Couple flip a coin at their wedding to choose their last name but some think it’s just ‘tacky’
DECIDING whether or not to take your husband’s last name is the first big decision that all married women have to make – and certainly not something most of us would leave up to chance.
That said, one pair of newlyweds did exactly that when they flipped a coin to decide which of their surnames they’ll both use.
Jeff Conley and Darcy Ward, from Florida, let the fates decide their family name when they flipped a coin after exchanging their vows on their wedding day last month.
The couple had a personalised gold medallion made for the special moment, which had Darcy’s surname engraved on one side and Jeff’s on the other.
The groom told The Palm Beach Post: “It’s fair. I am a graduate student in economics at Florida State and I think about fairness.”
Darcy, who works as a midwife, added: “Being with someone who was willing to start the marriage from a creative and fair place felt like a really good first step toward an equal partnership.”
Being with someone who was willing to start the marriage from a creative and fair place felt like a really good first step toward an equal partnership
Darcy Ward
When it come round to flipping the coin, it was the bride’s surname with came up trumps – and luckily, the groom was just as pleased as he said he’d been.
Jeff added: “You could say I won. I was the one who received something new.”
However, not everyone was so on board with the idea – with readers online labelling the whole thing “tacky”.
After a picture of the coin toss was shared on the Facebook group That’s It, I’m Wedding Shaming, one person replied: “Doing a coin flip AT the wedding is stupid.
“No one cares how you make this decision but you don’t need to do it in front of a crowd.”
Another added: “Flipping a coin is probably the most fair way to decide on whose surname to use – but doing it in front of your guests makes it seem a little trivial.”
Jumping to their defence, a third wrote: “Why can’t you make this decision over a coin toss? If they don’t really care which name they have, why can’t they do something fun and leave it to chance.”
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