Happy Tuesday and Welcome to the BIG Giveaway for August. I'm thrilled to share with you this exclusive offer just for my readers. Easy Name Change is giving away an unlimited number of personalized name change kits from now thru August 31st, 2014 for brides in the US and Canada. These kits are normally valued at $30 each and they will help you to get all your forms, letters and faxes . . then you just sign and send. Name change kits can be created anytime, even if you’re not yet married.

*** To redeem this exclusive offer ***
Simply visit Easy Name Change and enter
discount code BRENDABLOG on the checkout page
to start building your name change kit. Expires 8/31/14

How Easy Name Change works

• Simply select the organizations to notify of your name change. Easy Name Change immediately generates all your necessary paperwork and gives you the option to personalize any forms.
• As companies have a range of different processes, you may get a combination of forms, letters and faxes.
• Not all companies need your name change in writing. If you need to call, email or visit any companies it’s all explained in the personalized checklist.
• Canadian customers: Unfortunately you don’t have the option of personalizing standard forms, but all letters and faxes will be personalized.

General info & name change statistics

• The typical bride needs to notify around 15 organizations of her new name.
• Finding and completing all the paperwork, plus calling all the other companies to learn the procedure takes about 10 hours.
• You can create your personalized name change kit now, even if you’re not yet married.
• As forms are frequently changing, Easy Name Change recommends only building your kit within 3 months of your wedding so you have the latest forms and procedures.
• About 25% of brides will move their maiden name to become a middle name. All state DMV’s allow this except CA, NJ, NY, OH, or WA. Maiden to middle name is possible in NY and PA but it can be a little more complex that other states.

Fine print
• Offer ends Sunday August 31st, 2014
• Codes have no cash value and can’t be refunded
• Offer only available within the USA and Canada

*** REMEMBER . . . To redeem this exclusive offer ***
Simply visit Easy Name Change and enter
discount code BRENDABLOG on the checkout page
to start building your name change kit. Expires 8/31/14

Another Tuesday = Another Giveaway. This week, we're joined by Elisabeth of Miss Now Mrs (home of the easiest way to change your name online) who is offering up a gift card for her online name-change service. The contest is open to both bride-to-be's and recent brides. MissNowMrs.com is the premier online name-change service for brides and newlyweds, already having served over 40,000 brides since their launch two years ago.

The staff at Miss Now Mrs has personally researched the name-change procedure for each state and has broken it into three easy steps: Questions, Forms & File. With your MissNowMrs.com account, you will be guided through all three steps in 30 minutes {which will save you the approximate 13 hours associated with struggling through the name-change form research and completion if you were doing it on your own}.

To enter the contest, simply leave me a comment {wedding thought} with your wedding date {past or future} and what is worrying you the most about the name change process. The contest runs thru Monday January 25th, with a winner being selected on Tuesday January 26th. Please be sure to leave your email address on the comment form so I can email you if you're the lucky winner {it will not be published}. PS: don't forget to share this post with all your engaged friends.

Contest prize: Gift Card to use the MissNowMrs.com Name Change Service
Contest Deadline: Monday January 25th, 2009 at 11:59pm EST
Contest Question to Answer: What is worrying you the most about the name change process?
{PS: don't forget to include your wedding date to be eligible to win}