A couple in Canada scrapped the idea of taking each other’s surnames when they got married because they already shared identical first and middle names.
Nicole Marie Skutelnik, 35, and Nicole Marie LaCroce, 37, met in 2021 on an LGBT dating app, and thought they only shared a first name.
However, after adding each other on Facebook two weeks later, they realised they also both had the same middle name.
Nicole LaCroce, who goes by Nikki, said: ‘I know for Italian girls born in the 80s, Marie is the most generic middle name. So [after I found her on Facebook] I asked “are you the kind of Italian with the middle name Marie?” and the answer was “yes!”‘
The pair chalked it up on the endless list of things they have in common and have tried to see the funny side, despite all the confusion it has caused – including turning in unison whenever their name is called.
Before they got married in October 2022, they considered double-barrelling their surnames, but decided against it as they felt it would be too complex.
But the wedding itself was a confusing affair, too.
‘It was actually funny during our wedding ceremony,’ revealed Nikki. ‘The amount of times the officiant said “Nicole Marie”, I wish I had counted.
‘You could have made a drinking game out of it!
‘My dad couldn’t make it so Facetimed us. He was getting confused who was being spoken to.’
Nicole Skutelnik is from Vancouver, Canada, where they now both reside – but they often visit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US where Nikki is from to visit her family.
‘One time we drove across the border together and the guy asked “which one of you is Nicole?” and we both raised our hands,’ said Nikki.
‘Then he asked, “Which is Nicole Marie?” and we both raised our hands again.
‘We realised travel would be difficult,’ she continued. ‘We roll our eyes but we’re both light-hearted people so we do chuckle about it.
‘We don’t get too confused by it any more and if we do it’s just funny. But it compounds exactly how much we have in common.’
The pair have decided that they don’t want to have kids, but have joked that, if they did, they would give their child the name Nicole Marie to keep it in the family.
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