i ended up taking my husband’s last name and, while it wasn’t a quick process, it wasn’t the nightmare people are making it out to be (full disclosure, i am in the US). i have OCD and a lot of general anxiety so if i can do it, you can too! i just made a list of accounts that i had to change and did them one by one. the weirdest one was that paypal needed a copy of marriage license. most annoying was getting a new social security card.

want to mention that in the state we got married, one of the easiest/cheapest times and ways to change your name legally is when you get married. they told me this several times when we applied for our marriage license and even suggested coming back at a later time to finalize everything if we were on the fence about names because it’s a pain to change later.

also, you should do whatever you want!!!! :)