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What would you do if your fiancé wanted you to change your last name to theirs after you get married, but you're not completely sold on it?

We had someone ask us this on socials recently, so I've brought back Gen from Easy Name Change to answer this question and three other name change questions that our followers most wanted to know the answers to.

Including if you can change parts of your given name or names after you get married and what to do if you want to have the same last name as your baby and you’ve left it a bit late – like on the way to the hospital late. Believe it or not, it’s pretty common, and Gen walks you through exactly what to do.

Gen was on the Unbridely podcast back in Ep19 with “3 Mistakes People Make When Changing Their Last Name After Getting Married” but that was back in 2023. So quite a few things have shifted since then.

She’s also noticed with a new generation now starting to get married that there’s added anxiety around the paperwork and process so she’s going to talk you through how to ease that as well, no matter where you live. Because Easy Name Change has a presence across the United States, Canada, the UK and Australia and all of the processes are a little bit different.

Plus if you're listening to this when it's released, for the month of September 2026 (like from the 1st of September all the way through to the 30th of September), there is a $20 Easy Name Change discount code waiting for you at the end of the episode to help you out too. Use the discount code: UNBRIDELY to receive $20 off any Easy Name Change service.

Resources Mentioned:

Easy Name Change: https://www.easynamechange.com/

Ep19: 3 Mistakes People Make When Changing Their Last Name After Getting Married

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How many times do you expect to email one of your wedding vendors before you get a reply?

If you've got a coordinator, someone else is keeping count for you. But if you don't, you're the one deciding whether the non-response is normal or a red flag.

I asked four full-service wedding planners, who also oversee each wedding day onsite themselves, 3 questions:

1. When is too long to wait on an email response?
2. What actually happens if a vendor cancels the week of your wedding?
3. When is a late vendor on the day something to worry about?

Their answers might surprise you. And if you haven’t booked a full-service planner or a day-of/month-of coordinator, I'm also giving you the 5 steps you need to take to cover that gap yourself.

RESOURCES

Emily Clarke from The Modern Approach

The Modern Approach on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themodernapproach_/

Kelly Stephenson from Found Collective Events

Found Collective Events on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundcollectiveevents/

Nicole Bailey from Your Event Plannery

Your Event Plannery on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youreventplannery/

Laura Shepherd from Couture Events Worldwide

Couture Events Wordwide on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coutureeventsworldwide/

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Are you having the same argument with your partner, over and over?

This week I chat with Beaonca Ward, a certified relationship coach and marriage and family therapy expert (or MFT) who spends her days in the thick of it with couples who are wedding planning.

You are going to learn what a generational pattern is, and why it has this sneaky habit of showing up the second you start planning a wedding.

Beaonca walks us through a real example of how something as simple as being close or distant from your family can change how much pressure you put on your partner, often without either of you even realising where it’s coming from.

She also breaks down what healthy communication looks like in that first year of marriage, including the exact words to use when you need a break from a hard conversation without your partner feeling shut out.

Plus Beaonca shares a statistic about how many arguments married couples have that can never actually be resolved. It’s eye watering and sounds a bit rough at first, but once you understand the way forward, I promise you it is one of the most freeing things you can learn about communication with your partner.

RESOURCES

Beaonca Ward on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealbeaonca/

Quiz: What Is Your Marriage Communication Style? https://www.beaoncaward.com/quiz

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