Why we exist
Changing your name after marriage touches more than fifty data inputs, in a specific legal order, with waiting periods baked into federal law. Most guides online are incomplete, outdated, or written for a pre-digital era. We built Vow Guide because our own name change took months longer than it should have — and we knew there was a calmer, more considered way.
Every step of Vow Guide is written and reviewed by our team of researchers who track the current requirements at the Social Security Administration, U.S. Department of State, and every state DMV. When federal or state guidance changes, so does our guide.