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Hi,

My wife and I are coming up on our 11th anniversary in a couple of months and the traditional gift is steel. She's indicated a couple of times in recent years that she'd like to update our flatware / cutlery so this seems like a good occasion to do so. I'd like to take it a step further and have the set we decide on monogrammed with our surname initial (engraving or some other process for achieving this with stainless steel). Any recommendations on where I could have this done locally (Calgary and surrounding communities)?

Also unsure whether the engraving / monogramming part is a bad idea to have done after the fact, as in maybe it could lead to defects in the integrity and longevity of the pieces. If that's the case, maybe we should instead be looking at sourcing the new flatware from somewhere that would include the customization as part of the manufacturing process. If so, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I've been combing the internet but have been struggling to find anything that does not come off cheap & ugly.

Thanks for any insight!