Anything you do is acceptable. I have a good friend who chose to hyphenate, and as the years went by she went by her husbands last name only. It can be a mouthful to hyphenate, and it just never stuck with her.
When it comes to the kids life is much eaiser. Everyone having the same last name makes it family, and kids are traditionalists by nature.
Giving up your last name can make it hard for very old friends to find you. Guys never change their last name, so when you are 50 years old it will be much eaiser to find old male friends. Women aren't so easy to track due to name changes.
If you're unsure, I would start by hyphenating. I think there is something very loving for both parties to share the same name. And you can keep yours too!
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