The Groom Changes His Name

The wedding section of my Sunday paper carried a wedding announcement that said: "The groom is taking the bride's last name."

Now this bride, in traditional white gown and veil, was a debutante. The Reverend Doctor father of the groom officiated at the ceremony.

And the son and husband-to-be (who was Phi Beta Kappa in college) changed his name!!

Can you imagine the first conversation on that subject with his parents? His father and grandfather? Hoo-ey! Not to mention anyone else who knows him.

This man is bold. I've kept my maiden name instead of taking my husband's. And even in these enlightened times, I get a surprising amount of "feedback" about this. So I can just imagine what he faces and what he has been through. I expect he can handle it.




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