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Unless Eric is 100% joking, seems that Meagan has taken Bruno's name.
My hunch is that it is a humorous tweet based on truth. (Mentioning the name thing b/c of the old conversation in the Tanith/Charlie wedding thread.)
And a great photo of the bride and groom is attached to Eric's tweet. (Very good view of Meagan's pretty dress, BTW.)
Eric Radford @Rad85E
We are no longer Duhamel and Radford...now we're Marcotte and Radford! Haha. #marriageofMeg #congratulations
6:54 AM - 6 Jun 2015
https://twitter.com/Rad85E/status/607183716570431488
Generally in Quebec, brides tend to keep their last name and/or hyphenate it. I believe that you actually have to change your last name in Quebec, which is why you see skaters from there with long or hyphenated last names (Simon-Pierre Malette-Paquette and Daniel-Olivier Boulanger-Trottier come to mind off the top of my head).
Since the passage of a 1981 provincial law intended to promote gender equality as outlined in the Québec Charter of Rights, no change may be made to a person's name without the authorization of the registrar of civil status or the authorization of the court. Newlyweds who wish to change their names upon marriage must therefore go through the same procedure as those changing their names for other reasons. The registrar of civil status may authorize a name change if: 1) the name the person generally uses does not correspond to the name on their birth certificate, 2) the name is of foreign origin or too difficult to pronounce or write in its original form, or 3) the name invites ridicule or has become infamous.[9] This law does not make it legal for a woman to immediately change her name upon marriage, as marriage is not listed among the reasons for a name change.