Getting Married, Change Name Services Save You Time

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If you just got married, you definitely need to legally make a name change (maiden to married – yeah!) But is it true that you could find all the forms you need for free and not use a “married change name service?  Yes, of course, you “could.”  But the real question is do you really have the time?  You just got married, “change name” is probably at the bottom of your list of things to do — spend time shopping together for a new bedroom set; now we’re talking!  I mean it could take hours and hours of tedious research, and I mean hours.  First you even have to figure out all the different things you even need to change your name for, not to mention tracking down all their individual forms and finding out where to submit them to.  Just the organizational part of it sets my head spinning.

You just got married, “change name” is probably at the bottom of your list of things to do — but it shouldn’t be and doesn’t have to be an ordeal.

We’ve all heard the saying that time is money.  Well, when it comes to using one of these bridal change name kit services versus doing all the legwork yourself, be thankful there are some great services out there that make this process a piece of cake.  A study has shown that the average bride can save over 13 hours of research, form completion, and filing mishaps through using a name-change service.

So, if you are looking to make a name change from maiden to married, the two name-change kits that we especially like are MissNowMrs.com and the Official New Bride Name Change Kit:

MissNowMrs.com

• Simple three-step system that is completed online
• Answer questions, print all of the necessary forms that contain your answers, and file
• “The Best Wedding Websites from A to Z”

 

New Bride Name Change Kit

• Contains instructions, checklist, all government name change forms and mailing labels
• Forms are customized based on your state and zip code
• Each kit is delivered to your door in an elegant pink box

 

What’s the difference between the two?  The main difference (besides if packaging sways you one way or another and you have a preference for pink or blue), would be that the MissNowMrs.com married change name kit is completed online and if you do everything with a computer, like me, then you might want to lean toward this one. The Official New Bride Name Change (“maiden to married”) Kit is equally reliable and filled with all the necessary forms, but it is an actual “kit” that will be shipped to you for you to manually fill out the forms.  I think MissNowMrs.com could be a bit more of a time saver from that perspective, but again, it boils down to how you personally like to deal with things – on a computer or more hands on.

By Cheryl Cox, Editor of YourWeddingDollars.com. See “Note from the Editor” for more information on Cheryl and her credentials.

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