Kristen

I grew up always assuming I’d take my future husband’s last name, so it was always in the back of my mind. Once I met my now-husband, I knew it was important to him too, so we never really had a debate or a discussion. Plus, I like his last name!

I will say, though, that changing my name was not easy. I cried in the car after I went to the social security office and they tore my old card in half. It was just a really emotional process for me. It’s been five months, and I still kind of feel like I don’t know what my name is. It’s almost like I’m impersonating someone, haha. But I think over time I’ll get used to it. It was the right choice for us.