Monogram help - Opinions please

Hi ladies,

I need lots of creative help. It seems I can do just about anything technically but lack in the creativity department.

I am thinking our monogram design/theme is going to be our destination, Mexico, and a compass rose (for our love of travel). I have been messing with photoshop creating these logos. I would still like to get our names, date and location on it too.

But it still just dosn't look right to me. Any thoughts? Should I move things around? Where should I put the names, date and location. Should the compass rose be more see through or Mexico be not to see through?

Any opinions at all would be helpful. Thanks! Carla

With Grid:

Without Grid:

i cant see them

Yes I can see them now. I like it with the grid.

yeah, i think the grid balances it out i love the rose compass!

I like it with the grid too.

The grid looks good.

I agree, the grid looks best. It sort of defines it better.

Definitely with the grid.

The grid looks the best!