Mourning my maiden name

I think this is the same exact problem I am going to have. I'm not getting married until June 2019 and I have already been thinking about this. I know I'm going to miss my old name terribly.

I know I will, despite the dysfunctional family associations it has for me. When I was a journalist, it was the name I published under, although I haven't been in that field for several years now and won't likely go back to it.

Also, my current name is one syllable and easy to spell, while my married name will NOT be.

It's ok though! I am shedding my old name along with the drama and hurt from my mother's side of the family so to me it is a fresh start.

I get it, girl. I love my maiden name, and although I'm proud to take my husband-to-be's last name, it will be hard to say goodbye to the old. I feel much more comfortable refering to myself in a group sorta way, such as signing "love from the Hirschfelds" at the end of my thank you notes, and I know it'll grow on me eventually. I'm just glad to be such a close part of his life, and the symbolism of the name change in general!

I didn't realize that I will no longer have my last name and I love my last name because of my Hispanic background. I am wondering if I should hyphenate after reading these responses...

I recently got married (3 weeks ago) and when I did my name change, I changed my middle name by replacing it my with my maiden name. I too wanted to keep my maiden name (and i didn't want to hyphen my last name) so, this change made more sense for me. Plus, my maiden name is common so it fits well.