Summer has arrived, and everyone’s getting ready for vacation! If you’re a newlywed, you may be wondering how to change the name on your passport after marriage. It’s important to understand the name change process and how it might affect your travel plans. A name change expert from MissNowMrs.com shares her top 5 tips to […]
5 Things to Consider When Choosing Health Insurance as Newlyweds
With marriage comes a long list of changes that may need to be made: your name, your address, your bank accounts, your tax filing status, your insurance… the list goes on and on. Although you may not need to make all of these changes, you do need to think about them and make decisions as […]
Easiest Newlywed Gift Registry – Wedding and Beyond
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of MyRegistry.com. All opinions are my own. When my husband and I got married we did what most couples do and registered for gifts at a few different places. It was a bit difficult for us because we had to go to the stores and […]
Photo Management – Protect Your Wedding and Honeymoon Memories
Thank you LyveHome for sponsoring today’s discussion and helping me protect my precious memories! You are back from the honeymoon with tons of wonderful memories, and the photos to prove it. Some are on your phone, some on your spouse’s phone, some on your camera, and some you already downloaded to your computer. Oh, and […]
Tips for Writing Thank You Notes
Now that the shower and wedding are over, you have a pile of gifts (hopefully your friends and family have good taste!) and a bunch of thank you notes to write. Don’t let the task scare you. Thank you notes are much easier than you think! 4 Tips for writing thank you notes You don’t […]
What to do with Your Wedding Dress after the Wedding
Now that the wedding is over, and you are back from your honeymoon, one of the decisions you need to make is what to do with your wedding dress. Here are 5 options for your wedding day attire: Preserve your wedding dress Traditionally, women have chosen to preserve and save their wedding dress. Whether you […]
Trash the Dress or Fearless Bridal?
After the wedding, many brides take their dress to be dry cleaned, put in a box and preserved for the future. Maybe a daughter will wear it? Maybe it will be worn at a ceremony renewing vows? Other brides (like myself) don’t feel the need to hold on to the dress and look for other […]
After the Wedding, Keep Your Name or Take His?
So you just got married. While it may be all butterflies, kisses, and all of that other gloriously mushy stuff right now, if you’re struggling with the idea of changing your name, you need to seriously sit down and put your thinking cap on, sister. Some men find the notion of keeping your maiden name […]
Take the Pain Out of Writing Wedding Thank You Notes
Every bride and groom love receiving wedding gifts, but writing the obligatory thank you notes is considerably less fun. It is, however, a very necessary task, and one that it is not advisable to put off tackling for too long. Let these tips help take the pain out of writing wedding thank you notes. Gift […]
Changing Your Name
When I first got married, I couldn’t wait to change my name. I was not very fond of my maiden name and loved my husband’s last name. This was still a big decision for me because my sister and I were the last in our “branch” of the family to have my maiden name. Who […]