https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 08:12:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-789404 Thu, 16 May 2013 21:16:58 +0000 MediaNaranja 789404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. DH things it's weird. He's Latino so everyone already has both parents' last names. I am not Latina, but my parents named me the same way. So my name is already a mouthful, no need to further complicate things, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-789353 Thu, 16 May 2013 21:10:00 +0000 Mrs Spoon 789353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Such a PITA that I still have a couple things in my maiden name (passport and one CC) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-789250 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:54:53 +0000 dolphin 789250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I was happy to take DH's last name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-789206 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:45:30 +0000 Bao 789206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, I didn't find it too difficult. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-789192 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:42:13 +0000 T-Mom 789192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I changed my name legally but use my maiden name professionally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-789179 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:40:32 +0000 Anagram 789179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did......just recently, not right away. And I totally mourned my old name. But I still have to do my credit cards, passport, bank info, and insurance. And the kids I teach call me by my married name, but all the adults call me by my maiden name, so it's all very confusing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-789126 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:32:29 +0000 mediagirl 789126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. And my maiden became my middle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-789077 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:26:30 +0000 Andrea 789077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-789068 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:24:49 +0000 MrsSCB 789068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I have it hyphenated on Facebook and I don't mind when people refer to me with his last name, but officially I still have my maiden name. DH was happy for me to do whatever I wanted, and I honestly wouldn't have been very pleased if he'd tried to dictate what I did with my name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-789023 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:19:24 +0000 lomom 789023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, but I don't think it was that difficult. I was 20 though and just had a few accounts to change which was easy once I changed my name at the social security office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-788984 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:14:30 +0000 chanzi 788984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still in the process of doing so... Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-788766 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:48:48 +0000 Rubies 788766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did and it was a pain but I'm glad I did! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-788747 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:47:07 +0000 yin 788747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't change it right away because it is a long drawn out process for me. When I was pregnant, I decided I had to take action if I ever wanted to get it done. I didn't know my legal name until I was 16 and went to the DMV to show them my ssn card. So not only did I have to change my last name, I had to legally change my entire name and prove it to a judge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-788709 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:42:28 +0000 heffalump 788709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I'm very glad I did, I love sharing a name with DH! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-788692 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:39:51 +0000 Ree723 788692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Hahahaha! That is my response EXACTLY. I use his name socially but legally, it is far too much of a hassle with immigration and doing name changes internationally for me to bother. Poor DH, he wants us to have the same last name so badly.....I've told him he can always change his instead! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-788590 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:24:04 +0000 Raindrop 788590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. But I did it about 2 years after we were married... </p> <p>Mainly laziness that it took so long. I wanted to change my name just never found the time.</p> <p>I wanted to change my name before LO was born which is why I eventually did it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-788576 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:20:40 +0000 Weagle 788576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: @chopsuey119: I did the first name change too, which in DC can take 6 months+. I just called a lawyer friend from back home to whip up a court order for me :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-788569 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:18:39 +0000 MsLipGloss 788569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-788564 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:18:14 +0000 Pepper 788564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I changed it! It was a pain. I think the only things left in my maiden name are my student loans. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-788552 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:15:44 +0000 GrapeCrush 788552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I didn't have real feelings about it either way and DH said it was up to me, but he would like us to have the same last name </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-787123 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:47:53 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 787123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yeppp! super common last name to a superrrrr long dutch name!</p> <p>wasn't too bad to change.. still need to do my passport and SIN card then them all changed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-787108 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:46:21 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 787108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. </p> <p>@mrsjyw: Sometimes I wish I would have, just to mess with people who see a ridiculously long Thai name, and then a white girl shows up :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-787085 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:43:44 +0000 teamjse 787085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, it's on my things to do list. Lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-787068 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:41:13 +0000 Alivoo01 787068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! SSN and driver's license was easy. Changing it on all the cars, mortgage, and credit cards was a PIA. I made so many copies of our marriage license it was ridiculous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-786983 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:28:40 +0000 cascademom 786983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I changed mine a month after we got married since we were buying our condo. All of our official condo and city stuff is in my maiden name. I think I initiated the name change process right after we moved in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-786979 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:27:56 +0000 MrsTiz 786979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did when we got back from our honeymoon, it was easy for me! I didn't have too much to change compared to some of you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-786972 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:26:20 +0000 oliviaoblivia 786972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use his name but legally I have my own. Too lazy to change it. Also changing it involves visas and residency documents and like I said<br /> I'm<br /> L<br /> A<br /> Z<br /> Y </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-786962 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:24:15 +0000 mrsmate 786962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I changed mine but didn't think the process was really all that bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-786907 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:18:06 +0000 Espion 786907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. We never really discussed whether I was going to or not going to, but I'm sure DH was pretty comfortable with my choice. </p> <p>I'll echo the PITAness of changing my name. I gave up my middle name (which I really liked) for my maiden name, because it seemed to make the most sense, for all my licensing changes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-change-your-name-when-you-got-married#post-786832 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:07:06 +0000 chopsuey 786832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I did the first name change as well. So annoying! </p>