New Signature

I definitely had to practice once I changed my name!!

The first year with a new last name is so funny - I panicked and had to correct myself half the time people asked my name and would frequently change signatures partway through signing receipts! It's tough to break those ingrained habits, and it throws up a ton of red flags and suspicions when you pause to think about your new name!

We went to a premarital counseling event and the guy hosting it is an officiant and he highly highly recommended practicing it ahead of time so when it's time to sign your marriage certificate, it will look the same as the way you'll sign your name on everything else

I think about this every time i have sign something. It looks like i learning to write foe the first time. It's terrible lol

I'm doing similar! I'll be changing my middle name to my current last name, and changing my last name to FH

I didn't practice beforehand and I should have. My signature is so much harder with my new last name and it looks horrible. It still does and I've been married over a year now. My husband thinks it's funny! I also blame it on being left-handed as well LOL. My new last name is longer and starts with a different letter so it was a complete adjustment!

We're not getting married for another 2 years (although we're considering eloping privately in the mountains before we leave Colorado early next year) I started practicing right after we got engaged. His last name doesn't quite go with my name as well as my last name does for signatures, so I've had to practice xD I still haven't gotten it quite right.

Haha, this is one of my great arguments for not changing my name. I practiced my signature for SO LONG as a kid and now I really like it and don't want to change it.

As far as practicing it, I think you can either think of it as really fun and practice a lot leading up to the wedding OR you can be superstitious about it and wait until after. There is really no correct answer, just do whatever feels right for you!