Cuties I am sure you will be able to help me. I am going to make small gift bags for my grandsons wedding next year in England, one for all the lady guests. I will put on the initial of both the bride and the groom.

What a fun discussion, and I had to think about it. I guess I've always put the man's initial first, and didn't consider that it might not be the way to go. Boy, am I that old?? ;)

Do let us know what you decide on, Edith!
In friendship across the pond,
Marion in Kentucky USA

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by edithfarminer 01 Nov 2011

Thanks Marion, we are going to try to look further at the etiquet in the UK, see if we can find what they say.Thanks for your help, hugs edith

Entwining would be the easy way out, but if you think your initials are better separate, I'd stitch the man's first.

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by edithfarminer 01 Nov 2011

It is C for bride and M for groom, so not easy entwined. Also hav enice free design for it , is better with letters each side of the heart, but thanks Mops for your input. Hugs edith

Unfortunately - it is the groom first.........

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by edithfarminer 01 Nov 2011

thanks hugs edith

I agree with Gerry the groom's name always first. Marie

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by edithfarminer 01 Nov 2011

thanks Marie, hugs edith

I would say the mans initial first, :) hugs

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by edithfarminer 01 Nov 2011

thanks hugs edith

Here in Aus and I guess in England, I was taught the ladies name comes first because we have a Queen. When there is a King at the Thrown then the man comes first. xx

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by edithfarminer 01 Nov 2011

thanks for your answer. Hugs edith

here in the Netherlands the name of the man comes first. Some people don't know that anymore, but it is tradition for a wedding: first the man's name and than the wife's.

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by nannynorfolk 01 Nov 2011

I agree gerry :)

by edithfarminer 01 Nov 2011

thank you both, hugs edith

by mops 01 Nov 2011

Yes, and before the wedding it's the other way round.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono... hope this helps.
You could entwine the initials, hugs Helen

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by moyed 01 Nov 2011

http://idooriginals.blogspot.com/...

by edithfarminer 01 Nov 2011

thanks Helen, the design is such that it is better each initial apart. thanks for the link too. Will check. Hugs edith

by edithfarminer 01 Nov 2011

What is interesting here is that in the Wikipedia it states that on linen it is the womans initial first. Now would a small bag come under that I wonder. Mightely confusing.

I was taught that the man's initial/name always come first
ie Mr & Mrs

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by edithfarminer 01 Nov 2011

Thank you, started to think daughter in law was right