Comments on: To Be or Not To Be? http://www.gailmikewedding.com/2009/11/25/to-be-or-not-to-be/ Follow the Adventure as Gail & Mike Tie the Knot! Sat, 15 May 2010 15:52:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gail http://www.gailmikewedding.com/2009/11/25/to-be-or-not-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Gail Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:20:00 +0000 http://www.gailmikewedding.com/?p=71#comment-5 Thanks for your comment Jim! I agree--you really have to decide what works for you and go with it. And like I mentioned, looking at the family tree really gives you some perspective since it contains so many different last names!! Thanks for your comment Jim!
I agree–you really have to decide what works for you and go with it. And like I mentioned, looking at the family tree really gives you some perspective since it contains so many different last names!!

]]> By: James Brannigan http://www.gailmikewedding.com/2009/11/25/to-be-or-not-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-4 James Brannigan Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:34:49 +0000 http://www.gailmikewedding.com/?p=71#comment-4 Well, Gladys and I were originally going to *both* change our names to Springborn-Brannigan. We told everyone about it, we started using it unofficially, and she even had business cards printed with the hyphenated name! In the end, it was such a mouthful, we decided against it - so she's Gladys Springborn and I'm James Brannigan, and all is right with the world. Simone's legal last name is Brannigan, but she has Springborn as a second middle name. So it's really about what works for both of you, of course - just realize that, even if you don't take Mike's name, you'll still get 'Gail Arkhangelsky' a lot! Or the one that really gets me - 'Mr. and Mrs. [husband's name]'! Some of my mom's older friends are fond of this. What - is it 1952 again? :) Congratulations again to both of you!! -Jim Well, Gladys and I were originally going to *both* change our names to Springborn-Brannigan. We told everyone about it, we started using it unofficially, and she even had business cards printed with the hyphenated name! In the end, it was such a mouthful, we decided against it – so she’s Gladys Springborn and I’m James Brannigan, and all is right with the world. Simone’s legal last name is Brannigan, but she has Springborn as a second middle name. So it’s really about what works for both of you, of course – just realize that, even if you don’t take Mike’s name, you’ll still get ‘Gail Arkhangelsky’ a lot! Or the one that really gets me – ‘Mr. and Mrs. [husband's name]‘! Some of my mom’s older friends are fond of this. What – is it 1952 again? :)

Congratulations again to both of you!!
-Jim

]]> By: Gail http://www.gailmikewedding.com/2009/11/25/to-be-or-not-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Gail Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:41:36 +0000 http://www.gailmikewedding.com/?p=71#comment-3 Ha Ha! That's funny Chris! I hope Anne wasn't too mad at you! It certainly seems like it is easier to share the same last name... I've actually suggested to Mike that we could make something new, maybe combine them in some way. After doing all the family tree research, the last name doesn't seem so important anyhow, because it may change after a few generations anyway! :) Thanks for sharing your story! Gail Ha Ha! That’s funny Chris! I hope Anne wasn’t too mad at you! It certainly seems like it is easier to share the same last name…
I’ve actually suggested to Mike that we could make something new, maybe combine them in some way.
After doing all the family tree research, the last name doesn’t seem so important anyhow, because it may change after a few generations anyway! :)
Thanks for sharing your story!
Gail

]]> By: Chris Petersen http://www.gailmikewedding.com/2009/11/25/to-be-or-not-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Chris Petersen Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:06:04 +0000 http://www.gailmikewedding.com/?p=71#comment-2 Gail, Here is story to make you feel better....Before Anne and I were married, we didn't really discuss whether or not she would change her name. A week or so after our wedding she asked me my opinion on the matter. I (what I thought was facetiously) told her that I would be very offended if she didn't take my last name. I absolutely didn't care either way and just kind of assumed that she'd be "Greco-Petersen." The next day she came home from work and told me that she had legally changed her name to Petersen...because of how strongly I felt about it. Oops. I felt pretty bad about the whole thing, but it all worked out because she's now a Petersen :)..Good luck with your decision! Gail,

Here is story to make you feel better….Before Anne and I were married, we didn’t really discuss whether or not she would change her name. A week or so after our wedding she asked me my opinion on the matter. I (what I thought was facetiously) told her that I would be very offended if she didn’t take my last name. I absolutely didn’t care either way and just kind of assumed that she’d be “Greco-Petersen.” The next day she came home from work and told me that she had legally changed her name to Petersen…because of how strongly I felt about it. Oops. I felt pretty bad about the whole thing, but it all worked out because she’s now a Petersen :) ..Good luck with your decision!

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