"We wanted the whole family to have the same last name for consistency." then "Michele will continue to go by Michele Cooke for work..." Obviously they can do

"We wanted the whole family to have the same last name for consistency." then "Michele will continue to go by Michele Cooke for work..." Obviously they can do whatever they want with their own names, but from an outsider perspective it seems weird since now both of them are going to have troubles (at least for the first year I guess) remembering they changed their name, both having dual names because of work history, etc.