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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!

5 Tips For Including Pets in Your Wedding

Including Pets in Your Wedding

Everyone loves their pets, and more and more brides are finding ways to include them in their engagements and weddings.  I love the originality and the inclusion of something meaningful and personal in their a wedding!

Pets can be difficult to “pose” in photos, but portraits are a great way to include them in your Big Day.  Finding a photographer familiar with animals as subjects will make your shoot much less stressful.  I suggest factoring photographers’ levels of experience and openness to including pets into your decision making process for your engagement/wedding photographer.

Including your pet in your wedding is another big decision to make.  One bride’s thoughts are “Our dogs are like family that’s why we wanted them included. We are going to try to incorporate them into the wedding probably wearing some sort of here comes the bride sign or something.”  If you feel the same way, read our five tips below to ensure success.

5 Tips for Including Pets in Your Wedding
1. Make sure that your ceremony site allows pets on site.
2. Consider your pet’s temperament before adding them to your wedding.  Are they comfortable in large groups?  Obedient under pressure?
3. Do any of your family members or bridal party have an allergy to your pet (that would make for uncomfortable photos)?
4. Who will be “in charge” of your pets during and after the ceremony?  You & your spouse will have many other obligations during your Big Day!
5. Practical Attire: consider the safety of your pets if you dress them up for your wedding.  If they hate and/or eat costumes regularly, you may have to  compromise with fancy collars

Considering these 5 tips should save you stress and help you decide if including pets your wedding is a good idea, or possibly better for photo ops before and after!

Fido Right After “I Do”?

Fido Right After “I Do”

What are the pros and cons of fido right after I do? As you settle into married life and become truly comfortable with your mate, you may start wondering if you should add to your family.  Many newlywed couples run right out after the wedding and get a puppy together.  For some it’s the best (well second best) decision they ever made, but for others pet ownership brings more responsibility than they bargained for.  Eager to hear the pitter patter of little paws?  Read on before making a decision that will affect the next 10-15 years of your life.

How Much Do You Travel?

If you and your partner travel for business constantly or end up spending many weekends away from home, you might want to postpone your trip to the breeder or Humane Society.  A puppy of any kind requires scheduled walks, house training and hours off exercise to burn off all of their excess energy.  It would be unfair to add a dog to your family if you’re not home enough to give him/her the proper attention.  If you can’t wait until your schedules settle down to get a pet, consider a kitten.  They’re much lower maintenance and still provide a great deal of love and cuddling.

Consider Your Lifestyle

Are you part of the married jet set?  Constantly attending out of town parties and going on last minute vacations?  Unless you want to hire a dog sitter and dog walker every time you aren’t going to be home or come home to a unhappy puppy and totally wrecked house, you might need to put purchasing a pooch on hold.  If you’re dying to get a dog, try to enjoy other people’s pets in the absence of your own.  You could even volunteer at a local shelter, but beware of bringing multiple pets home!

Think About Your Housing

 Do you live in an apartment or rental house?  Your landlord might not appreciate an unannounced addition to your home.  Should you need to find a new place to live, having a dog severely limits your rental housing options.  If you live in a small condo, you need to decide if your puppy will have enough room.  Even home owners have many questions to answer before bringing home a dog.  Will it stay indoors, should the yard be fenced or should a doggie door be invested in?

Select the Right Pet For You

 So you read the last three sections and know that you are ready for a dog.  Congratulations!  Take some time to discuss what you and your partner want in this pet.  Do you want a cuddle buddy and he wants a guard for your home?  Your perfect dog is out there, so try taking this quiz that matches people with pets based on criteria such as yard size, shedding, exercise habits, etc.  Once you know the best type(s) of dog for you two, you can begin the fantastic journey of finding a puppy and making it part of your family.

Pets are such a wonderful part of life, but they are a big responsibility.  Did you get a fido right after “I do?” Did you fight over the name or breed of dog?  Did he “surprise you” with a puppy for Christmas?  We’d love to hear the good, bad and ugly….so leave us a comment!