Practised your new signature yet?

Ha ha, I'm the opposite Lynnie-peeps. My current surname is pretty boring and fluid when signing, but my new one is long and full of F's and R's! I've tried signing it but it never works!

Urm yes, and as we have been a couple for 10 years (and only got engaged last year), I practiced it before I got engaged ?

I always rip it up afterwards I would hate for people to see it. I am embarrassed!

We spoke about this the other night. I may not change mine as it is illegiable anyway. I dont really want a new one, mines quite unique.

You don't have to change your signature, if you don't want to, even if you do change your name. It's just an identifying mark - you could have an 'X' or a paw print if you really wanted!

Pawprint..now theres an idea!

I hate my name so cant wait to change that but I think I will keep the signature, i never knew how you were supposed to sign the register, with your new name or old one?

You must never meet my daughter with ideas like that!

Hmm good question - on the day do you use your married name or single to sign the register? I am not changing my name straight away due to the red tape with visas etc for honeymoon.

You sign with your maiden name!

...i do believe i practised this in jest before we were even engaged!

But on a serious note...i really do need to settle on one that i like that i can do time and time again. xx

OMG, I had not thought of that at all! If you have to sign new name will defo have to practice it.?

You sign with your maiden name as that's the name you're entering into your contract of marriage with!

Its apparently bad luck to do thatxx

I was practising mine the other day on my sons etch-a-sketch ?

I'll have to get an etch-a-sketch then :-)

My signature at the moment is just my initials all kind of piled on top of each other, I like it, but my new name won't work that way. I've already told OH that I'm not happy that his name begins with R, he told me to keep the old signature but I'm not sure I like that idea either!!!

I'm so difficult to please with this tiny little bit of it all, everything else has been easy for me to choose. Oh keeps telling me to practise so I can pick a new one I like but I haven't done any yet. I won't have to worry about changing it all over til after the wedding anyway, we're getting married in Canada and so everything will have to be booked in my maiden name anyway, I can always work it out after the wedding I suppose!! :-)

I returnes some clothes to a store last week and whilst stood waiting had a sudden urge to fill my details out as what my name will be when we married- was going great till i had to sign the bottom and used my signature now lmao oh i felt sooo embaressed

I didnt practice mine til the day after the wedding as I thought it might be bad luck to do it before!

I really dont want to change my signiture. The first letters of my first, middle and last name all flow the same way and feel easy to write where as the new surname will not fit at all. Looking forward to changing my name but I am sure in years to come I will still use my maiden name without thinking.

I think I may keep my signiture as it as you can have anything can't you. Just as long as it's the same everytime you sign, it doesnt have to be your name does it?

I'll end up have the same name as Mr CB - same two initials and then the same surname. His signature is seriously rubbish so I'm worried mine would be too!