Any brides nervous to change their name? If you are changing it at all?

I'm kind of both. I never planned on keeping my name after I got married, but it's weird to be thinking that my name will actually be changing soon. But I'm also really excited to share a name with my FH and our future children

Yes, I am changing mine as well but it definitely feels like giving up part of my identity!

I am keeping mine. I have 32 years invested into it; professional credibility associated with my name, degrees, property, and sentimental value.

I'm going to change mine. But my cousin married his wife about seven years ago. And she didn't change her name. I don't think there is anything wrong with keeping your name if that's what your comfortable with.

I'm not changing mine. It's who I am. Being married doesn't mean I have to do anything. I talked to fh and he honestly didn't even care. Doesn't make us any less married in the end.

I'm keeping my name. Why would I change it? You aren't less married; you don't love your FS any less.

I feel exactly like you do but my fiancé really feels strongly about me changing my name and relationships are about compromise so this is something I am compromising on

I agree with @Rachel. Have you talked to FH about your hesitation?

I was not given a middle name. So, I plan on having my maiden name as my middle name when we get married. I still do feel a little weird about it, but I am glad I am still holding on to it. That being said, you don't have to change your name. Do whatever makes you feel most comfortable.

I feel the same! I will be hyphenating(sp) my names. I love my last name and it's very dear to me.

I'm in the same boat. I've always planned to change my name but have cold feet now that it's actually happening. My dad only had daughters so my last name is completely ending with me. I do still want our family (FH, me, future kids) to have the same name though so going to change it I think.

I feel that exact way. It's weird to me but I'm wondering if it won't be weird once the day comes and we are officially married. My FH really wants me to change it, though, so I will.

Yes! I'm not really into the new last name . Mine isn't that great either but yeah! I feel you !

I'm not nervous about it per say, just kind of annoyed because FH's last name is longer than mine and my first name is long enough as it is, lol. I guess it doesn't bother me either way, but it's important to FH that I take his name so I will.

I'm changing mine and I'm excited to change it. I'm not really nervous about anything other than dealing with the leg work involved in changing it EVERYWHERE.

I feel the same way. I like the tradition just a little more than I like my name, so I'm going to change it. It's something me and FH have talked about and he would be fine if I didn't change my name. I have been torn on it though. It feels a little like giving up a part of myself. I never thought I would care about giving up my name because I've never been particularly attached to my name in the past. But I started my career a little over 2.5 years ago and in my career, you're known by your last name and I think that has caused me to be a little more attached to it. I still have time to change my mind but I'm pretty sure I'm going to change it because I like the tradition more than I like my name and I want our kids to have the same last name as both of us (I don't think there is anything wrong at all to have different last names, it's just what I want!). Glad to know there are other people that feel the same way as me.

Edit: I'm planning to make my maiden name my middle name. That's traditional in my family and a way to still kind of keep my last name.

I'm changing mine and also nervous about it! One day a letter came in the mail addresses to "Andrew and leah k----" and I kinda had a moment lol. I want to it's just strange that I have less than six months with my current name.

I'll be 37 at our wedding, and I'm really excited to change my name. I'm only nervous about forgetting. There are so many places you have to do it. I think I'll still be changing my name on forms a year from now.

I've had these same thoughts. I've always known I'd change my name, but I like my name... Plus it flows nicely... I'm not sad to change it, and I still want to change it, but I get the sense of loss! This name and I have been through a lot together!

But I'm not telling my students I'm changing my name so they'll still call me my maiden name. I'm kinda happy for that lol

I am taking his name. May be UO but my name does not make not my identity.

My current surname is not my birth name, I changed it when I was 20 from my father's to my mother's. I went from an easy English name to a difficult Dutch name that people cannot spell or pronounce, and with a 2-word last name it would take an extra ten minutes to find my name in a database because some people put the space in and some don't. So I'm going back to an easy English name with no regrets.

I also want the same name as my kids. And in my writing career I'm using a pseudonym anyway.