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I'm just curious how many Bees are planning on changing their names. I am keeping my maiden name, mostly for professional reasons, but also just becaue I don't want to part with it. Just curious where everyone falls on the spectrum.
I'm hyphenating for career purposes, but will eventually change over once people are familiar with my married last name.
I am either going to hypenate or keep my maiden name as a 2nd middle name.
I'm taking his name but I'm keeping my last name too. I'm not hyphenating bc our names sound stupid together... but my last name will either be my second middle or I'll just drop my current middle all together. Undecided about that bit. :)
I'm taking his name. I've never known anyone who didn't take their husbands name (though I know its common with professionals). His name is alot harder to spell than mine is so I'm kind of bummed about that but its definitely not a deal breaker.
I'm taking his name. He's excited about it and I am too...my name will be shorter and I move to the front of the alphabet.
Since I have two separate last names (no hyphen, just a space), I'm getting rid of it. I've been known far too long by that name and I hate it. I'm going to a very common last name and I'm thrilled! It'll also move me up the alphabet 
I changed my name to his and dropped my maiden name.
I dropped my middle name and took my maiden as my middle and took his last
I am excited to take FIs name, but I always think about how wierd it is going to be at first!
I'm struggling with this. I love his last name and I'll be proud to take it! But I don't like the way it sounds with my name. I've thought about replacing my middle name with my maiden name and accepting his as my true last name, because it flows so much better that way. But I don't want to give up my middle name either. And I definitely DON'T want to hyphenate.
I am taking his last name and can't wait! I kinda hate my last name though, and love my FI's! Sometimes I wish I could just take it now!
...I will admit, it will feel weird to not have my last name anymore. I can totally see why so many women keep their last names. If I didn't hate mine so much I would probably have some serious separation anxiety.
I said for the longest I was going to hyphenate but now I think its going be more trouble than its worth. People are not going to say both names, just the last so I'm just going to take his name and be happy!
I kept my name. I don't plan on changing it, and if I make dinner reservations I use my name. People care too much about the name change thing, honestly. My family and his family both want me to change my name and my parents tell me that constantly, but it doesn't affect our relationship at ALL and it's more work than I want to deal with. It's because I'm a super-feminist or anything, it's just because it really DOESN'T matter. Sigh. Sorry, this is a sensitive subject for me.
most hispanic cultures don't change names. I am Julita Bride marrying Handsome Groom. We each keep our names and when we have kids they will be Child Groom Bride and our family would be the Groom Bride Family. In this culture, you have two last names: your father's and mothers. I like it!
Yep, I'm changing my name, and I can't wait! And it will be so nice to have a name that people will be able to spell without any trouble.
I'm hyphenating- hence the screen name :) I just love my last name too much to give it up.
I took DH's name and dropped my maiden name. I also switched it at work. DH works in my industry and most people I work with know him or at least his name, so it wasn't such a big deal. I like my new name, but I did it because I wanted us to have the same last name more than anything.
@KMSull: I totally understand where you're coming.
I just hate my current last name too much to keep it. It's associated with a person that brought me misery for too many years.
I took my husband's last name, but moved my maiden to my middle name, and dropped my given middle name. :)
I am keeping my name. I LOVE my last name..totally kicks ass. If I took his name my name would be over 20 letters. Trying to sign my name on a check or any other document is already a challenge. But I won't get mad if people call me Mrs. HisLastName after we get married and he won't get mad if people are still calling me by my current last name.
Changing because I want to move up in the alphabet! I am sooo excited to have his last name although I am a bit sad to lose my name. I mean I have had it for 30 years...
Taking his...I didn't originally think I would, but he's the only one in his family with his last name (parents did not marry and he doesn't know his dad's family) so he has always been the only "his-last-name". He said he would like me to change my name because he wants to not have to be the only "his-last-name" for once. That tugged at my heartstrings!
I'm planning on taking his name, although I do toy with the idea of keeping my own. His last is actually 3x the length of mine, lol, so I've already started practicing the signature. And he really likes the thought of my name being the same as his. I am quite attached to my maiden name, so there's always the possibility of keeping it as a second middle name. When it's all said and done though, I suppose I'll be the traditional one :)
I'm taking his name because mine is terrible to spell and pronounce, everyone gets it wrong, LOL! My first name and his last sound very regal together, so I'm more than happy to change it. The only trouble I'm having is coming up with my new signature!
I'm taking his name and I can't wait! No one ever says my last name correctly even though it's incredibly freakin' simple.
My last name is similar to the name of a city in Ohio. But minus one letter. But people always add this letter and call me by the City name.
It's like if my last name was Pittburg but everyone called me "Pittsburg" ...it's annoying
I'm taking his name (maiden name will be 2nd middle name), but I keep threatening to hyphenate ;) Just because this is the ONE thing he's being SUPER traditional about.
I love my maiden name. I feel like it represents my family and binds us together as one unit. I'm very very proud of it. However, I am a traditional bride. While I love my current name, it is important to me for my last name to change to his. We'll become our own family unit, and I am very proud of that. Plus, I feel like it will be easier when we have children if we both have the same last name.
@bakerella: I'm having a signature issue too! I've been practicing writing my new last name which starts with a W and there's just no nice way to write it. Ugg!! lol
I'm taking his name but keeping my maiden name professionally (in academic publications). I might change that over eventually too.
I dropped my middle name, moved my maiden name to it's place, and took my husband's last name, so I went from First Middle Maiden to First Maiden Married. It was never a question for me. I like my maiden name, but I love his last name, and having the same last name was important to both of us.
I voted as hyphenating- but we aren't actually. We are combining the first half of my name and the last half of his name and making a new one! I can't wait!
I am taking FH's last name! People already ALWAYS spell my maiden name wrong even after I spell it for them! FH is the last male in his family with his last name (spelled the way it is, long story, great grandparents from Italy, etc) I will be proud to have his name!! I will also move way up in the alphabet!!
I wanted to keep mine, but that didnt go over so well with fiancee, so i'm going to hyphenate.. it makes things less complicated once you have kids down the road too.
I am taking his name happily. I have a huge extended family, so I'm not worried about the name carrying on, and I am just entering my professional career, so it doesn't make a huge impact on things. I like the way my maiden name sounds, but I love the way my married name will sound.
Funny story - About a month ago FI went to this hot spring spa. They give you a water bottle when you get there and write your initials on the cap, and when they asked for our initials, he gave my married initials. It was definitely an awwww moment for me! It's little things like that that make it all seem more real!
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