Hi Zorro, when I got married I changed my name. I never had any doubts that I would change it, It was a symbolic act on my part to show that I was moving into a new phase of my life, that I was creating a new family. 

After 20+ years of having the name I have no plans on ever giving it up. It doesn't hurt that my full name is pretty. It looks nice and it sounds beautiful.

ha ha s1, I love it!!!

I decided that I would not change my name when I got married - I have a perfectly normal, easy to spell surname with four letters in it, my husband is Spanish and has a surname of 10 letters and it is definitely not easy to spell.  He doesn't mind as it is fairly customary not to change names in Spain. 

I feel sorry for my children though as we have saddled them with both names!  Poor things!

I guess what I am saying is you do what is right for you and your relationship.  I hope that your intended has a nice surname and that you will proudly be Mrs ******.

Good luck! 

You will always be "Zorro" to me!

But seriously folks...when I decided to change my name, I took quite a while to decide what names I would choose. Since you have decdied, Zorro, go to step #2, which is to wriete, say it, orver and over again. How will it look as your signature? Will you change your signature style? Practise that. Get your friends used to it too. Some of the people I know have found it difficult to accept my choice of first name - I suspect people you know will embrace your name, and you, whole heartedly. Very quickly your new name will be as natural as answering to "Zorro" is!

& congratulations!

 -Mebenji

 J