Name Change After Marriage for Newlyweds

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!

Ginger Spice Opts to Change Her Name…How Nice!

Former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell, married Christian Horner in a lovely ceremony on May 15th. Despite her reputation as ‘Ginger Spice’ the singer/celebrity is opting to take her husband’s name after marriage. While honeymooning, the newlywed has already changed her name to Mrs. Geri Horner on her Instagram and Twitter accounts…so we’re assuming the legal name change will occur as soon as she returns home to England!

More and more female celebrities are bucking the Hollywood trend of hanging onto the maiden names their fans know them by. Gerri Halliwell is joining the celebrity name change wave started by Amal Alamuddin’s name change, Angelina Jolie’s name change and Lady Gaga’s name change. It’s sociologically interesting to see this shift in name change choice by women in the lime light and it will be equally interesting to see what impact their name change choices make on the choices of millennial brides.

Regardless of her name change choice, we wish Geri the very best as she begins newlywed life and would love if she used MissNowMrs.com to go from Miss to Mrs. in minutes!

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Lady Gaga Intends to Change Her Name After Marriage

Lady Gaga name change?! What’s this? Lady Gaga, who’s real name Stefani Germanotta, has announced that she will take fiancé Taylor Kinney’s last name after their marriage…making her the future Mrs. Stefani Kinney! As a star know for her extreme fashion taste and publicity stunts, it is interesting to see her do something so conventional as change her maiden name to her maiden name.

The fact that Lady Gaga is 29 and a celebrity would skew her towards keeping her maiden name, but she has also been quoted as being “old fashioned” about love and she is technically known by her stage name. Gaga is on the celebrity name-change train along with Angelina Jolie Pitt, Amal Clooney and Ashley Simpson.

Do the name change choices of these prominent women show an increased preference for women to change their names or are they in keeping with the fact that 88.6.% of U.S. women change their names after marriage?

It’s an interesting question, and I believe data is starting to show that the mindset of millennial brides is different from those of Gen X and Gen Y. Many site the idea of changing their names as a way to show that they are “all in” in their marriages.

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Married Name Change News in Nebraska

Newlywed in Nebraska and considering your married name change options? You may want to wait a few months, as senator Sara Howard is proposing a few changes to the current state name change policy. Currently couples in Nebraska have very limited name change options. Only brides are able to change their names after marriage (using the married name change process) and they are unable to take their maiden names as their middle names.

Soon-to-be-married Senator Howard (her wedding is in October, and no she’s not opting to change her name) would like to make married name change more flexible for newlyweds in her state. She’s proposing that men should be able to hyphenate last names with their spouse or take their spouse’s last name after marriage. Senator Howard also wants to allow women in Nebraska to take their maiden names as their middle names, which is a very popular name-change trend in 2015. These changes may take time, but eventually will allow a great deal more flexibility when it comes to picking a married name as a newlywed.

Curious what the best married name change option is for you? Play the MarriedNameGame and let its patent-pending algorithm selection your ideal last name option(s), and rest assured that it also factors in your state’s laws around married name change options!
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Which Target Stores Have MissNowMrs Gift Cards

Curious which Target stores have MissNowMrs gift cards? As the news of MissNowMrs online name change gift cards rolling out in 100 Target stores spreads, more and more people are asking which stores have MissNowMrs gift cards so I can purchase one for the bride in my life?

You asked…so below is a list of Target locations that currently carry our gift cards! Look for our cards on the gift card end cap near Housewares. Happy shopping!

MILWAUKEE	WI
FORT COLLINS	CO
MINOT	ND
ANDERSON	IN
KOKOMO	IN
MADISON	TN
RACINE	WI
COLORADO SPRINGS	CO
NORTH LITTLE ROCK	AR
CASPER	WY
ALEXANDRIA	LA
CHEYENNE	WY
GREAT FALLS	MT
SAN ANGELO	TX
LAS VEGAS	NV
VICTORVILLE	CA
DEARBORN	MI
SAN BERNARDINO	CA
PITTSBURG	CA
SAGINAW	MI
BATTLE CREEK	MI
BOISE	ID
PUEBLO	CO
TOLEDO	OH
HOLLAND	OH
KELSO	WA
BAY CITY	MI
FORT GRATIOT	MI
INDIANAPOLIS	IN
WILLMAR	MN
WEST JORDAN	UT
FAYETTEVILLE	GA
BRADENTON	FL
LAS VEGAS	NV
STOW	OH
CAPE GIRARDEAU	MO
LA MESA	CA
SAN BRUNO	CA
WINONA	MN
BENTON HARBOR	MI
WILMINGTON	DE
ALTOONA	PA
AUSTELL	GA
HORN LAKE	MS
DOUGLASVILLE	GA
AUSTIN	MN
FERGUS FALLS	MN
LOVELAND	CO
COLUMBUS	GA
NEW ULM	MN
HUTCHINSON	MN
INDIANAPOLIS	IN
ELYRIA	OH
WASHINGTON	PA
PITTSBURGH	PA
GREENSBURG	PA
JACKSONVILLE	NC
BOISE	ID
SALISBURY	MD
BOZEMAN	MT
CARSON CITY	NV
HASTINGS	MN
STURGEON BAY	WI
APPLETON	WI
MARYVILLE	TN
CRANBERRY TWP	PA
PITTSBURGH	PA
DAPHNE	AL
SPRINGFIELD	OH
HELENA	MT
STATE COLLEGE	PA
SAUGUS	MA
NILES	OH
AIKEN	SC
ROSSFORD	OH
FLORENCE	AL
BILLINGS	MT
ST GEORGE	UT
MACON	GA
WARNER ROBINS	GA
MANSFIELD	OH
KANSAS CITY	MO
LAKE CHARLES	LA
BUTLER	PA
HOUMA	LA
MONROE	LA
FAYETTEVILLE	AR
BARBOURSVILLE	WV
MCALLEN	TX
KINGSTON	MA
ODESSA	TX
RED WING	MN
BELTON	MO
KALISPELL	MT
CHARLOTTE	NC
SALEM	MA
TEXARKANA	TX
AMERICAN FORK	UT
BRIDGEPORT	WV

What’s In A Name?

Newlywed and considering changing your name? There are so many decisions that come along with “I do”. Things like whose insurance to merge under, where to live, whether to combine all of your finances, which family you celebrate which holiday with and of course whether to change your name or not. It’s completely understandable to be overwhelmed by the concept of name change after marriage, especially with all of the extra decisions that must be made as newlyweds.

Take some time to consider what your maiden name means to you. Does your maiden name roll off your tongue and remind you of your heritage and various degrees and accomplishments you’ve made? Does it make you feel proud and define your sense of “you”? If so, you should consider keeping your maiden name in some way if you decide to change your name after marriage. You have the option to hyphenate your maiden name with your spouse’s last name, take both last names sans hyphen, take your maiden name as a second middle name or replace your middle name with your maiden name (which is an added bonus for those with horrid middle names).

Conversely, if you think about your maiden name and remember being mercilessly teased as a child or being a the very end of the alphabet and called last for everything you may have extra incentive to change your name to your spouse’s last name and drop your maiden name completely. Some women see married name change as a tangible way to show that they’re “all in” in their marriage.
Regardless of the factors that influence the decision, name change after marriage is a very personal and permanent decision. Consider playing the Married Name Game to have its patent-pending algorithm generate your ideal married name change combination!