Is anyone else sad about changing their name?

Laudie3a, I think that is probably it. Of course, my mom thinks it is just because she thinks I'm stubborn (luckily, FH doesn't agree). :-)

I am really really sad. I really do not want to change it at all. I asked him if I could at least wait a year or so and I think we will do that. I really do not like the change at all. I just wrote a forum post on it the other week actually. I got some great help from the ladies here. https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/dont-want-to-change-last-name-fh-is-upset-what-to-do/e77b7840aec32571.html

Thanks Bee j! I'm definitely going to read that later!

Heck no!!! Im so pumped, my name is hard to spell and his is easy and a very strong name

Super sad, my last name is awesome, it is Wilde. And neither of my sister's changed their last names so I feel really guilty about doing it too...but I like the idea of having the same last name as my FH and his last name is unique too so it makes it a bit easier. I will be going to Pezzute, haha.

I'm traditional and always wanted to change it but FH's name is a bit of a downgrade I got from a B to a V. Its short but hard to say. We joked about doing a name combo but looked up the heritage of that name at is a polish guy that killed jews, so that was out. Oh well...I'll adjust.

I had a hard time letting go of my maiden name even after I married. However, I'm loving the new name now! It just takes time to adjust. Just like finishing a chapter in a book and starting a new one.

I am sad, I have always loved my last name. There are no more men in the family to carry it on. But, I feel it is the right thing to do. At least my initials will stay the same.

I was apprehensive about changing it after my first wedding. I took my maiden name back during the divorce and swore I would never change it again. I'm excited about changing it this time.

If you don't feel like changing it then don't right away. At some point you might to change it, but dcon't feel like you HAVE to.

I'm excited to change mine...probably because I'm keeping my maiden name as well.

My parents are both deceased and it was important to me to keep the middle name that I share with my mother and my father's last name. I am combining my current middle name and my maiden name and making it my new middle name and taking FH's last name. So I will be be Monica (Marie Murphy) Lewis. I'm traditional so I definitely wanted his last name but I did not want to hyphenate. He was cool with me keeping my entire name so it all worked out.

Eh. I'm not legally changing my last name, however my FI's name would be an upgrade from mine lol!

I don't think my brother will ever have children, so I would be last hope and it doesn't bother me that the name may 'die out'.

Maybe I'll make my last name part of my middle name...I'll see how FH feels about that haha

I feel guilty for feeling this way, but I do feel sad about changing mine. I want to have the same last name as my FH but his is one of the most common last names and I am sad because I feel like my new name will sound boring

I may wait a few months to actually do it to make sure that I am 100% sure.

I am very happy to change my name. i love my current name, it has a nice ring to it. I hate to see it go, but I, nor my FH, wouldn't have it any other way. My father only has daughters so this is the end of an era. I'm not too heartbroken over it...hope he isn't. haha!

I am excited to take on his name but feel bad for my dad. He had 3 girls, so there is nobody to carry on the Sanders name. Poor dad

I know that I'm going to change mine because I'm excited to share a last name together but my maiden name is just a huge part of me so it's hard to part with it!

I'm excited to take on his last name, but I'm sad that I'll be "losing" mine. I'm going from Italian to OH-MY-GOD you're Italian lolol.

I'm actually keeping mine and getting rid of my middle name instead. I don't want a super long name or hyphen, but I am very proud of my last name and my daughter has the same last name and is unsure if she wants to change hers, so to cover our basis, I'm keeping it.

I have mixed feelings about it. I'm traditional in the fact that I'm excited about sharing my new last name with FH. At the same time, though, it'll be weird for me because FH's mom is a teacher and so am I feel a little weird that'll we'll both be Mrs. R******* as teachers. Also, my dad had 2 daughters so there's no one to carry on my current last name.

I am a little sad. I am thinking about using my last name as my middle name. Not sure yet...but I have to decide soon because we just got our marriage license in the mail!