佛罗里达州一对夫妇在婚礼上抛硬币来决定跟谁姓

佛罗里达州一对夫妇在婚礼上抛硬币来决定跟谁姓

One modern couple couldn’t make heads or tails of whose last name they’d use upon getting married.

有一对现代夫妇说不准他们在结婚时会用谁的姓。

So they flipped a coin.

所以他们抛了一个硬币。

Jeff Conley and Darcy Ward decided against the tradition of the bride taking the groom’s last name in the name of equality. But the Florida duo took the concept a step further by leaving the decision to 50-50 chance.

杰夫·康利(Jeff Conley)和达西·沃德(Darcy Ward)决定反对新娘随新郎姓的传统。但这对来自佛罗里达州的组合在这一概念上又进了一步，他们把决定权留给了50%的几率。

At the altar of their Dec. 14 wedding, they flipped a brass, engraved medallion, one side with Darcy’s last name, and the other with Jeff’s surname.

在他们12月14日的婚礼上，他们翻转了一块刻有达西姓氏和杰夫姓氏的黄铜纪念章。

“It’s fair. I am a graduate student in economics at Florida State and I think about fairness,” Jeff told the Palm Beach Post.

“这是公平的。我是佛罗里达州立大学经济学的研究生，我考虑的是公平。”杰夫告诉《棕榈滩邮报》。

“Being with someone who was willing to start the marriage from a creative and teamwork and fair place felt like a really good first step toward an equal partnership,” Darcy, a nurse-midwife, added.

达西是一名护士兼助产士，她补充说:“和一个愿意从富有创造力、团队合作和公平的环境中开始婚姻的人在一起，感觉真的是迈向平等伙伴关系的良好开端。”

When the time came, it was Darcy’s name that won out. Mr. and Mrs. Ward were thrilled with the result.

最后，达西的名字胜出。沃德先生和太太对这个结果非常激动。

“You could say I won,” Jeff said. “I was the one who received something new.”

“你可以说我赢了，”杰夫说。“我是那个得到新东西的人。”

It wasn’t the only way they ditched outdated marriage customs. The two, who met on Tinder, proposed to one another with separate surprises: Darcy with a scavenger hunt — complete with her getting down on one knee — and Jeff with a live musical serenade of their favorite song, The Band’s “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”

这并不是他们抛弃过时婚俗的唯一方式。这两个人在Tinder上相识，并在各自的惊喜中向对方求婚:达西寻宝，她单膝跪地;杰夫现场演唱了他们最喜欢的歌曲，乐队的《The Night They Drove Old Dixie down》。