Another Edwards

Helen and I knew straight away that we would like to share the same family name. But the question then was which one? It no longer seems obvious that the woman should take the man's name, and after a few months consideration I felt the most comfortable with changing my name.

Without seeking legal help (expensive!), no one was certain whether the wedding certificate alone would be sufficient for a man to change name, and so we took the recommended route and also prepared a deed poll which will be signed and witnessed at the ceremony in addition to the wedding certificate. The added advantage of using a deed poll is that I can acknowledge my roots by keeping Elliott as a middle name, this wouldn't be possible with just a wedding certificate without adopting Elliott-Edwards as a double barrel surname, and we both agreed that wasn't an option!




From Saturday 16th July 2011 I will be known as Ian Edwards with the full name Ian Elliott Edwards. It is going to take me some time to get used to being called Mr Edwards!