Hi, I’m Heather; wife of Tom and dog-mom to Coach and Moo.  It’s been just more than one year since Tom and I got married on a sunny day in October in a small, intimate ceremony with 75 of our closest friends and family. While we’ve heard that the first year of marriage is harder than any other, we’re not naive to the fact that marriage takes work and that one, beautiful wedding day we’ll remember forever is just one day in a stream of hopefully (fingers crossed) many to come. But we did it! We survived the first year of marriage.  Luckily, we’re still very much in love but we’ve had more than our share of ups and downs!

Hi - this is me and my hubby!

So, what makes a marriage work?  I’m not entirely sure. Perhaps we should ask a couple who’s been married for at least 10, maybe 20 years. But, I think T and I have got a couple of ideas in mind which I’m happy to share through this blog. Before we get started with all that mushy stuff however, here’s a little about why I’m even telling you all this!

• I’m the new blogger for www.namechangeexpress.com, the premier service to use to change your name, as you may already know because you’ve found the site!
• I don’t claim to be an expert on marriage or weddings, but I’m willing to air my marital musings for your reading enjoyment.
• I’m going to be updating Twitter and Facebook with the latest tips, trends and things you need to know about weddings and marriage.
• I’ve been married for a year; so I can let you in on the little secrets that come with being married – (hint, it ain’t all pretty).
• Plus, I love that I get to keep watching wedding shows, buying wedding magazines and talking about weddings and my husband can’t say anything bad about it at all.

So what’s your role in all this? Comment! Follow us on Twitter and Fan us on Facebook. We’ll be your sounding board for all things wedding and marriage related! I’m looking forward to writing more about life in the real world; post wedded bliss; things I wish I’d known and something’s I wish I’d forget. Being married is a wonderful experience but unfortunately there’s no guidebook.  Hopefully by sharing the reality of everyday life with all you Brides-to-be will help shed some light on your own marriages!

Thanks for reading and feel free to ask questions; I’m not shy!

heather