Actually, I didn't want to change my last name..I know this is strange, but part of me felt like I was giving up my father by taking on my husband's last name. However, I made my maiden name my middle name and took my husband's last name. It's a bit confusing but at least I still feel like I have a part of the name given to me by my father (I hated my original middle name..so it worked out.) I also didn't want my children (if I have any) to have a different last name than me.