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Wedding Woes
babyblues21
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Best Time to Change Name
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I need advice on when to change my name. I don't have a passport yet and will need to get one before our honeymoon. I've heard some people say you should wait until after the honeymoon but I'm concerned about having difficulty at the airport...I don't know. I've never flown before and am basically just confused. Any insight will help : )
May 2013 January Siggy
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Re: Best Time to Change Name
[QUOTE]I need advice on when to change my name. I don't have a passport yet and will need to get one before our honeymoon. <strong>I've heard some people say you should wait until after the honeymoon but I'm concerned about having difficulty at the airport</strong>...I don't know. I've never flown before and am basically just confused. Any insight will help : )
Posted by babyblues21[/QUOTE]
<div>There's a logistical reason for this. A passport takes a minimum of 4 weeks to process, but I usually plan 8 weeks to be safe (US Department of State lists 4-6 weeks as average processing time). Unless your honeymoon is 2 months or more after your wedding, you will need to apply for the passport before you will legally change your name (which doesn't make sense until you've signed the marriage license on your wedding day). So if your honeymoon is right after the wedding, apply for the passport now, and change your name when you get back. There should be no reason at all that travelling under your maiden name will cause any problems at the airport. Good luck, and have fun!!</div>
To fly domestic (in the US which includes the Hawaiian Islands) you only need a government issued ID like a drivers license.
Book your honeymoon airline tickets under your maiden name, unless like PP said you have more than two months between your wedding and your honeymoon. If you are traveling immediately after the wedding, get your passport in your maiden name, and then follow the procedures to change your name after your wedding is done and the change is official.
i don't understand how this is even a question. you sort of don't have a choice but to wait until after the honeymoon, assuming the honeymoon happens within a day or two after the wedding.
you need to at least wait until after the wedding to legally change your travel documents. you won't have a marriace certificate until then, and that is something you need to show the name change for a passport or photo ID.
you can change your credit cards and bills at home if you want to, but i don't see the point of doing that at all since it has nothing to do with travel.
i also know this is snarky of me, but you (general YOU) don't have a choice but to travel on your maiden name and wait to change it if you're using a legal photo ID of any sort to travel.
May 2013 January Siggy