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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!

Nov 22 2013

SnapKnot: The Free Way to Find Your Perfect Photographer

Photos are becoming increasingly important in our lives (Facebook much?). Wedding photos and finding the photographer that captures your big day are honestly one of the most important parts of wedding planning. Brides don’t want to settle for the “standard” group and family portraits. We want artistic pictures of intimate moments and feelings as well as photos that capture our friends “being themselves” at the reception. The challenge is finding a photographer in your area that has the exact style you are looking for.

Great news! SnapKnot is now ALL NEW! You can easily search thousands of wedding photographers in your area, get quotes sent to you securely and find wedding photo inspiration… All for FREE! Get started at: SnapKnot.com. I love that you can literally type in the number of miles from your event city and your budget to receive customized results. No more finding your perfect photographer and then learning that they live in another country or charge three times your budget!
Readers…have you or a friend used SnapKnot? We’d love to hear your experiences in a comment!

Mar 14 2013

Jennifer Aniston Considers Name Change After Marriage

jennifer_aniston_namechange — Photo Source: BANG Showbiz

Think you’re having trouble deciding whether you should change your name after marriage? Imagine being famous, like Jennifer Aniston famous, and deciding whether you should take his name, keep your name or hyphenate. Based on an article I just read, it seems that America’s sweetheart is considering becoming Mrs. Theroux.
Jennifer’s reasoning is that taking a new married last name will give her a fresh start. She has the challenge of figuring out if a married name will dim her stardom and recognition. Personally, I don’t think anyone will have any trouble recognizing Jennifer.
Brides-to-be who aren’t famous still have to decide if a new name will affect their careers in a positive or negative way. Many are taking two last names or keeping their maiden names as middle names to maintain recognition. Still other newlyweds are happy to have a new name on their business cards and new initials on their monogrammed bags!
What aspects of career and personal life weighed into your decision to change your name after marriage or not?
p.s. Jen if you read this, MissNowMrs would love to help you change your name!

Jan 19 2012

Use Promo Code MNMBEX for 2 FREE tickets to the best Bridal Show in D.C.!

Engaged and planning a wedding in the DC metro area in the coming year? Use the promo code: MNMBEX to print 2 free tickets to the Great Bridal Expo in Alexandria this Sunday! Bridal shows are an amazing way to jump start your planning process. You’ll see potential venues, caterers, florists, invitation shops, bakeries, honeymoon locations, favors, spas, entertainment and wedding novelties that will amaze you and your guests! They’re also a ton of fun to go to with engaged buddies (what else do you have to do this Sunday?).
Reasons to the Great Bridal Expo Show:

It’s huge, so attendees get to meet the most bridal vendors, try the most samples & walk away with the most ideas
They have the BEST bridal fashion show in the business…complete with collections right off of the runways in New York
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Our newlywed blog readers can score free tickets to the Great Bridal Expo show this Sunday! Simply go to greatbridalexpo.com – enter MNMBEX in the space provided, and you will be able to print your FREE tickets for 2! What better way to celebrate your engagement and wedding, than to spend time with a few close friends exploring the options available to make your wedding day truly amazing?!
Are you planning to go to the show? Who’s going with you? Your mom, fiance or bridesmaids? We’d love to hear what you’re hoping to see or find when you’re there…so leave a comment!

Oct 03 2011

Fabulous Fall Entertaining

With the crisp cool air of Fall we bid a fond farewell to the Summer BBQ and get ready for indoor entertaining. Celebrating with seasonal foods/cocktails and friends is a great way to make sure you take a moment to enjoy the world and weather around you. Whether you’re new to marriage and new to cooking for a group or if you’re an old pro at both…we’ve got some great ideas for you!
Set the Tone – Pick up some festive plates or get creative with one of these fall displays for your home (we especially love the acorns in the glass column). Lighting a fall scented candle can also immediately put guests in a festive mood.
Create a Seasonal Cocktail (or 2) – Signature cocktails easily elevate an event from a gathering to a party! Consider a this simple yet amazing vanilla pumpkin pie martini for the ladies and some autumn flavored ale for the gentlemen attending. Here’s a top 10 list of pumpkin beers to point you in the right direction!
Surprise Appetizers – Who doesn’t love an out of the ordinary appetizer?! Soup shooters are one of the easiest unconventional appetizers. We suggest this seasonal roasted carrot soup served in fun colored coffee or demitasse cups. The soup is warming, has a festive fall flavor and is even orange.
Pot Luck – It might sound old fashioned, but having each guest or couple bringing a component of the meal has tremendous upside (especially if they’re good cooks). You as the hostess get to focus on details like decorating or a fabulous cocktail instead of being overwhelmed…and your guests get to bring something that shows off their talents. It’s a good idea to create a theme so the recipes gel into a meal.
Pears – Pears are in season and make an outstanding end to any meal. Consider serving simple poached pears with vanilla ice cream or a pear tart with caramelized pistachios.
Whatever you decide to make, taking time to enjoy Fall with friend and family will end well. Do you have a favorite fall cocktail or recipe you’d like to share with our readers? We’d love for you to leave a comment.

Sep 20 2011

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Listen up newlyweds and brides-to-be…we’re having a HUGE sale on the knot/wedding channel deals! For 48 hours you and your friends can save HALF OFF our online name-change service for brides! What does the service have to offer? Well, how does saving 13 hours of hassle and skipping the majority of long office lines sound?
For the sale price of $14.95, MissNowMrs.com will help you auto-complete & file your Social Security, U.S. Passport, IRS 8822, USPS, state driver’s license, vehicle title & registration, and voter registration forms! We’ll also help you notify of all of your banks, credit cards, insurances, mortgages, medical providers, investment companies and professional license boards of your new married name.
Yet another perk of our service: access to our name-change experts. They can help you understand your state’s name-change laws, assist you with complicated questions and generally make your entire name change a million times easier than trying to sort through an enormous stack of government forms on your own!
So what are you waiting for? Take advantage of this amazing sale and save money, time & stress on your name change! We can’t wait to help you go from Miss to Mrs.!