You plan and plan and plan, every detail has been covered and your day is going to be perfect, but do you have the one document that will legally allow you to get married that day?! Do not let your marriage license be an afterthought! Every state has slightly different rules surrounding getting your license. Since I do business in Washington and Idaho, I will go over requirements for each state. Keep in mind, even if you live on the Idaho side, but you get married on the Wash

You just got married, you have this beautiful wedding ring and you signed the marriage license, wouldn’t it be nice if that’s all it took to start signing that new last name of yours? Unfortunately, that is not how the system works. If you are going to officially take your new spouse’s last name as your own it will take several steps, many forms and a lot of patience. For this exact reason, many brides decide to either not change their name or wait months before getting aroun