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Are you planning your wedding, or have you recently been married? One of the biggest and most important parts of getting married is often overlooked. It is important for you to notify businesses and companies that you are associated with of the name change that you will be taken. Many people do not realize how much is affected by a name change, which is what this to do list is about. This list is by no means all inclusive, but should serve as a great jumping off point for notifying banks, employers, insurance companies and so on about your married name change. This is an easy to print list of the more important contacts, although many may not apply directly to you.

Your Bank-
- Your Checking Account
- Your Savings Account
- Your Personal Checks
- Other

Your Credit Cards –
- Visa
- Master Card
- American Express
- Discover Card
- PayPal Card
- Other Major Credit Cards
- Department Store Credit Cards

Your Employer –
- 401K
- Your Business Cards
- W4
- W2

Your Insurance –
- Dental Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Car Insurance
- Home Owner’s Insurance
- Rental Insurance

Your Utilities –
- Cable or Satellite
- Electricity
- Gas
- Telephone
- Cell Phone
- Trash
- Water
- Other Utilities and Bills

Other Contacts, Miscellaneous Contacts –
- Car Registration
- Car Title
- Club Memberships such as gyms
- College or High School Associations
- Dentist
- Discount Clubs like Costco and Sam’s Club
- Doctors, Dentists
- Your Driver’s License
- Internet Service Providers, such as AOL, Net Zero or Earthlink
- The Internal Revenue Service
- Your Landlord
- Your Library Card
- Any Magazine Subscriptions that you hold
- Your Passport
- Any other IDs
- The Post Office
- Your Social Security Card
- Any Stocks and Bonds that you hold
- Wills
- Legal Documents
- Voting Information
- Property Titles

As you make the necessary phone calls and contacts, you may recall other contacts that you need to make in order to update the world about your nuptials. Just make sure that you keep track of everyone that you have contacted, and those that you still need to contact so that you can easily knock out the entire to do list without leaving anyone out.