There are so many details to consider when planning a wedding that sometimes changing your name can take a seat on the back burner ... all the complicated and time-consuming paperwork ... definitely not as fun as cake tasting or dress shopping ...
That's where Name Change Express comes in, providing a simple and customized solution to an often dreaded task. In three simple steps, brides can change their name and enjoy a stress-free experience.
And Name Change Express is kindly offering a chance to win a $30 package to three lucky CB readers! Just leave a comment below, including a valid e-mail address, telling us how you plan to change your name {taking your husband's; moving your maiden name to your middle name; merging both your last names to create a new one, etc.}
And to gain an extra entry, just follow me on Twitter and let me know that you do in your comment. The deadline to enter is Saturday, December 5 at midnight CST. A winner will be announced the following Monday.
*Sponsored Post
what a genius idea! so many brides have horror stories of trying to change their name. i am taking the classic route and taking my fiance's last name, while keeping my first and middle.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat give-a-way! I'm still trying to decide about my name change. I will either be keeping my first and middle and taking my fiance's last name or keeping my first, making my last my middle name and taking his last name. But either way I can't wait to be his Mrs. S!
ReplyDeletebsj0118@hotmail.com
I will be taking my fiance's last name. I thought about making my last name my middle name but my middle name is after a grandparent and there is much more meaning behind it. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMy fiance is Bolivian so I will be using my last name + de and then his last name. i love the way it sounds:)
ReplyDeletelabucher@hotmail.com
My fiance and I are both hyphenating our names to become Leila and Anthony MyLast-HisLast.
ReplyDelete-leila dot cohan at gmail dot com.
I'll be taking my man's last name, it's very unique since it was misspelt by the officals on Ellis Island, nobody's ever heard of it before and I'll be proud to carry it when I marry him.
ReplyDeletempbride@gmail.com
I will go from Renee Ann Libby to Renee Libby Beck. I want to take my fiance's last name to signify our commitment, but there is no one to carry on the Libby name, so it's significant to me to hold on to it somehow.
ReplyDeleteMy dad was really, really touched when I told him my plan; I worried he would be upset about my dropping Ann, as it's his mother's name. Both of his parents have passed, so I think it means a lot that I'm carrying on their name in a small way.
Renee
rlibby01@gmail.com
I'm a traditional girl (plus my current last name is very difficult for people to pronounce and spell), so I'll be taking my fiance's last name.
ReplyDeleteI'll be taking my FH's last name, and moving my maiden name to my middle name. With no boys in my family, I want to keep the name alive!
ReplyDeleteapmarson@gmail.com
My boy and I were originally going to take parts of our last names to make a whole new last name for our family. But we decided that since he's the last in his family to have his name, we want to pass it on, so I'm taking his name and our children will have my maiden name as their middle names (my middle name is my mother's maiden name).
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to go from my random Ellis Island last name (London) to my fiance's more ethnic last name. I will be keeping London as my middle name, as the family name ends with me.
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't believe how many times I've been told "oh London, like the country!" or "oh, you must be from London." I'm very excited for something new!
Caryn
Carynlondon@gmail.com
i'm taking my fiance's family name. i'd like to keep my last name as my middle name, since the name will be gone once my sister gets married too!
ReplyDeletemaria.dalessandro@gmail.com
thank you!
I'm changing my name to my man's so this would be so helpful!
ReplyDeleteAfter my divorce, I wrestled with changing back to my maiden name. After much consideration, I decided not to, for fear that it would cause confusion with my son at school, etc. Happily, I am now engaged to be married Sept 2010 and will be taking my fiance's last name...with my son's blessing!
ReplyDeleteNoelle G.
Sorry...a valid email would be helpful!
ReplyDeletenoellegreen@hotmail.com
Thank you!
Noelle
I will def be taking my husbands RAD Irish last name :-) I consider it quite an honor to join his lovely family.
ReplyDeleteJes
simplefreckles@gmail.com
I plan on taking my now fiancee's last name and switching it with mine. My first name is from my father's side of the family, my middle name is from my mom's side of the family, and this way I'll have a name from every family I'm a part of!
ReplyDeleteI'll be changing my last name to my fiance's name. I'd definitely love to win this prize because just thinking about everything I have to change makes my head spin. :)
ReplyDeletemonicashepherd@gmail.com
what a great idea! i'll be taking my fiance's last name while keeping my first and middle. this would be so helpful!!
ReplyDeleteI am taking my husband's last name and I am keeping my last name in the family by naming my son Griffin.
ReplyDeleteMegan Griffin
grifmm01@gmail.com
I am taking my fiance's last name and moving my maiden name to my middle name. His last name is French and sounds so classically European, although it makes my name fall only 8 letters short of 26 (the entire alphabet).
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter (catarina28) and my email is boone.catherine@gmail.com
-Catherine-
I'm taking my fiancee's last name and moving my maiden name to my middle name, as well!
ReplyDeleteSarah Docherty
sdocherty@northpark.edu
I'm taking my fiance's last name, I thought about keeping my maiden name as a second middle name but it is just too long!
ReplyDeleteI am following you on Twitter (@greteanemone) and my e-mail is greteanemone@gmail.com
Grete
I'm taking my fiance's last name and keeping my middle name. It's something I thought about a lot, but it really meant a lot to him and I think it will be nice to have the same name as him and our children, so I finally decided to take his name!
ReplyDeleteThere is one problem though--once I change my name, I'll have the same name as a celebrity, which could be kind of annoying... I have a feeling there are lots of "Full House" and "Olsen twin" jokes in my future. So, I made a deal with my fiance: I will change my name and he will let me get a puppy (he's slightly allergic, but I love dogs). I think it's a pretty good deal! This kit would be extremely helpful!
Great idea! I’ll be using my maiden name as my middle name and taking my husband’s last name. I’m a Twitter follower, too! :) htwarren@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI am taking FI's last name and keeping my first and middle name. zobo410@yahoo.com
ReplyDeletei plan on taking my future husband's last name :)
ReplyDeletesnunez13@live.com
Fabulous giveaway! I plan on keeping my maiden name for my DVM (that's Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) but taking my hubby's last name as a Mrs! I figure that I earned my degree with my name but I'd like to start my new life with his.
ReplyDeleteCheers!
san.and.diz@gmail.com
I'm taking his name as my own. Although, if I ever get my doctorate, I will hyphen my name just for my degree!
ReplyDeletechristyanddavid09 @ yahoo.com
There is a Safeway I go to and the cashiers always say, "Thank you Mrs. ____." Makes me giddy. I'm pretty sure I'm taking my hubby's last name.
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI am dropping my middle name and moving my maiden name to middle name and taking husband's last name.
Mrs. First Name, Maiden Name, New Last Name
tiffany.rousseau@gmail.com
Most friends refer to me by my last name so the joke is that I should drop my first name completely, make my maiden name my official first name, and take my fiance's last name. Change one name, might as well change two? haha
ReplyDeleteeautio@gmail.com
I can't believe how difficult a name change is! This is definitely a service I will use, whether or not I win this fabulous giveaway. I will be changing my name to First Name, Middle Name, Maiden Name, New Last Name.
ReplyDeletestigg100@chapman.edu
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I follow you on Twitter.
ReplyDeletetwitter: @luna621
e-mail: luna621@gmail.com
I will definitely be taking my fiances last name. I am untraditional in many ways, but I really want to be joined as a family with his name.
ReplyDeletecfons@emich.edu
i can't wait to take my fiance's last name! it's half as many letters as my looong italian last name (which i love) so i'll go from lara ferraiolo to lara ramos. bring it on! laratherese@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! I'll be taking my future husbands name! Looking forward to it and of course monogramming just about everything :)
ReplyDeleteSeasidesmitten@aol.com
It is actually funny that you mention this because I have a little less than 5 months until my wedding day and Im having a really hard time deciding. I grew up wanting to take my future husbands last name and then 4 years ago my dad passed away. He had 3 girls and no boys and Im the oldest and last one to get married. My sisters both took their husbands name so I have not yet decided. Tough decision.
ReplyDeleteh_martin50@yahoo.com
i will be taking my fiance's last name. still haven't determined if i will keep my middle or move my maiden to that slot! thanks for the giveaway. :)
ReplyDeletemsjpwedding@gmail.com
I will be taking his name in place of my maiden name, even though it's going to make giving my name more complicated since the spelling is nothing like it sounds.
ReplyDeleteI am following you on twitter: minervamae
thanks!
minervamae@gmail.com
Such a great way to lessen the stress! I will be taking my fiance's last name and moving my Indian last name to my middle name. When we have kids, they will likely have Indian-ish first names (though easier to pronounce than my own!) but will have my last name as their middle names.
ReplyDeleteMansi
O this is great! Name changing was definitely the last thing I thought about. :) But I have such a sweet heart HE actually took my last name! I was the last one, and he has many brothers so he decided to change his. l*o*v*e angila05@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteWith all the craziness of the wedding, what an awesome way to take care of the extras! I don't have an attachment to my maiden name, but my middle name is my mother's maiden name, and it means more to me to keep her name.
ReplyDeleteemail: hannahrobinsk@gmail.com
Hehe I have always stood firm about not changing my last name and although we argued about it, we have decided that I'll use his last name as my middle name!
ReplyDeletejnschwartz21@gmail.com
Great giveaway - certainly something every bride could use. Myself well - I will be a four name girl. His last name will just get added to the end. I do not want to be hyphenated or go by both last names. I will use his last name as my own, but I'm keeping the other just for sentimental reasons.
ReplyDeletebrooke5@cox.net
I will be taking his last name and probably dropping my middle name so that I can keep my last. There are eight girls in our family and no boys, and my daddy has two sisters but no brothers - so there's no one to carry on the name. Because of that, we've pretty much all kept our last name. I just haven't decided yet if I want to drop my middle or keep my middle and my last, basically giving me two middle names. A few family members occasionally call me by both my first and my middle name, so it would seem a bit strange to lose that.
ReplyDeletemichaelandrebekah @ gmail.com
I follow you on Twitter (I am @Ellaallthetime). I have been looking into name-changing services lately and I would would be thrilled to receive this giveaway! I plan to drop my middle name, move my maiden name to my middle name, and take my soon-to-be husband's last name. I am looking forward to it... except for actually having to go through all the hassle of changing it!
ReplyDeleteduttone@gmail.com
Wow, after reading everyone's comments never knew moving your maiden name to your middle was so popular. Might think of doing that... would help people find me on Facebook, haha!
ReplyDeletewin or not I'm definitely getting one of these kits to save time! And I'm going traditional and taking my man's name :) Altho I'm also gonna start permanently going by my more american sounding nickname to better match my new uber american lastname :D
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm already a follower... @mismikado
I agree with mismikado! I will be using this kit regardless- but it would be wonderful to win it :)
ReplyDeleteI will be taking my fiance's last name-Thompson.
I was kind of sad to not to be able to keep my maiden name as my middle name but it would have been -Stephanie Richardson Thompson! Way too long! so I will be keeping my middle name but I am happy to do so as it is my grandmother's name and what an honor it is to carry that on!
smarie.tx@gmail.com
I am taking my fiance's last name and using my maiden name as a middle name. However, he also is taking my maiden name as a middle name. I think it's a great compromise, honoring both of our families and our respect for each other.
ReplyDeleteingrid_grace@hotmail.com
My father was an only child who had only daughters, and his father had only sisters as well, so my family name will end with me and my sister. My fiance has a very common last name, and I've been trying to convince him to incorporate my last name into is, possibly both of us hyphenating. No such luck so far, so I will probably decide to move my last name to a middle name.
ReplyDeleteI also follow on twitter @jenn_red
jenn_redmond@msn.com
I can't wait to take his last name. It's harder to pronounce but I've waited so long to be mrs. hislastname that it doesn't matter. I am going to keep my middle name too.
ReplyDeletekathrynmholland@gmail.com
I will take my new hubby's name. It's nice to know we have so many options.
ReplyDeletelamiehawaii@gmail.com
cant wait to take my fiances name! hope i win!! lauren@lulussweets.com
ReplyDeletehave a sweet day,
lauren
What a neat idea.. I'm going to keep my middle name and I will take my hubby's name.
ReplyDeleteemail: angelbabiej@gmail.com
How awesome! I'm keeping my middle name and taking my hubby-to-be's last name. It'll have a nice 'mmmm' sound to it, which I love.
ReplyDeleteI never really thought about whether or not I would change my name. I always assumed I would change it to my future husband's name. But now, since I am marrying a Colombian, I am considering keeping my last name and adding "de his last name" in the Latin tradition.
ReplyDeletee-mail:stine_white@yahoo.com
email: maribriley@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI plan on moving my maiden name to my middle name and taking my husbands last name! :-)
and I follow classic bride on twitter