Danielle Tate

Holiday Married Name Change & a Cyber Monday Deal

Are you contemplating holiday married name change? Thanksgiving is over and whammo…it’s Cyber Monday. Married name change can easily get back burnered over the holidays, but as you begin to receive and send holiday cards it may feel like the right time to make the switch. I remember my first Christmas signing cards as “The Tates”…it was a silly little thing that made me feel very happily married and grown up!

If you are considering changing your name, you can painlessly make the transition from Miss to Mrs. with MissNowMrs. Here’s our Cyber Monday Deal: use MRSNOW to save $5 off our easy online name change service or app! You could even surprise your spouse with your name change by keeping it a secret and putting your new driver’s license in an envelope in his/her stocking this Christmas.

Whatever your holiday and name change plans, be sure to savor this time as newlyweds. It’s your first Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa together, so be sure to take time for yourselves during the mad rush.

Fox News: Married Name Change & Start-Ups

Fox News interviewed me on Election Day and wanted to know about how MissNowMrs.com came to be and my thoughts on the best ways to turn a good idea into a start-up. Of course I spoke about my own name change hassles that sparked the idea for an online name change service to help women navigate the process with ease. The new part was talking about starting a business. My main points were to find a problem, research the solutions and then plug into the amazing entrepreneurial community that now exists. There are so many awesome groups, sites and incubators ready to help you take you from the idea stage to an actual business! Check out the clip below:

Fun Behind the Scenes Story: As I was having my makeup done before the show, the makeup artist looked at me and said “You’re that name-change girl, aren’t you?!” It turns out that she had been married for 2 years and had just used MissNowMrs.com to change her name.

Go Vote Ladies!

It’s time to go vote ladies! As newlyweds it can be easy to focus on how awesome married life is and miss out on what’s going on in the rest of the world. Newsflash: Tomorrow is Election Day! Don your blue or red ensemble (depending on your party preference) and go cast your vote.

Women fought for generations for the right to be heard, so I feel that it is our responsibility to do just that…voice our opinions via ballot. Worried about long lines? Plan a time to go vote with your friends or co-workers. You can use the wait as time to catch up on the weekend and holiday plans.

Heads up if you changed your name after marriage. Be sure to bring your new driver’s license in your married name to make sure that you get to vote. If you haven’t changed your name yet…no worries you’ll be on file under your maiden name. You have no excuses, go vote ladies!

Get Out While You Can: Vacation Before the Holidays

Pro tip: vacation before the holidays! Has all of the recent bad weather left you wanting to get away from it all? What better time to schedule an impromptu vacation then now? You’ll be back in plenty of time to prep for Thanksgiving and shop for the upcoming holiday season. Now where to go…

If your idea of vacation includes white sand & turquoise water look no further than Turks & Caicos. Instead of hanging with the masses at Beaches or a hotel, consider a Grace Bay rental condo. Imagine your own private 2 bedroom place with access to an amazing beach and the largest pool on the island! You’ll feel super swank and can use the money you save to splurge on some resort wear or a few fabulous dinners out.

Travel budget at zero? Plan a stay-cation. Take a day or two off of work, crank your thermostat to tropical temps and blend some beachy drinks! Reading your kindle and painting your nails a fun new shade will make you feel relaxed no matter what your location is.

5 Newlywed Silver Linings of Hurricane Sandy

Here’s hoping all of our readers made it through Hurricane Sandy okay. The constant media coverage of impending doom likely scared most people on the East Coast and ruined many peoples’ plans/yards/cars/homes. I’m here to help you find a few silver linings of the storm:
5. Your wedding wasn’t ruined or delayed by Sandy. Just think of those poor other girls and their families this coming weekend.
4. If your basement flooded you can finally replace the carpet down there (with the help of insurance dollars)!
3. Years from now you can regale your children with stories of Frankinstorm and how “Grandpa” kept you safe.
2. The power may be out, but you have love and someone to cuddle up with to stay warm. Here’s hoping you have a bottle of wine too!
1. You & your spouse are alive! Seriously. A massive natural disaster happened and didn’t affect the most important relationship of your life.
I encourage you to take a minute to realize how fortunate you are in surviving this storm as a newlywed. If you don’t have to go into to work today, consider using that feeling of gratefulness to motivate yourself to volunteer somewhere where you can make a not-so fortunate person’s life a little easier post-Sandy.