It strikes me as funny that so many of you all discuss this in specifics without being engaged. What's up with that? It reminds me of 13-year olds writing their names if they were married to their middle school crush.
I had drinks with an old friend last week, when I told her about my plans. She asked me his last name, then said "Munchkin Mr.Munchkin'slastname." She was like, "I won't LET you change your name!"
That was seriously the first time I had ever heard the two names together, and I didn't like it. But, that was after being together for quite some time, and actually planning a wedding-like shindig/civil union.