Another last name problem

[hikerchick]

Hey everyone,

It has been forever since I have posted . . . life has been very very hectic but I have been occasionally lurking.

So, I was reading the thread about announcements and invitations and have a slightly more complicated version of the same problem.

I have my PhD and hence am Dr.hikerchick, however, FI never went to college (he did graduate HS). This has been an issue for my parents since the start and though they have come around to accepting my decision to marry FI and they see the love and joy between us, it is still a bit of a "sticky" situation. Most of the time I downplay my degree so as not to draw any further attention to the "imbalance" in our education. However, I am not changing my last name, for numerous personal reasons and professional reasons.

To this end, we have decided to use just our first names on the invitations but I am now uncertain how to deal with the announcement. I would like do the official announcement but would it sound strange to just say "Please welcome our newly married couple, Boy_Firstname and Girl_Firstname" without any last names or any titles?

Do you think it would be too awkward for the guests or us to use Mr. boy first and last and Dr. girl first and last
I am torn and am not sure how best to handle the situation. Thanks for any input.

- hikerchick

 

[Pandora II]

I think that sounds fine.

To be honest, people tend to start clapping straight away so they probably wouldn''t even notice you didn''t have a surname in there.

 

[neatfreak]

I think it''s fine to just do first names. I don''t think people will notice at the reception at all. I wouldn''t notice...

 

[nytemist]

I didn''t change my last name. On our invitations we had both our first and last names and when we were announced for the reception we just used our first names.

 

[gingerBcookie]

I didn''t change my last name either for professional reasons. Howevcer "socially" I take his last name. So on all my documents and at work I''m Dr. Maiden name. At social functions I''m Mrs. His last name. So at our wedding we were announced Mr. and Mrs. His lat name. If you are worried about your family being unhappy that even if officially you keep your name you''re called Mrs his lat lame, I think the first names sound fine. And ditto whoever said ppl start clapping and pay no attention to what the announcer said. I''m assuming most ppl at your wedding know ya''ll so already know ya''lls names and therefore will prob not paying the slightest mind. They''ll be clapping and more exctied to see you make your entrance, vying for a good view instead