[ForeverRoses]

I kept my name, my husband kept his name. We've been married 10 years and it hasn't been a major issue in terms of confusion. (Our boys have his last name)

My husband was a bit confused when I told him that I didn't want to change my name, but we discussed it in pre-marriage counseling and it came down to it not being a deal-breaker for him, but it was for me. He just wanted to kids to have his name, and I was fine with that.

As far as socially, I don't really care what the invitation says- I would prefer to be called by my first name anyway, but if you want to be formal I will accept either name.

I was asked by one of my son's teachers if my son was ever confused why we didn't share a last name, and I asked if any of the kids in the room whose parents were divorced/remarried or divorced/mom takes back maiden name were confused. I figured our kids had parents that were still happily married, if all they were worried about was last names, then we did a pretty good job!