After the Wedding
To Keep Or Not To Keep Your Name
Marriage is a union, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up your personality altogether to be heart-and-soul united with your life partner, does it? For instance, if you’ve worked hard to make a name for yourself in your chosen field (or your maiden name is just awesome-sounding), you have the option to do what Lucy Stone, a 19th century suffragette, did: keep your maiden name and all that it represents. A surname isn’t just another name appended to your given one, after all. It’s a title. Taking on your spouse’s surname has a lot of implications, as well as a lot of conveniences and setbacks. [read this article]
For Married Bliss: Tips on Making Your Marriage Work
Even if married life can’t be one continuous honeymoon, it doesn’t have to be one continuous winter either. Your married life should be full of life, laughter and warmth if it is to survive. Following are some tips on how to tip the odds to happily ever after. [read this article]
Sending Out Thank You Cards
Appreciation should move you to send out thank you cards promptly. The suggested amount of time is two to four weeks after your wedding. Of course, some honeymooners are just getting back at this time. Make sure you get them out as soon as possible. Don’t procrastinate, because many may find it rude that you have waited so long, or gift-givers may think you have forgotten. If this task seems overwhelming, write a few cards each day. Set a goal of ten or fifteen per day for yourself. Completing a certain amount of written cards every day will allow you to express yourself freely for each gift. [read this article]
Name Change
Some couples feel that changing their names after marriage signifies the melding of two personalities and lives to form a unified family bond. It seems to make the groom and perhaps his family well up with pride if you decide to keep his last name. In this situation, the couple needs to decide what name they’re going to use, and what matters to them most. For example, the bride can take the groom’s last name, the groom can take the bride’s last name, or the bride can keep her maiden and her married name. More often than not, a bride will decide to keep her maiden name along with her married name. The traditional choice is for the bride to take the groom’s last name. This name change will appear on your marriage certificate. [read this article]
