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531. Article on changing your name

     

     Discussion by KellyRVT · May 2011 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Ohio-Columbus

     I found this interesting since I'm one of those brides that doesn't want to change my name for professional reasons (that and I actually love my last name and am rather attached to it, lol). http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112736/name-change-dilemma-women-marriage-wsj?mod=family-love_money

532. NWR (exactly): Opinions wanted on name change

     

     Discussion by centladyliz · June 2011 · Home› Wedding Month Club Boards› March 2012 Weddings

     EDIT: I plan to take my FI's name, but I don't know how to handle my first/middle names. TIA! So, I am thinking way ahead to the dilemma of changing my name after the wedding, and wanted some feedback. Let's say my name is: Jane Elizabeth Doe and I am marrying Joe Smith. Since college, I have gone by Elizabeth Doe (my…

533. WEDDING ETIQUETTE FOR A BRIDE NOT CHANGING HER NAME?!?!

     

     Discussion by mbraccia · December 2009 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Wedding Etiquette Forum

     Good morning Knotties - Are there any brides out there not changing their names and having trouble with ceremony and reception announcements after the vows are exchanged? It is UNHEARD OF in my family for a bride not to take her husband's name. But, it is very, very important to me to keep my name and my fiancee is totally…

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534. passport & name change

     

     Discussion by LolaBelle515 · April 2010 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Minnesota-Minneapolis and St. Paul

     Hello:) We are going to Costa Rica for our honeymoon 3 weeks after the wedding..and I am worried about my name change. How did others who are leaving soon after their wedding deal with a passport with an outdated name? I am considering waiting to legally change my name until later so that I don't have to worry about it.…

535. How are you changing your name?

     

     Discussion by almgcb · February 2011 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

     For those of you changing your name, how are you doing it? Up North you'd drop your maiden name and take your husbands... so it would be First Middle NewLast. But in the South, women tend to drop their middle name and make their maiden their new middle so it would be First Maiden NewLast. I'm from the North now living in…

536. Changing His Name?

     

     Discussion by schmella · August 2011 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Illinois-Chicago

     Okay, so I've tried to see if this question has been asked, but the search function on Knot is awful. We've decided to take a completely new name when we get married. We are both very excited about the prospect and look at it as a symbol of us starting a life together. I have tried to find information about name changes…

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537. Re: Passport Name Change

     

     Reply by alithebride · June 2013 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Honeymoon Discussions

     since you need the certified marriage cert to change your passport and since you dont get that until a few days to a few weeks after you get married then you need to allow time for them to change the name and return it to you you CANT change your passport to your married name. book all in your maiden name and travel in…

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538. Last name change & IRS

     

     Discussion by BreckBride09 · October 2009 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› Colorado-Denver

     Hey girls! I'm just wondering if anyone knows the answer to this...I am changing my last name but I have a feeling my job might tell me I have to keep my maiden name there because I have a sales job and it will mess up their reporting/email/etc. If I am one name there and another name everywhere else, can't I get audited…

539. Name change

     

     Discussion by jleiden777 · September 2012 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

     I have a unique situation I need some guidance on. My FI was born from Mexico where they have 4 names. First, middle, fathers last name, then mothers maiden name. So he socially goes by his middle name and mothers maiden name, however for work and financial and legal items he goes by his first name and fathers name. All of…

540. name change question

     

     Discussion by shaina925 · January 2013 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› Chit Chat

     I got married back in September and had my last name change legally shortly after. I got everything cleared with the DMV, and my new license was issued months ago. I got my registration renewal form in the mail a few days ago but my maiden name is on it, not my new married name. Should I be concerned? I was just going to…

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