AIBU to feel like I haven't come to terms with changing my name even though its now the morning of my wedding and

[PandaFeet]

I have known this is going to happen for 2 years?

I just can't get my head around it. I know I don't have to change it, but I am changing it (despite quietly disliking the tradition and all it stands for) so I have the same name as our child.

But I like my previous name, I love my signature because it flows so well, and looks all curly. New signature is clunky and doesn't work right.

Am I alone in feeling like this?

Have a fantastic day and enjoy yourself. This can be sorted out later

Forget about it for today, just enjoy yourself and focus on getting married.

Like anything else, you get used to it. You can work on ways later to get your signature looking better and over time it will flow.

OP I was exactly the same.....took me 2 years to fully change it (the last place being at work). I now love it and don't regret changing it. I think I saw changing my name as losing apart of my identity-I come from a large family with lots of sisters and liked being identified with them. My sister on the other hand got married in May and had everything changed within about a week of getting back off her honeymoon!

You don't have to change your name,I didn't,it felt all sorts of wrong.

Have a lovely day

Happy Wedding Day! As everyone has said, no need to even think about it right now. I didn't change. How about the children have your last name?

Happy Wedding Day!
Don't worry about the name. keep it if you want to. I, and many, many of the people I know, have different surnames from our kids. No-one tinks twice about it.

Married 9.5 years... My passport and next directory still in maiden name. I love being mrs fabulous.

Either keep yours as it is, or double-barrel yours so that will be the connection with your child - you can just use the double-barrelled version when you feel like it. Ignore the last bit of your signature .

Congratulations!
You're worrying much too much about it. You can use either/ both names. I use my married name at my children's school, and my maiden name all the rest of the time. Children + DH don't give a stuff that I use my maiden name. They know I could use same surname as them if it was an issue. T

Why are you changing it if you don't want to?
Seriously?

Sorry I just read your post properly. I have a different name to my child and it 100% doesn't matter.

I felt like you on my wedding day so just never changed it. Kids have different name to me when we had given them Dh surname with the plan that I would end up the same on marriage. Only i never did! hope your wedding goes well :-)