Weddingbee Blog

It is no secret to my friends and family that I like to channel my inner Martha Stewart. I like crafting and cooking, and coming up with all these tidbits for around-the-house tips and tricks. Hell, in college, I was voted the “Next Martha Stewart” by a fantastic sorority sister (whom I love dearly, you know who you are).

So, when Mr. Argyle proposed, my closest friends DIED of laughter because of what my married last name would be. It could not be a more perfect fit (cliche, I know). In September, my last name will change, to Stewart. Yup, you heard me right. My new last name will be Stewart and I will love every second of it for many reasons (with the top one being that it is the last name of my future husband, and the second being that I get to share my last name with THE Martha Stewart).

Flashback: Several years ago, a friend of my mother’s gave me the nickname of “Martha”. And, a bunch of us gave her the nickname of Paula Deen because of her Southern roots and Southern-style cooking (the woman makes some awesome chicken ‘n dumplings).

Back to today:

Last summer, we headed over to “Paula’s” house for our traditional 4th of July celebration at her house with a bunch of close family friends. She greeted me with a HUGE hug and said “Hi, Martha!” I of course hugged her back and said, “And in a little over a year, my new last name will be Stewart.” I swear she about died. No joke. Her cheeks turned red and her eyes welled up with tears. I couldn’t figure out if she was sad, but it became immediately obvious that she was just plain thrilled. It was a very heart-warming and funny moment to say the least.

The moral of this story is the fact that many brides-to-be waver back and forth between whether or not they want to change their last name, hyphenate, or do something clever. I honestly cannot wait to change my last name, and for good reason.

Have any of you had a hard time deciding whether or not to change your last name? It seems more and more women these days are taking a non-traditional view on this and I would love to know how everyone feels!