Joy of joys! The wedding is over and it was the best day of your life. Everything went off without a hitch and now you are husband and wife. What do you do now? Well, there are many answers to that question... but one thing to do is change your last name! (If you are the kind of girl who chooses to do so) This was one of the hardest decisions I ever had to make. But, once I decided how I wanted the government to recognize my name, I had to figure out what all needed to be changed and how to do it. Here is the order of what you have to do and how to go about doing it. Good luck, brides!
1. Find that little piece of paper at the bottom of your marriage license. Carry this around with you as you go from place to place changing your name.
2. Go to your area social security office and change your social. You will need this first before going out and changing everything else. It is simple to do. Go in, take a number, fill out the form, show them your marriage license slip, and swear you are telling the truth.
3. The next step is your drivers license. Either wait to get your new social, or bring the receipt with you to the DMV (along with your handy marriage license slip).
4. You have a year to change your name on your passport for free. All you need to do is mail:
this form, your old passport, 2 new passport photos, the fee, and that handy marriage license slip. You do this last because they keep the slip.
***A year from issue, not a year after getting married.
But you still don't have to pay full price to update it.
Now the US government recognizes your new name! Congrats!
Other things to change:
Your W2 info at work
Insurance info
Credit Cards
Bank Account Info
Good luck!
