Bridal Style, Events & More

Looking for name change advice or some tips for newlywed life? The MissNowMrs experts have created state-specific name change articles and checklists for you. We’ve chronicled our recommendations for how to travel while changing your name AND how to handle voting during the transition.

We’ve also compiled our best guidance for how to handle difficult sister in laws, holidays as newlyweds, the ever-annoying baby questions, and much more. Why? Because, while we are name change experts, we’re also newlywed wives, moms, and sisters.

We hope our name change advice articles help smooth your transition to your new name, and a whole new phase of life. Congratulations and best wishes from the entire MissNowMrs team!

Llama, Llama No Wedding Drama

Wedding llamas. Apparently they’re a thing now, and I have to admit a pretty awesome thing. Instead of agonizing over what wedding guests who don’t want to dance will do, you provide fuzzy animals to interact with. Who could possibly start drama when there’s a llama present?!

While I typically enjoy ring bearer and flower girl antics, llamas and anything they chose to do (like eat bouquets) would absolutely entertain me and make for fantastic photos. Who needs a photo booth, when you have live animals to shoot selfies with? This is serious Instagram & SnapChat fodder.

Mtn Peaks Therapy Llamas and Alpacas is the company that creating “the wedding llama.” Located in Brush Prairie, Washington, they offer llama wedding interactions to couples in the Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington areas. Their furry friends are even accessorized to match the theme and color theme of the wedding! Want to feel even better about adding llamas to your wedding day? All of the proceeds from the weddings llamas (and alpacas) help fund their therapy visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and schools.

So, if you’re looking to do something a little different for your big day, and are out west, consider adding llamas to your event. This could be the beginning of an exotic wedding animal trend. Penguins would be a logical next step, as they are already in formal attire and are incredibly cute! What do you think? Would you include llamas or any other animals on your wedding day? Share your view in a comment!

Photo Credit: Kim Smith Miller Photography
Original Story: The Skimm

The Perfect Bridal Shower Gift Formula

Are you searching for the perfect bridal shower gift this season? Before the big days of friends and family members comes a flurry of brunches, teas, and afternoons filled with celebrating the bride-to-be. While every event may be different, you do need a shower gift. Not to worry, we have the perfect formula to help you bring the best shower gift for each of your friends!

Something Nostalgic + Something Helpful + Something Beautiful = The Perfect Shower Gift

Something Nostalgic
The first component of your gift should be something that will remind the bride of your friendship or her new relationship. If she met her fiancé in Spain, a tapas cookbook or a gift card to a Spanish restaurant would be perfect! If the two of you spent hours at a particular shop or spa, a goodie from that establishment is a great way to remind her of all of the good times you have had as friends.

Something Helpful
If you’re already married you have amassed married knowledge your friend needs. Think of something that was difficult for you as a newlywed or something you wish someone had given you. A MissNowMrs gift card is a perfect component for your perfect shower gift. It saves the bride 13 hours of hassle on her name change! Instead of standing in long office lines and stressing about what form to file when and where, she’ll breeze through the process in 30 minutes! You will absolutely receive a thank you note for this gift!

Something Beautiful
Weddings are filled with beauty, so of course wedding shower gifts should have a beautiful component. This can range from a mini perfume with floral notes for her wedding day, to gorgeous wrapping paper in her wedding colors, to your favorite bridal beauty item. Again, think of your friend. If she isn’t into super fussy things, skip the lace and give her elegant stationary or an engraved business card holder in her new name.

We hope this formula helps you create perfect personalized bridal shower gifts for the amazing women in your life. Enjoy this season of love!

Bridechilla | Should You Treat Wedding Planning Like a Business

BrideChilla asks the best questions! One of the largest allocations of money in your young life may be your wedding. So…if you’re investing in your Big Day should you treat it like investing in a business?

This was the topic of our founder’s recent interview on the BrideChilla Podcast. Of course Danielle talked about name-change after marriage, but she also shared entrepreneur tips and tricks that can help engaged couples create the wedding of their dreams without breaking the bank.

She built MissNowMrs into a huge company on a shoestring budget, so her advice is incredibly pertinent and relatable. Get the full scoop by tuning into the Bridechilla podcast episode!

Designer Consignments + Cocktails = FUN

Have you heard about SnobSwap? Adore designer consignments and shopping? Seriously, who doesn’t? Great news for those of you who live in the DC area…SnobSwap is hosting an event next week that is not to be missed!

Join me at SnobSwap’s The Best of DC party on Thursday, November 5 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Malmaison in Georgetown to shop the best consignment boutiques in DC. Score designer goodies from Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, Celine, Tory Burch and more for up to 80% off from Chic to Chic, Ella-Rue, N’Used, Reddz Trading, Filmore & 5th, and more!

Enjoy the chance to meet DC’s top fashion bloggers including Sara from Style MBA and Angelica from Clarendon Moms for consignment style tips!

During the event, guests will enjoy gourmet delights from DC’s most innovative chefs, including Chef Nicholas Sharpe of Jolene, Chef Jesse Miller of Bar Pilar, Chef James Woods of Bourbon and Chef Danny Lee of Mandu. In addition, guests will receive a 20% off promo to shop SnobSwap, and a chance to win a $500 shopping spree.

**Feel good about your indulgence: A portion of event proceeds will benefit Operation Turbo’s mission to send care packages to our deployed service members. Come early to receive a SnobSwap swag bag for the first 50 guests!

The Bride Box: Everything A Bride Could Want & More

The Bride Box has created a new category for the wedding industry. A monthly subscription box for brides to be that delivers curated wedding boxes to help prepare for the wedding & celebrate being engaged! The Bride Box works with both hand crafted and national wedding vendors to bring the best in bridal directly to the doorstep of each one of our subscribers. It’s like having a bridal show in a box, or the bridal version of Birch Box! What woman, bride or otherwise, doesn’t love receiving a box of novelties each month?

How Does It Work?
Subscribe to a month-to-month recurring plan or a 6 or 12 month prepaid plan. Or give a subscription to the bride-to-be in your life (you will hands down be the best bridesmaid, Mother In Law or married friend). Towards the end of each month a new box will arrive, filled with wedding goodies and DIY projects that prepare you to be one step closer to the big day! Examples of items included in a box include: beauty products, bride monogrammed bags, a DIY wedding craft and discounts for key bridal retailers/services such as the MissNowMrs Name Change Service.

In our digital world, they help subscribers literally feel and enjoy the items they envision for their big day. Our mission is to help inspire brides by discovering new ideas, trying out DIY projects, and find new resources to help them on the road to “I Do”. Have you tried The Bride Box or gifted it to an engaged friend? We would love to hear about your experiences in a comment.