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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!

Married Name Change in 2020

Whether you needed to regroup after the wedding, made a New Year’s resolution, or are anticipating filing taxes jointly as a married couple; 2020 kicks off a flurry of newlyweds taking on married name change. If you’re part of that population don’t worry! The MissNowMrs experts are here to help guide you through the process.

Choose the Right Married Name For You

It’s 2020, and the good news is that there are many married name change options available to you. You have the option to keep your maiden name, hyphenate your last name with your spouse’s, take two last names without a hyphen, take your maiden name as your middle name, add your maiden name as a second middle name, or simply swap your maiden name for your spouse’s last name. So, simply pick the married name that’s best for you and your situation.

*Heads up! Not all states allow all variations of married name change, so please check your state laws.

Maiden to middle name change and taking two last names (sans hyphen) are the two most popular married name change options as we head into 2020.
Danielle Tate, MissNowMrs founder
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Get Your Ducks (aka Documents) in a Row

The best way to simplify your name change process is to get organized BEFORE you begin. Call or stop by the county clerk’s office that issued your marriage license and request 2-3 certified marriage certificates. You will need these certificates to file for your new name at numerous federal, state, and local government offices.

Research the married name change filing order in your state of residence. Many states require you to change your name with Social Security and either wait 24 hours, or wait to bring your new Social Security card showing your married name, before updating your driver’s license. Still other state offices require you to file for your name change with a Social Security card in your maiden name.

Prior planning will save you a ton of stress as you move through your name change process. You should also learn the processing times for the offices in your state and government. Why does this matter? It has to do with travel. If you change your name on your driver’s license and/or passport, but have flights booked in your maiden name you will most likely have to re-purchase new tickets (if any are available.)

Change Your Name the Easy Way

Feeling stressed about figuring out the requirements and timelines related to changing your name after marriage? Technology to the rescue! Newlyweds in 2020 don’t have to waste countless hours bogged down with their name changes. The MissNowMrs App or online name change service allow you to transition to your new name in minutes!

Help Me Change My Name

The MissNowMrs Name Change App Video

How did the MissNowMrs married name change app come to be? When you’re a company who was built before Facebook and Twitter you have to continuously innovate to keep your customers happy. So, our office is always buzzing with ideas on how to make name change after marriage easier for our newlywed clients.
42% of wedding planning is done via smartphones and tablets, so it made total sense to build a name change app to make the transition from maiden name to married name even easier. Enter the MissNowMrs name change app.

Here’s video to help you understand how the MissNowMrs app works and what to expect! Enjoy and download ladies!

The MissNowMrs Name Change App + Washingtonian Magazine

The MissNowMrs offices are based in the Washington, D.C. area… so when we launched our new name change app, we were beyond excited to share our news with a reporter from Washingtonian Magazine! For those of you who aren’t familiar, Washingtonian Magazine is the D.C. go-to glossy for local business, restaurant, and cultural news.

In our decade-plus in business, we’ve had the good fortune to be mentioned in magazines like BRIDES, InStyle, Travel & Leisure, Martha Stewart Weddings and Town & Country Weddings. But, we’ve never been featured in Washingtonian. It was an honor to share how our founder’s own name-change nightmare sparked the idea for the MissNowMrs.com online name change service, how we customer-funded our growth and innovations over the years, and now how we’re disrupting the wedding industry niche we created with the MissNowMrs Name Change App.

We sincerely appreciate the support of a local publication (and our office celebrated with champagne when the article was published.) Huge thanks to Hayley Garrison Phillips for the write up!

Read the full Washingtonian write up here! And if you’re curious how our hot new app helps newlyweds Snap… Tap… and Become a Mrs. ASAP head over to the App Store and download it for free.

Mrs. Shannon Shannon We’ve Got Expert Name Change Advice For You

Mrs. Shannon Shannon | Name Change Expert

I recently read about a bride-to-be who is named Shannon. She is getting married in September to the love of her life… who happens to have the last name Shannon. So, Shannon is facing the reality of possibly becoming Mrs. Shannon Shannon! She posted her situation on WeddingBee and advice has been pouring in.

As the founder of MissNowMrs, an online name change service for brides, my own name-change misadventures sparked the idea for the company that has now helped over 500,000 women transition from Miss to Mrs. with ease. Not only do I understand state name-change laws from all the research done to create our service, I have a decade of counseling newlyweds on the topic of name change. I’ve fielded calls from doctors, teachers, ladies in their 60s, divorcees, brides with hyphenated last names marrying men with hyphenated last names (facing the reality of FOUR last names,) individuals handling cultural expectations from their heritage (did you know it’s illegal for a woman to change her name in Greece?) and many more!

I didn’t set out to be a name-change expert, but my experience has made me the official married name change expert. I’ve ended up on FOX Business News, KTLA, and NBC to discuss the in’s and out’s of married name change and my tips to streamline the process.

When a woman contemplates name change she’s juggling her personal identity, her spouse’s hopes, her in-law’s and parents’ expectation and of course her personal style. Married name change is an intensely personal decision. However, from my experience and myriad conversations, there are few key factors that heavily influence name change choices. They are the age of the bride, her level of education, her occupation, her regional location, and if she has male siblings.

Using these factors and our data from more than 500,000 customers, I built the Married Name Game to help brides and newlyweds find their ultimate last name. It’s so accurate we have a patent pending on the algorithm that powers the Married Name Game. (It even predicted Amal Clooney’s name change!)

A name change experts weighs in on Shannon Shannon’s dilemma.

We’ve seen a large up-tick in women taking two last names without a hyphen in the last 12 months. This option allows one to use both names, or either name as they see fit. So you can avoid the mouthful of hyphenated last names, but still have the same name as your children. Many newlyweds see it as having the best of both worlds. This might be a great option for Shannon, but again we’d love to ask a few questions to give an official recommendation.

Mrs Shannon Shannon — Image Credit: WeddingBee

So, Shannon… if you’re reading this, please call or text the MissNowMrs office at 800.301.9296. We’d love to ask you a few questions and lend our expertise along with a gift card to use our online name change service or our new Name Change App when you’re ready to make the switch to the version of Mrs. that suits you and your life best!
The entire MissNowMrs team wishes you a lifetime of love, happiness, and adventure!