Name Change Advice

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!

Music and Marriage: A Montage for Life

Choosing the right music for your wedding can be a very important step in the planning process. After all, these are the moments that will be remembered for a lifetime and the perfect song is sure to amplify the experience for your special guests. Yet, it isn’t just in those few treasured hours that melodies will play an important role in the relationship with your spouse. In fact, music can be a sort of mortar that holds two people together.

When choosing the right harmonies for your big day, keep in mind the moments you have shared together thus far. Most often, the songs with the greatest meaning are those that are a reminder of something that has already occurred. Even if you have decided on ‘the song’ chances are that at some point during your relationship a song played as the two of you danced, kissed, or otherwise enjoyed each other’s company. Maybe there was a song that made you both laugh while riding in an elevator. Perhaps one served as a backdrop the first time you ate in your favorite restaurant. Was there music playing when he proposed? These are the types of special moments that cement a relationship between two people, so using the music from them will pay homage to them before all of your family and friends.

As your marriage blossoms, don’t forget to listen to those special ballads or upbeat melodies from time to time, as a means of rekindling the love that existed on your wedding day. Also, leave room in your life for many shared songs in the future. If you hear a song that makes you think of your spouse while driving, then take down the name of it and the artist so you can share it with him or her later. In intimate moments, let music play in the background or get up and dance when a favorite comes on the radio.

Music can serve as an emotional trigger to the brain. It can carry the person through time and space to recall, in near perfect detail some long forgotten moment in the past. It doesn’t even have to be a momentous occasion like your wedding day. It can be something as sharing in a silly little dance in your very own kitchen or changing up the lyrics with each other while seated among millions.

Through the magic of music those moments will be remembered forever. So use that to your advantage and make many lasting memories with music as you grow old together. Who knows how many songs will make you smile as you celebrate your golden anniversary!

What was your favorite wedding song? Do you have a tune that always reminds you of your newlywed days? We’d love for you to share via a comment.

75,000th Customer Reflections

We’re celebrating customer reflections today. Exciting news: MissNowMrs recently celebrated our 75,000^th customer! It’s rather amazing to look back and realize exactly how many brides and newlyweds have benefited from the idea of one fed-up newlywed.

My disastrous name-change experience, including 3 trips to get my driver’s license, led to the idea for an easy online name-change service for brides nationwide. Despite my complete lack of computer skills, I (with the help of my new husband & another business partner) put together the framework for what is now MissNowMrs.

The framework was easy compared to the research. Imagine calling all of the Motor Vehicle Administrations in all 50 states to fully understand their name-change requirements. That research project and then similar ones for all of the other name-change forms fed into the vast information base that powers MissNowMrs today.

MissNowMrs is proud to be a small woman-owned business that makes the lives of other women easier. It’s worth every tedious hour of research to know that our customers can change their name and save 13 hours of unnecessary hassle. That’s a lot of time to spend enjoying your newlywed status instead of standing in government office lines!

Here’s one of my all-time favorite customer reflections in the form of a quote about our service:

“This is a great service that you are providing. I put off my name change for a year, because I was dreading ALL the paperwork! A newly married friend of mine, kindly informed me of your services. Needless to say, I’m ready to be a Mrs. now!! Thanks MissNowMrs.com!!”
~Jennifer M.

Did you use MissNowMrs for your married name change? If so, did it help save you time and stress? We’d love to hear about your experience in a comment… and if you still need to change your name we’d love to help!

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In-law Visits as a Newlywed: 4 Things to Keep in Mind!

Some of us are very fortunate to have a great relationship with our In-laws, and some of us, well…try to avoid the visits as much as possible! For me, there is definitely travel time involved, so we try to see each side of the family every month and a half, and this has proven to be a healthy balance for all parties involved! Regardless of your situation, here are a few things to keep in mind so that you and your spouse can truly enjoy each visit. Remember, you’re in this together, and family members are part of the package deal when you get married!

1. Frequency: The first item of importance that you should establish with your spouse is how frequent you would like to make plans to visit your families. It is best to come to an agreement on this right from the start, so that you’re not faced with re-occurring arguments years down the road. Whether you have to travel five minutes, or five hours, decide how often you would like to visit with your families, and alternate traveling to see them and having them travel to see you. This will also hopefully establish acceptable visit times so that you’re not receiving the random drop-in!

2. Keep A Positive Outlook: Your spouse loves you, and so does your extended family! Be thankful for what you have and enjoy the people in your life that love and care about you. Most of all, don’t put on a show, be yourself! You’re not playing a role here, you are the wife, and you are fabulous (obviously…otherwise he wouldn’t have asked you to marry him)!

3. Agree to Disagree: Just because they aren’t like your family or they live a different lifestyle and have different interests, doesn’t make it wrong. It’s OK! This is where your spouse came from, and you love your spouse, right?! Besides this makes life interesting, and makes for good stories to share with friends and family!

4. It is What It Is: If you’ve married a real “momma’s boy”, recognize this and know this cannot be changed. Be mindful that more frequent family visits may be in store for you, so learn to embrace it! Often times there seems to be an initial barrier between you and your mother-in-law, for other reasons than the obvious (you’re now the woman in his life), so let’s not make the situation worse. Love her for who she is and open up to a relationship; just make sure that when it comes to your spouse, he knows that you should come first!

How much time do you and your spouse set aside for family visits?! What is your relationship with your spouse’s family? We want to hear the good and the bad, so please share!

MissNowMrs.com = Savings on Gas Money

How can a name change service create savings on gas money? I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the price of gas this morning on my way to work thinking about how much it must cost all over our country right now. No matter where in the U.S. you live, I’m sure you’re being hit hard with rising gas prices. It’s ridiculous to see the prices go up each week (…for some of us, each day) with little to no relief in sight, right?

Unfortunately, we ALL have to continue to purchase gas. We can’t just stop driving to work, to the grocery store, or to anywhere else we HAVE to go each day, but what we can do is cut back on how much unnecessary driving we do. Our easy online name change service will help you do just that. Cut back on the amount of driving you have to do to a number of government agencies to complete your married name change. Seriously, check out the list of name-change forms we provide for you along with step-by-step instructions to file your name change with (most) agencies via MAIL.

What this means for YOU:

1. TIME SAVED: You’ll save yourself TIME not having to research the name change process or wait in lines at government offices for agencies that allow you to notify them via mail.
2. STRESS-FREE: There’s no need to worry about filing mishaps due to out-dated forms, fees and instructions or having to take a day off from work just to spend it waiting around at each office. Save those PTO days for a vacation or a long weekend getaway!
3. SAVINGS ON GAS MONEY: This is a no-brainer…you’ll save at least a half-tank of gas by using our service since you’re not driving all over town to file your name change in-person with each agency!
Nearly 90% of brides change their names after marriage, so I ask you, “why not do it the easy way and keep name change hassles out of your newlywed life?!” That being said, we know you’ll still be driving around in your day-to-day routine, so we thought we would let you in on the secret to finding the lowest gas prices in your area.

Have the rising gas prices forced you to take a look at how much you drive? Tell us about some changes you have made in your daily routines, to cut back on the money spent at the pumps!

Spring Fever: How to Help Your Spouse Feel Better

Desperate to help your spouse feel better? With the sudden weather and temperature changes, it’s possible that you or your spouse might come down with a cold. They may not admit it, but most men are reduced to infants when they get sick. So, if you’re dealing with a sick spouse here are a few ideas to help you help him feel better!

Make Chicken Soup – Medical studies have shown that this 800+ year old cold remedy actually works! Here’s a quick yet amazing recipe for homemade chicken noodle soup. Your sicker half will appreciate the soup AND the effort you put into making it for them!

Get Them to Take a Day Off – Your spouse may be saving his PTO, but nobody wins when a sick person comes into work. Have your significant other d stay home and rest for a day to ensure a speedy recovery. You can always threaten them with a doctor’s visit if they keep going to work and continue to run themselves down. The threat of the doctor almost always works.

Set Up a Vaporizer – If you don’t already own one, it’s smart to purchase a vaporizer. For as little as $11 you can make breathing easier and decrease the amount of congestion/mucus in your spouse’s chest. Don’t have time to run out for a vaporizer? Rub your spouse down with Vicks Vapor Rub instead.

Stockpile Hot Beverages – Did you know that drinking hot tea (or other hot beverages) increases the temperature of your throat, which impairs viral replication? Make your loved one some soothing tea with honey to help them kick a nasty virus and feel better faster.

What are your secrets to help your spouse feel better? Do you have any tried and true remedies? We’d love for you to share them in a comment.