So this is more for the ladies, but I recently got engaged and am trying to decide if we should get married before I finish school (I am a second year) or wait til after I graduate. I plan on taking his last name but I have heard that it is harder to change your last name once you have a doctorate, so I am wondering if this is true, or if anyone has had any experience with this. I'm thinking about putting the wedding off because it too hard to plan a wedding half way across the country (I'm out of state) and I know that it won't end up being the wedding I truly want since I'll be planning via phone and email instead of actually being there. But if it really is harder to change your name then I might just do a small wedding. So if anyone has experience with this please let me know, thanks!