Eorzean Marriage Customs

[Verence]

So, we know there's going to be a chapel and in-game weddings at some point in 2.0. This of course has me curious about Eorzean marriage traditions, especially since some of the races might not traditionally marry at all (I'm lookin' at YOU, Miqo'te). So far we know interracial marriages can and do happen - there's an Elezen/Miqo'te couple at the Ul'dah airship docks and the WVR quests seem to suggest that an Elezen woman married a Lalafell man and adopted children of yet other races. I'm just sort of interested in how this all works from a lore perspective, particularly with respect to different customs between the races if there are any.

Most specifically, I'm curious if it's common for the woman to take the man's last name, in which case will name changes be offered as part of the wedding service? Or is this not something done in Eorzea? I'm mostly wondering because with the chance of a name change being allowed at 2.0 launch, is this an opportunity those planning on having their characters wed ought to jump on so as not to miss the opportunity to have appropriately matching last names? Will we get the chance to name-change appropriately at the ceremony? Or is this all a moot point because women keep maiden names upon marriage?

Kind of specific question I know, but any and all light shed on matrimony in Eorzea would be pretty awesome info to have.

[Nix]

We have another thread about this too, though yours raises different questions; hoping to get a dev response to all of them but until then, here's the other thread^^;

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...About-Marriage

[Verence]

Hm, funny, I missed that one somehow even after running a search for wedding-related terms. Either I'm blind (Which I suppose I am, legally), or the vile search function has somehow unlocked Ninja before its official implementation and is sneaking around relevant results! I call shenanigans.

[Nix]

Hahaha no worries dude!!
I feel your pain, I have some pretty hefty glasses too

[Anonymoose]

I call shenanigans.

EVERYONE GRAB A PHURBLE.

[Nix]

Dammit Moose, more tea up my nose. I hope you're satisfied!

[Anonymoose]

Dammit Moose, more tea up my nose. I hope you're satisfied!

You have my sincerest apologies. Though, to be fair, if it already happened once and you kept taking sips during fresh posts, that second one's on you, my friend. You know the old saying, "Fool me one... tea on... tea on you... look, you get tea on you twice and you don't blame the Moose, okay?"

[Nix]

Hahaha touche little guy, touche~