The wedding ceremony of Mohsen Namjoo and Azadeh Akhalghi in the USA

Decide on your surname. If you wish to change your legal surname once you are married, it’s easiest to do so when you are applying for the marriage license. Once your marriage is completed (also known as “solemnized” or “celebrated”), the name you provide on the license application will become your legal surname. Neither partner must change his or her surname, and surnames do not automatically change upon marriage.