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Honeymoon/Name Change - What I decided to do . . .

ktelizabeth86ktelizabeth86
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in October 2012 Weddings
I know this was a recent post and I'm glad that it was, because I honestly had never thought about it before then.

Since we're taking our honeymoon in December, I don't want to risk my passport not coming in with my new last name. I did call the service number on my passport and they weren't helpful at all.

The lady there said that I could request a name change after the wedding, but when I asked her how long that would take she said "I don't know, when you call back they can tell you." Well, if I call back and they say it takes 3 months and my honeymoon is in 2 months then I'm screwed. So, I'm not going to follow her suggestion.

I am going to change my name socially after the wedding and then legally after the honeymoon.

Also see this article I found on The Knot advising to NOT change your last name legally until AFTER your honeymoon.

http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/planning-a-wedding/articles/name-change-101.aspx

Hope that helps!  :)
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  • aimee58aimee58 member
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    I'm thinking the same thing!
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  • halij52002halij52002
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    I agree. :) The flight reservation is booked under my maiden name.
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  • lehc723lehc723 member
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    Thanks for this! :)
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  • ericaandtom2012ericaandtom2012 member
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    We're leaving for our honeymoon 3 days after the wedding - there won't be any time to change my name beforehand.  I do plan to vote early, as I will likely change my name before election day and I don't want to deal with the hassle of changing my voter registration (I don't think they even let you change it that close to the election).  
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  • fjw2012fjw2012 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_honeymoonname-change-what-i-decided-to-do?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:69c15554-a932-4d81-81a2-11caebb7fc47Post:299baaf9-0272-4efa-a845-9f6ea226141f">Re: Honeymoon/Name Change - What I decided to do . . .</a>:
    [QUOTE]We're leaving for our honeymoon 3 days after the wedding - there won't be any time to change my name beforehand.  I do plan to vote early, as I will likely change my name before election day and I don't want to deal with the hassle of changing my voter registration (I don't think they even let you change it that close to the election).  
    Posted by ericaandtom2012[/QUOTE]
     I didn't even think about the complications with voting, I'm gonna have to remember to vote early.
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  • music11music11 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_honeymoonname-change-what-i-decided-to-do?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:69c15554-a932-4d81-81a2-11caebb7fc47Post:641f7806-f8b1-4453-94a5-c621ede5c881">Re: Honeymoon/Name Change - What I decided to do . . .</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Honeymoon/Name Change - What I decided to do . . . :  I didn't even think about the complications with voting, I'm gonna have to remember to vote early.
    Posted by fjw2012[/QUOTE]

    <div>I did not think of this either!  We're taking our honeymoon in the summer, so I'm going to change my name before we go.</div>
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  • minionloverminionlover member
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    If we weren't going on our honeymoon right after the wedding, I would change everything except my passport and do that after we get back from the honeymoon.  Like I said before, I lived with my names being different all over the place.  Heck I even changed my name at work a year before I changed it at the SS office.
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  • brainybrunettebrainybrunette member
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    Reading posts like this makes me so happy that I'm not changing my name!  No paperwork or legal forms to deal with LOL!
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