‘Getting married at 21 is like leaving the party at 9.30pm’. I’ve heard this phrase a few times and it baffles me a little bit. Do people think you suddenly stop having fun if you get married young? I can't help but disagree. I get to spend every day with my favourite person, we can do whatever [...]

Even before we got engaged, the prospect of changing my surname when I got married was something I’d felt reluctant about. I’d always assumed that I would end up changing it anyway: taking your husband's surname is the done thing and I’m not really keen on being controversial. I like my name: I feel quite attached to [...]