NameSwitch series: It's all in a name - how to change your's post-vows!

After all the precious time spent planning a wedding, and then the excitement of the day itself, followed by a honeymoon of a lifetime, do couples ever think about the admin after the big day?
If you're embracing modern independence and keeping your birth name - great news - if you're traditionalist and what to show your newly married status by taking the surname of your beloved - then what's it all about and how do you go about changing it?

Nameswitch was created as a quick and easy way to answer that niggling question - how do I change my name? Whether you're getting married, divorced or changing your name by deed poll it take the hassle away and helps you to blitz through it in a breeze.
Check out their hand virtual guide below!
To find out more visit nameswitch.co.uk

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