Over the past summer, three McIntosh teachers married. History teacher Mrs. Mabon (formerly Weaver), Physics teacher Mrs. Murray (formerly Babykin) and Spanish teacher Mrs. Barnett (formerly Marino) are the newlyweds.

More and more women are choosing to keep their maiden names after marriage, but the three teachers have taken their new husbands’ last names. Mrs. Mabon said, “I think it’s been a bit confusing for my current students to hear kids and even other teachers in the hall call me Ms. Weaver. I haven’t really had a problem remembering to answer to my new name.”

Mrs. Murray said, “It’s not too confusing being called both names because I’ve only had my new name for a few months, but my maiden name I’ve had for decades, so it’s easy to respond to either name.”

Many teachers choose to get married in the summer because it allows them time off from school. Mrs. Mabon said, “We chose a summer wedding both because it’s easier for me as a teacher and also because it’s usually easier for people to travel to the wedding in the summer.”

Speaking about what she enjoyed from her wedding, which was held at the First Methodist Church in LaGrange, Georgia, Mrs. Mabon said, “I’m really enjoying being married and getting to share my day and life with my wonderful husband, Aaron. One of the neatest things about the wedding was getting to have so many of my current and former volleyball girls there.”

Mrs. Barnett chose to get married in San Diego, California, at her father-in-law’s private home. On her name change, Mrs. Barnett said, “It’s not too confusing to be called by two names. Most of the students are catching on now or they will say ‘Ms. Marino, I mean, Mrs. Barnett!’ I am sure it is hard to know one person by one name and then call them by something completely different.”

Like Mrs. Mabon, Mrs. Barnett chose summer for its relative convenience. She said, “I think it was easiest to get married in the summer being a teacher even though fall is actually my favorite season. My husband and I decided to have a destination wedding so that it would be different and unique. This way it still felt like we were doing something out of the ordinary.”

As far as interesting experiences relating to her wedding. Mrs. Barnett said, “My wedding involved about 60 people flying out to San Diego and staying at a hotel together. My interesting stories would just be the whole experience that we had together throughout the whole week. We had a welcome dinner, brunch, spent time by the pool/beach, went sight seeing, etc. The wedding day … was surreal and perfect in every way. It was everything I imagined it would be and more.”

Mrs. Barnett said, “It has been great transitioning to being married. My husband and I had already been together for years prior to being married, so it has just been a great feeling of love, family and the next stage of life that I am looking forward to.”

Married at Glendalough Manor in Tyrone, Georgia, Mrs. Murray said, “We decided to have our wedding in the summer because of the school schedule, but it worked out really well because my dad was actually able to come to the wedding (he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in May) and if we had waited any longer, he wouldn’t have been able to escort me down the aisle.”

Mrs. Murray’s wedding had a unique aspect: “My husband and his groomsmen all wore kilts for the wedding; when it was time for the groomsmen to be announced into the reception, I had the song “Men in Tights” from the movie “Robin Hood, Men in Tights” played. The look on their faces was priceless.”