Monogram Napkins
When you want to entertain formally, there is nothing that puts a flair of elegance on the evening than linen napkins bearing your monogram. As the guests sit down for an evening of fine dining, those napkins folded perfectly around a perfect table communicate to the guests that they are in for an evening of luxury and only the finest in a dining experience. Like the candles, the flowers, the lighting and all of the other things that makeup "ambiance", those elegant napkins create an atmosphere where the outstanding meal you are about to present will be enjoyed to the fullest.
The first step to creating that unique feel of high quality linen napkins bearing your monogram is to pick the right napkin. From the selection of high quality napkins through the monogramming process, this will be a project with a price tag associated with it. But it is a one time cost that you will be able to use over and over for decades. And each time you put these elegant napkins with that beautiful monogram showing, they will do so much to convey the right mood for your guests that the investment up front will be enjoyed for a long time into the future.
If you custom order your napkins, you can order the monogram as well so the finished product arrives at once. This is a neat way to get the job done with little additional work on your part. But do take some time in selecting the style, color and location of the monogram on the napkin. The monogram will have to be fairly small because a napkin is a small dinner accessory. But you want it to be recognizable as the monogram of your family or business. So you would probably want to stay away from very ornate backgrounds or accessories around the monogram like ivy growing up the side of the letters or a background of a shield and swords. It is a monogram, not a family crest so simplicity helps the look.
If you prefer to use more than just the monogram styles offered by the napkin sales venue, you can have the napkins monogrammed after you get them. Unless you are an outstanding seamstress, this is something you will probably have done by a tailor shop or a professional who is skilled at putting monograms of high quality on small objects. Get some references and look at the work of the craftsman you pick for this job because once those monograms are on the napkins, they are there to say.
Putting some care, thought and money into the creation of a set of fine linen napkins bearing your monogram will give you an accessory to your dinner settings that will give you a lot of joy and pride to use. And when you are serving the meal and you see people admiring those napkins, you can let that pride show. The napkins will add to the enjoyment of the evening of fine dining and by presenting beautiful artistic napkins with that monogram, you are telling your guests, "enjoy an evening of pleasure and fine dining with us". That is a wonderful message to send.