For those brides not changing their last name...

What if he just presents you as "the bride and groom?"

You could have them say "Now presenting, for the first time as a married couple, Mr X and Mrs Tammy"

Maybe something like "Now introducing the newlyweds, Tammy & FH" or "Introducing the new Mr. & Mrs."

I think that even if you keep your last name, it's technically accurate to refer to you as Mr. and Mrs. Husbandslastname.

Why not "husband and wife" or "FH and Tammy, Husband and Wife"?

What about "the newlyweds, Jane and Joe" or "now husband and wife"?

Make sure the music is cued up and Kiss and leave... "you may kiss the bride".... simultaneous music.... and begin walking out

It wont work unless the music is cued, because ppl wont know to stand or and clap or whatever

@PK - I think that is accurate, but if they are announced with his last name, people will take that as her new last name

We didn't do any name announcing. Of the weddings I've attended, I'd estimate half do and half don't. After the "you may seal your vows with a kiss," we turned around to recess and my fellow church choir member guests, surprised us with mini-flash mob song.

My mother's always said those announcements remind her of a ringmaster, in the circus, rather than a minister, announcing the next act - "And now introducing ... !"

I think you are still technically Mrs HFirst HLast even if you don't take his name, like Purplekitten said. If you think about it, its not like your first name changes to his first name. If you know what I mean. IE

Mrs Bob Jones is not your name even if you take H's last.

@ Purple Kitten, I understand it's probably technically more accurate to announce us as Mr and Mrs X, but it seems weird to announce us in that fashion if I'm not taking FH's last name.

@Faran guess that was a little bit of where I was going. I didn't want to just kiss and leave and people are just sitting there like "oh, ok, that's the end".

@Jeanne I really like the suggestion of using "Now presenting, for the first time as a married couple, FH and Tammy". I think that may be the way we will go.

FH is taking my surname (due to how it's done it'll be change prior to the ceremony) so we'll either be announced as "Mr & Mrs MySurname" or skipping it entirely. (most registrar scripts I've seen do the kiss and then the signing of the register so it may not even be an issue.)

Do like kahlcara's suggestions though.

Mr. and Mrs. FH's last name. I'm not taking his name legally, but i don't care i anyone calls me Mrs. FH's last name.

We were introduced:

"for the first time as a married couple: husband and Tara"

Pretty much, anywhere it would have been Mr. & Mrs., I just used our first names. I didn't want to give the impression that I was changing my name.

I've been wondering the same thing. Also, how to be announced at the reception. I like @Jeanne's suggestion.

It's not even technically accurate to refer to them as Mr. and Mrs. X if she isn't taking his last name. A woman's name doesn't change just because she gets married; the law just allows a woman who gets married to take her husband's name without going through the legal name change procedure. And introducing them as Mr. and Mrs. X will be very confusing, as most people would assume it means she is changing her name.

You could skip that part. Or be introduced as "the newlyweds, Tammy and FH." Or "the newlyweds, Tammy YourLastName and FH HisLastName." It's not a legal part of the ceremony in the first place, so you can do whatever works for you and your officiant.

I changed my name but my officiant didn't say Mr. and Mrs. X, he just said husband and wife.

I think our officiant said "Mr. and Mrs. (Husband's last name)." I honestly don't remember. It does bother me, though, if people call me "Mrs. (Husband's last name)."