Comments on: How to Change Your Name! http://www.theweddinglens.com/blog/how-to-change-your-name/ Capture all your wedding memories. The Wedding Lens blog provides ideas and advice on how to make your special day last forever. Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:29:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: nlcf28 http://www.theweddinglens.com/blog/how-to-change-your-name/comment-page-1/#comment-842 nlcf28 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:03:41 +0000 http://blog.theweddinglens.com/?p=1639#comment-842 Thanks for this background on name-changing! It is definitely a step in the right direction that women CAN choose (and that most partners are cool either way). Congrats on your marriage, by the way. :) Thanks for this background on name-changing! It is definitely a step in the right direction that women CAN choose (and that most partners are cool either way). Congrats on your marriage, by the way. :)

]]> By: Marly http://www.theweddinglens.com/blog/how-to-change-your-name/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Marly Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:40:19 +0000 http://blog.theweddinglens.com/?p=1639#comment-841 This is what I did as well - added my husband's last name without a hyphen. I primarily use my name, but it's nice to have the option. Most women don't realize that the right to keep their birth name upon marriage is something that women before us fought for; a little like women's suffrage to vote. Here's more on that: http://www.namelymarly.com/blog/2009/07/changing-your-last-name-when-you-get-married-your-decision-or-society%E2%80%99s/ Most important is that a woman understands it is her name and her choice to decide. I have seen some couples that both change their name. There are many options available to couples today. This is what I did as well – added my husband’s last name without a hyphen. I primarily use my name, but it’s nice to have the option.

Most women don’t realize that the right to keep their birth name upon marriage is something that women before us fought for; a little like women’s suffrage to vote. Here’s more on that:

http://www.namelymarly.com/blog/2009/07/changing-your-last-name-when-you-get-married-your-decision-or-society%E2%80%99s/

Most important is that a woman understands it is her name and her choice to decide. I have seen some couples that both change their name. There are many options available to couples today.

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