Why this couple is letting their wedding guests decide their future surnames

For centuries, married women have taken their husband's last name. 

One bride-to-be, however, was unsure if she wanted to adopt this tradition after her nuptials, so she's decided to leave the decision to her wedding guests. 

On TikTok, Danielle Bonadona revealed she and her fiancé Jacob Bartlebaugh are deciding whether to hyphenate their surnames to Bonadona-Bartlebaugh or keep their individual last names.

Watch the video above.

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Bonadona has contemplated the decision in a series of posts to millions of viewers.

In a new video, the bride-to-be said their guests will take a vote to decide whether they "should hyphenate our name or not."

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"I've been called 'Bonadona' my whole life, and so that's the name I go by, and so everyone calls me 'Bona' or 'Bonadona,'" she said, "and so it feels almost like changing my first name, in a really weird way"

Throughout her chain of videos, Bonadona acknowledges hyphenating her name would make for quite the mouthful. 

"People are going apeshit over the idea that we could be named the Bonadona-Bartlebaughs," she said in the video.

Ultimately, making the choice alone has proven too tricky, so the loved-up couple has made the unique decision to ask their wedding guests to vote. 

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"Cause the thing, is we both really love our last names," she explained.

"Neither of us want to give up our last name, and so yeah, we're just going to have our guests vote on it."

Bonadona told Newsweek Bartlebaugh is "rooting for the hyphenation for sure, since it was his idea to begin with."

"Personally, I also hope people choose Bonadona-Bartlebaugh at this point, because I think the internet will be mad if our family and friends let them down," she told the publication. 

Bonadona wasn't always interested in the idea and "thought it was completely ridiculous in a humorous way."

"Our names together are so silly, and I thought, 'We are never going to be able to fill out any forms.'"

The wedding is quickly approaching, and people have become highly invested in the surname poll. 

Bonadona shared in a TikTok that the wedding has attracted more attention than they could have ever imagined.

"It is very, very surreal that, like, half the internet is rooting for our wedding right now," she explained in the October 31 post.

"It has brought Jake and I so much joy, and I see it as such a positive omen for our celebration," she told Newsweek. 

"There's a lot of goodwill being sent out into the universe for us, and it's very touching. I am very grateful to everyone who has engaged with the videos."

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