Wedding put on hold as bride insists on keeping her maiden name after marriage

A South African couple has reportedly put their wedding on hold after the bride who is a doctor insist on keeping her maiden name after marriage.

According to an X user Kuanele, who shared the story, the bride insist on keeping her maiden name because she is the first doctor in her family.

The X user wrote,

“The chat on the radio rn. Chat is that a couple has put getting married on hold bc he wants her to take his surname but she wants a double barrel bc of she’s a doctor. She’s the first dr in her family so she wants to keep that name,” she wrote.
“Man is saying no bc if he’s gonna pay lobola and all, she has to take his surname.”