Name change in wedding

In her book Weddings, Emily Post told something about name change in wedding:
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There is no law, rule, religious dictate, or mandate that says the bride must take the groom's last name. A bride may take her husband's last name, retain her own surname, or hyphenate both her own surname and her husband's surname. When Linda Graham marries Mark Richards, she may be Linda Richards, Linda Graham, or Linda Graham-Richards. Despite the range of acceptable choices, 90 percent of today's U.S. brides make the traditional choice of adopting their husband's names.

A bride who wishes to take her husband's last name may retain her given middle name or, more commonly, use her own surname as a middle name. Linda Beth Graham may become Linda Graham Richards or Linda Beth Richards.

The only law governing the name chosen by the bride (or by the groom, who has the option of changing his name as well) is that the name is used consistently and without intent to defraud. Any name change is effected simply by entering the new name in the appropriate space provided on the marriage license, as long as the new name consists of one of the following options:

• the surname of the bride (or the groom)
• any former surname he or she has had
• a name combining into a single surname all or a segment of the pre-marriage surname or any former surname of each spouse
• a combination name separated by a hyphen, provided that each part of such combination surname is the pre-marriage surname, or any former surname, of each of the spouses

If, at the time of the marriage, a bride (or groom) does not change her name and later changes her mind, she can file a petition for change of name with the court. The marriage license and certificate, however, cannot be changed to record the surname she decides to use after she is already married and registered with a different name.
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