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Female couple creates 30 days of ridiculous challenges to decide whose last name they’ll take

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30.09.2026

Not every couple can easily decide whose last name to take after getting married. Sure, you can combine the two, but that can easily be a mouthful. And honestly, it’s not nearly as fun a strategy as the one created by New Jersey-based fiancées Bailey Adams and Larissa Scandora.

The couple recently told PEOPLE that while they both wanted to share a last name, they couldn’t agree on which last name to take. After Scandora joked that maybe they should just decide by a coin toss, inspiration struck. 

How the last-name challenge series began

“Then we’re like, ‘There’s the answer. We should just do a challenge,’” Adams shared. “We thought a month-long challenge for such a big commitment was fair because …it gives us time to fight for the last name with a little bit of incorporating different things.”

@baileyandlarissa Day 1: let the best last name win #coupleschallenge #day1 #wlw #wedding #wlwcouple ♬ original sound – Bailey & Larissa

Day 1: let the best last name win #coupleschallenge #day1 #wlw #wedding #wlwcouple ♬ original sound – Bailey & Larissa

And so, for 30 days, Adams and Scandora competed in challenges,........

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