How were/will you be announced?

[ChargerGrrl]

I'm finishing up our ceremony from the template that our minister gave us to assist him with creating the finished version.

At the end, after the minister pronounces us husband & wife, we have the option of indicating how we want to be announced.
I'm thinking Mr. & Mrs. Matthew & Sandra LastName.
My mom wants it to be Mr. & Mrs. Matthew LastName, since it's more traditional. I can go either way, and FI doesn't have a strong opinion.

So I'm just curious, how were/will you be announced?

 

[KimberlyH]

We were Mr. and Mrs. John LastName, simply because that''s how the minister did it...I didn''t really care.

 

[codex57]

Good question. I can't remember how we were announced. My wife never changed her name and to this day, some people call her Mrs. (My last name) and other times, people call me Mr. (Her last name). I gotta go ask around and see if any of our friends remember how we were announced.

 

[AmberWaves]

I never thought of that, Charger! Hm.. I wonder if I can request (informal wedding) Paul & Amber *****! Now, to announce Paul and Amber *****!!! Hmmm..

 

[fisherofmengirly]

My preference will be Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Jennifer ****. Because I''m taking his last name doesn''t mean I''m losing my FIRST name!

 

[ChargerGrrl]

Date: 8/22/2006 10:50:41 PM
Author: fisherofmengirly
My preference will be Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Jennifer ****. Because I''m taking his last name doesn''t mean I''m losing my FIRST name!

Fishie, I LOVE that!
Perfect answer for when my mom asks why are you doing it that way?!

 

[RoseAngel04]

We will have *Mr. & Mrs. J LastName.* It''s more traditional, it''s how people address invites, mail, etc...

It''s not that HUGE of a deal...whatever floats your boat I say go with...

 

[TravelingGal]

Hm, I''ve thought about this lately. I don''t know quite how we are going to do this since I may not take his last name. Anyone else who kept their last name remember how they went about this?

 

[diamondfan]

I think it was announced as Mr and Mrs Blank Blank, without my first name, but it has been 16 years. I took his name, so that was simple. I think it might have been, Let''s welcome Blank and Blank, (our first names), the new Mr and Mrs Blank Blank, but for some reason though I kind of recall hearing my first name too, that does not compute. maybe I should watch the wedding video again!!!

 

[fisherofmengirly]

Date: 8/22/2006 11:57:28 PM
Author: ChargerGrrl

Date: 8/22/2006 10:50:41 PM
Author: fisherofmengirly
My preference will be Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Jennifer ****. Because I''m taking his last name doesn''t mean I''m losing my FIRST name!

Fishie, I LOVE that!
Perfect answer for when my mom asks why are you doing it that way?!

Haha Charger, my mom knows how I am; I''m more concerned with how my future mother in law may feel about it, but really, it''s a minor thing, and I like my first name, darn it!

 

[tanyak]

Date: 8/23/2006 12:16:28 AM
Author: TravelingGal
Hm, I''ve thought about this lately. I don''t know quite how we are going to do this since I may not take his last name. Anyone else who kept their last name remember how they went about this?

I''m not changing my name. The officiant (my step-dad) is just going to say "I introduce the newlyweds, or something generic like that." When we''re introduced at the reception, the DJ is going to say "And for the first time as husband and wife, I present Ben His last name and Tanya My last name."

 

[MelissaSue]

I don''t even remember.

 

[MrzNeicia]

I have been married 11 years now and are renew with a big ceremony again 8-18-07 but we were announced as Mr. & Mrs. Khambriel Joshua Sr. traditional way. But I guess it don''t really matter. I just think it should be announced that way. Personal preference I guess.

 

[luvinlife]

if the woman is a physician can is it proper to announce Mr. and Dr. XXXX XXXXX? (Assuming she is going to change her last name)

 

[sanfranciscoellen]

Strictly speaking, etiquette-wise, I believe the only two "correct" ways (if you have taken his last name) are

1) Mr and Mrs Bob Smith

or

2) Jane and Bob Smith.

It is not technically correct in proper etiquette to say "Bob and Jane Smith" (proper etiquette never lets you separate his first and last names

) or "Mr and Mrs Bob and Jane Smith." which is just plain old not correct.

I don''t know if that helps or not...

 

[Christa]

How about just "Mr. & Mrs. Lastname", for those who are taking his name? I don't know (or really care

) what's technically correct, but putting both first names in there just sounds clunky to me.

It's your wedding, though--do whatever you want!

 

[curlygirl]

Wow, I have no idea how we were announced! I''ll have to check our video!! Honestly, I don''t think we ever even specified what we wanted them to say.

 

[Tybee]

This was funny for us, because I vaguely remember my husband running over to the DJ to warn him
not to introduce us as Mr. and Mrs. Hisname, because I didn''t take his name.
(and I feel kind of particular about it.)
Since we did so much of our planning online and on the phone, we overlooked this one.
It was kind of funny, though.
We were introduced as the newly wed Gill and Annie, no last names.

 

[ChargerGrrl]

WOW- such interesting stories. THANKS for sharing!

As I mentioned in my original post, I'm not partial to one way or another and was just curious as to what others have done. Oh yeah, I will be taking his name.

Funny that our mothers are the ones who have strong opinons about this. You got my mom's POV up above, and we just learned that his mom would like us to be announced as Dr. & Mrs. He has his PhD (not MD) and is very low-key about it. He prefers not to refer to himself as Dr., but she keeps on bugging him about it.

OY!

 

[nicolejrx]

We will be announced as Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Last Name. I am a doctor too but I am taking his last name and I am traditional like that. Plus I think Dr. and Dr. sounds kinda weird but it is an individual choice.
Nicole

 

[Angela1977]

As far as etiquette goes, Mr. & Mrs. Matthew & Sandra LastName, is not at all correct...EEK!

Actually, your formal name will be "Mrs. Matthew LastName". If you were widowed (and only if you were widowed) would your formal name be "Mrs. Sandra LastName".

I guess I don't see what the big deal is. The people who have been married a while don't even remember...let alone the guests. And I don't think if they said "Mr. and Mrs. Matthew LastName", it would indicate that you are no longer a person. It really shouldn't be a point of contention at all. People get very hung up on stuff like this...I don't get it. I'd tell the minister (or whomever is officiating) to do what he usually does.

Just my $.02

 

[JCJD]

I only know because I watched our video recently.

Mr. and Mrs. J. and J. D.

Our announcement at the reception was just Mr. and Mrs. D.

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 9/1/2006 3:23:00 PM
Author: Angela1977
As far as etiquette goes, Mr. & Mrs. Matthew & Sandra LastName, is not at all correct...EEK!

Actually, your formal name will be ''Mrs. Matthew LastName''. If you were widowed (and only if you were widowed) would your formal name be ''Mrs. Sandra LastName''.

I guess I don''t see what the big deal is. The people who have been married a while don''t even remember...let alone the guests. And I don''t think if they said ''Mr. and Mrs. Matthew LastName'', it would indicate that you are no longer a person. It really shouldn''t be a point of contention at all. People get very hung up on stuff like this...I don''t get it. I''d tell the minister (or whomever is officiating) to do what he usually does.

Just my $.02

To each their own. Although I have not decided on whether I am going take his name or not, all I know is I would like to be called by the right name on my wedding day. And if it so happens that my name is different from his, I don''t want to be called his. It''s an important thing to ME...and to be called Mrs. his last name when I''m not, would be like someone saying "Here''s Jane!" when my name is Sally on my wedding day.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

huh...you know I don''t remember! How funny. Guess I didn''t really care. I''ll have to wait for the video. I do remember we walked in on U2''s "beautiful day."

 

[ChargerGrrl]

Date: 9/1/2006 3:23:00 PM
Author: Angela1977
As far as etiquette goes, Mr. & Mrs. Matthew & Sandra LastName, is not at all correct...EEK!

Actually, your formal name will be 'Mrs. Matthew LastName'. If you were widowed (and only if you were widowed) would your formal name be 'Mrs. Sandra LastName'.

I guess I don't see what the big deal is. The people who have been married a while don't even remember...let alone the guests. And I don't think if they said 'Mr. and Mrs. Matthew LastName', it would indicate that you are no longer a person. It really shouldn't be a point of contention at all. People get very hung up on stuff like this...I don't get it. I'd tell the minister (or whomever is officiating) to do what he usually does.

Just my $.02

I appreciate your $.02, but just want to clarify that I don't think this is a big deal, nor am I hung up on stuff like this.

If you read my original post and my most recent one, you'll see that I really don't have a strong opinion about it, and was just CURIOUS to what others have done.

This does matter to some people, otherwise our minister would not have indicated that he wants US to fill it in or else he would just announce us as "the happy couple".