Usually the bride changes her last name to the last name of the groom or the groom changes his last name to the brides last name.  Sometimes both keep their last names for personal reasons.

The following list includes some of the places where a name change may be required:

1. Bank accounts (savings/checking/IRA/safety deposit box/etc.)

2. Bills

3. Business cards & stationary

4. Car registration

5. Club memberships

6. Computer records & directories

7. Credit cards

8. Driver's license

9. Employee records

10. Insurance (Life/auto/health/dental/vision/etc)

11. Loans

12. Marriage license

13. Medical records (doctor/dentist/etc.)

14. Passport

15. Pensions

16. Post office

17. Property titles/leases

18. School records (high school/college/etc.)

19. Social security

20. Stocks & bonds

21. Subscriptions (newspapers/magazines/etc.)

22. Taxes

23. Utilities (phone/electricity/water/cable/etc.)

24. Voter registration

25. Wills & trusts

26. Work benefits (401K/other pention plans/etc.)