Your Handwriting, Embroidered on a Pocket Square He'll Wear Down the Aisle
On the morning of the wedding, your father will put on a suit he's chosen carefully, prouder than he knows how to say. He's raised the groom; today he watches him marry. Most fathers of the groom don't expect a gift at all — which is why a small, well-chosen one lands the way it does.
A pocket square isn't handed over and put away. He folds it, puts it in his breast pocket, and wears it — in the ceremony, in the photographs, at the head table. Embroidered on it: his initials and the date his son got married.
The Custom Silk Pocket Square | Initials & Date - $56.
Silk is the right cloth for a father: dressy without trying too hard, with a soft sheen that suits a wedding suit. The square is 11" × 11", hand-finished in Los Angeles, embroidered with his initials and your wedding date in your choice of thread color, and it comes in a gift box.
If silk isn't him, the same embroidery is available in linen and cotton at $42–$48 — a matte finish for a man who'll wear it with a blazer more often than a suit.
This is the part people get stuck on, so here are the choices that work:
- His initials and the wedding date. Simple, classic, and the date does the sentimental work for you. This is the version most people choose, and it's the one he'll understand the second he opens the box.
- His initials alone, in a monogram. O'Harrow offers 5 monogram styles and 14 thread colors, from a clean block initial to an interlocking script. White or navy thread on a light square is the quiet, traditional choice.
- Your handwriting instead. If there's a short line you'd rather give him in your own hand — a thank-you, a few words only he'd understand — The Handwriting & Signature pocket square -$48 turns your handwriting into embroidery. From a son or daughter-in-law, that one is hard to beat.
- A few words can mean everything - Custom Linen Pocket Square with Personal Words & Embroidery
Sometimes the simplest words hold the most meaning. Crafted from luxury silk, this personalized pocket square lets you turn a name, meaningful phrase, special date, or personal message into a one-of-a-kind embroidered keepsake.
Whether it's a few words of love, an inside joke, a wedding date, or a sentiment worth remembering, each piece is thoughtfully made to tell your story.
Perfect for weddings, anniversaries, groomsmen gifts, or simply giving someone a little something to carry close to their heart.
Is it customary to give the father of the groom a gift?
It's becoming customary, yes — the couple, or the groom on his own, usually gives a small keepsake to both fathers. It doesn't need to be large. It needs to be thought about.
Who gives it — the groom, or the couple?
Either works. Many grooms give it themselves, as a son-to-father moment; just as many couples give to both fathers together so neither is singled out. There's no wrong version.
What initials and date should I use?
His initials — first, middle, last — and the wedding date. If he'd rather the date stayed subtle, initials alone in a classic monogram style are just as good a gift.
Will he actually wear it again?
That's the point of choosing a square over a novelty gift. An 11" × 11" square with his initials goes with any suit he owns, to every formal occasion after this one.
O'Harrow Clothiers makes custom monogrammed pocket squares, hand-finished in Los Angeles, USA.
