes the thread running through the entire wedding. It appears on the invitation, is pressed into the wax seal, printed onto napkins and can even stand at full scale behind the band.

Part Of Your Wedding Commission

What Your Identity Includes

Your Wedding Monogram

Your two initials, drawn by hand and interlocked, stacked or set inside a frame, in the style that suits your wedding. We draw your monogram as part of a wedding commission, so it is designed around the pieces it will appear on.

Your Wedding Crest

A shield, a wreath or a cartouche drawn around your monogram, built from the things that mean something to you.

A Matching Pattern

A repeat drawn by the same hand, such as a toile, a botanical scatter or a stripe, supplied as a seamless repeat so your printer can scale it from an envelope liner to a dance floor.

Colours And Typefaces

Your exact colours as Pantone and CMYK references, along with your foils, inks and papers, and the typefaces for your names and wording.

Three Rounds Of Revisions

Three rounds are included, so the drawing lands exactly where you want it before anything goes to print.

Your Artwork Files

Print ready vector artwork plus digital files for screen, with a short guide showing your planner, florist, venue and printer how to use them.

Blind embossed wedding monogram on the flap of a celeste blue envelope, drawn by hand by Babooche Calligraphy

From Paper To The Room

Where Your Crest Appears

Once your crest is drawn, it can appear on anything your guests see. These are the pieces couples choose most often.

Wedding dinner menu with a gold wax seal bearing the couple's monogram, on a green toile plate at The Ned, London

Wax Seals

Pressed into gold, ivory or a colour drawn from your palette.

Green wedding napkins printed with a gold foil crest and monogram for a wedding at The Ned, London

Napkins And Linen

Foiled or printed onto napkins, table linen and cake table cloths.

Wedding table number with a fine blue monogram in an oval frame, at a Hampton Court Palace wedding in London

Day Of Stationery

Menus, place cards, table numbers and orders of service.

Printed wedding ceremony fan with a baroque crest and toile detail, resting on a white garden chair at Villa Valentini Bonaparte

Ceremony Pieces

Fans, orders of service and anything your guests hold during the day.

Wedding confetti bags sealed with crest and monogram stickers, held by a guest at The Ned, London

Favours And Details

Confetti bags, gift boxes, stickers, ribbons and welcome gifts.

Gold wedding monogram on the stage with printed toile panels and a patterned dance floor at The Ned, London

Signage And Decor

Welcome signs, seating plans, bar fronts, dance floors and stage panels.

Choosing Your Style

Wedding Monogram Styles

A monogram can be drawn in several ways, and the style sets the tone for the whole wedding. These are the six we draw most often. If you are unsure which suits you, we guide you at the design stage.

Interlocking Monogram

Two initials woven together so the letters share strokes. It reads as one mark rather than two letters, and it suits engraved and heraldic wedding designs.

Stacked Monogram

One initial set above the other, often inside an oval or a circle. It is quiet, symmetrical and works beautifully small, on a wax seal or a napkin corner.

Framed Monogram

Initials held inside a shape, such as an oval, a cartouche or a shield. The frame gives the mark weight, so it holds its own on signage and larger pieces.

Script Monogram

Drawn in calligraphy rather than engraved letterforms, with flowing joins and fine hairlines. It suits romantic, garden and modern weddings.

Engraved Letterforms

Victorian and Georgian in feeling, with shading, crosshatching and fine line detail. This is the style most often paired with a full crest.

Single Initial

One letter, usually the shared surname. It is the simplest choice and the most versatile, from the invitation through to a dance floor.

Printed wedding ceremony fan with a hand drawn baroque crest and toile detail, resting on a white garden chair at Villa Valentini Bonaparte in Cortona

Drawing Your Crest

What Makes A Good Wedding Crest

A crest works best when every element earns its place. Two or three meaningful details can read beautifully at any size. Add too many, and the design begins to blur, particularly when it is pressed into wax.

Couples often ask us to include their venue, favourite flowers, a beloved dog, the city where they met, a family motto or a detail from their heritage. We draw each element as fine line illustration, so everything comes together as one cohesive design rather than a collection of separate images.

We also consider where the crest will be used. A design created for a dance floor can carry far more detail than one pressed into a wax seal just two centimetres wide. For that reason, we often create two versions: a full crest and a simplified mark, and you receive both.

From Enquiry To Artwork

How Your Wedding Crest Is Drawn

Most crests take three to four weeks from approval to final artwork, with proofs to approve at every stage.

1

Tell Us About Your Wedding

Send us a short enquiry with your date, your venue and the details you would like drawn in. If the project feels like a good fit, we will send our detailed Discovery Questionnaire before preparing your proposal.

2

We Review Your Enquiry

We review your enquiry first. If the project feels like a good fit, we will guide you through the next steps before preparing a considered proposal with the full scope and price.

3

We Draw Your Crest

We find the thread, draw your monogram, crest and pattern, and you approve every stage.

4

We Carry It Through

Your crest moves onto the invitation, the wax seal, the menus and the signage, with every supplier working from the same drawing.

Monogram And Crest Questions

What is the difference between a monogram and a crest?

A monogram is your initials drawn as one mark. A crest frames that monogram with a shield, a wreath or a cartouche, and usually carries details that mean something to you, such as your venue, your flowers or your heritage.

How much does a wedding crest cost?

The price depends on how detailed your crest is and how many pieces it will appear on. Send us a short enquiry first and, if the project feels like a good fit, we will guide you through the next steps before preparing a proposal with the full scope and price.

How long does it take?

Most crests take three to four weeks from approval to final artwork. We recommend starting early, so your mark is ready before your save the dates go out.

What can we include in our crest?

Your venue, your flowers, your dog, the city where you met, a family motto or a detail from your heritage. Two or three meaningful elements read best, and we guide you on what will work at every size.

Who owns the artwork?

We retain the copyright in your crest, and you receive a licence to use it for your wedding and afterwards, on anything personal such as stationery, gifts or the home. Your files are yours to keep. The licence does not extend to commercial use or resale.

How many revisions are included?

Three rounds of revisions are included, so the drawing lands exactly where you want it before anything goes to print.

What files do we receive?

Print ready vector artwork plus digital files for screen, with a short guide showing your planner, florist, venue and printer how to use them.

Can our suppliers use the artwork?

Yes. We send your artwork to your planner, florist, venue or printer, along with the guide, so every supplier applies it correctly.

Do you design crests on their own?

Your crest is designed as part of a wedding commission, rather than as a standalone piece of artwork. That way we draw it knowing exactly where it will appear, from the wax seal to the signage, and we can shape it to work at every size.

Can we use our crest after the wedding?

Yes. Couples often use their crest afterwards on writing paper, gifts, glassware and the home.

Drawn By Hand For One Wedding

Begin Your Wedding Crest

Tell us about your wedding and, if the project feels like a good fit, we will guide you through the next steps before preparing a considered proposal.

We take only 15 bespoke commissions a year, so your wedding gets the time it deserves.


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Currently Booking 2027 & 2028 Weddings | Limited Availability