Legal Name Change/social Usage?

We are getting married in June but we aren't going on our honeymoon until September. We are also buying a house in June/July right after the wedding. Because of all the paperwork for the house and the fact that I don't want to have to get a new passport in the midst of it all, I am most likely not legally changing my name until after we get back from the honeymoon. However, I will socially change it right away. I will go by my married name socially and all of my social media and such will be changed. I'm not changing my name at work until it is changed legally just because it is easier to change it with HR and then get my email and such updated with IT all at once and I can't change it with HR until it is legally changed of course.

I would wait to start the name change process until after your honeymoon, since everything is booked under your maiden name. Facebook is one thing, but for your work signature, your company may want to see proof of legal name change before you do that. I am going to wait until I have legally changed my name before I show that proof to my work and get everything changed there.

You would need to check with your airline but sometimes name changes (even due to marriage) will incur a fee to change the name on your flight reservation.

You can start socially using your name any time you want. The legal change would definitely be easier after your honeymoon. I'm planning on doing the same. Our honeymoon includes international flights. I don't want to deal with the nightmare of name changing just as I'm getting on a plane to Kenya. Also, I'm actually thinking about keeping my current last name legally until my daughter becomes an adult. It's a lot easier if she and I have the same name for her school, doctor appointments, and especially if there is an emergency.

However, I will want to use my new husband's last name as we will be family. I'll introduce myself by the new name and change it on facebook right away.

Women are far more independent than they were in previous generations. I actually have a couple of married friends who have been married for over a year. They have kept their last names for the simple reason that they like their maiden name better. Their husbands don't care at all. My fiance says the same. He doesn't care if I don't change to his last name, he just wants to call me "wife".❤️

Funny you mention the honeymoon name change thing....I was reading up on this as we just booked our honeymoon yesterday. One person who reviewed something had a serious issue getting to her destination due to changing her last name legally and what was put on her reservations for everything-maiden name. Our honemoon is 2 weeks after the wedding and I will change my name after that! Lol.

Most people start using their new name socially right away. I would probably start the process after the honeymoon.

I had the same issue. We are taking our honeymoon a month after our wedding. I am legally keeping my maiden name until after the honeymoon. I will not have time between now and then to get my social and drivers license changed and that has to match what is on your ticket/passport. Socially I will be Mrs. *****. I have honestly debated about keeping my maiden name professionally because it is a headache to get email and what not changed. Still figuring that one out. I would NOT recommend trying to change the name on your flights/ travel arrangements ESPECIALLY if you have booked through a travel site such as Expedia. This is what we did and I was so gung ho I ended up putting my married name and realized I wouldn't be able to get my name changed in time. So we ended up having to be on the phone with Expedia on and off for 3 MONTHS until they FINALLY got the name changed back to my maiden name. It will be a bear to deal with and you don't need the added stress.

It was CRAZYYY!!!! They don't have the most helpful customer service. I also found there was a language barrier there when we called them and tried to speak with them. While they speak english, I am not 100% sure they understood all of what we were telling them.

For social use, go for it! I honestly took awhile after my honeymoon to get everything in order legally, but that didn't stop me from using it socially - I think I changed it right after the wedding on Facebook and on my email signature when I got back to work, because for one thing it's easier for your coworkers to make the transition if they are prompted to start using the new name while the fact that you got married is still fresh in their minds, and also it just feels nice to use it, like everything isn't the same old after you did this momentous thing, especially if the honeymoon is delayed.

However, definitely wait on changing it legally until after your honeymoon to avoid issues with booking travel! Anyways, trust me, the last thing you'll want to do right after your wedding is over will be go through the hassle of changing it. You'll be exhausted from the wedding, so give yourself that time to relax and enjoy being married, then after you've had your honeymoon, start that process.

I will start using my new last name socially as soon as we are married. I will start the legal name change process a few weeks after the wedding once we return from the honeymoon.