Passport name change after marriage.

• DS-5504 — free, if your current passport was issued within the last year.
• DS-82 — renewal by mail, if your passport was issued within the last 15 years and you were over 16 at the time.
• DS-11 — in-person application, if your passport is older, damaged, or you've never held one.

• Proof of U.S. citizenship (birth certificate, 10-year passport, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or Certificate of Naturalization).
• Proof of identity — your current, valid driver's license is fine, even if it still shows your maiden name.
• Certified marriage certificate as proof of name change.
• One passport photo — confirm whether your submission site offers photo services on the day of.
• Payment by check or money order (fees vary by form).

You do not need your updated Social Security card to change your passport — but you should still update the SSA first. The passport agency doesn't verify against the SSA, but every other agency downstream does, and out-of-sequence updates create reconciliation mismatches that are painful to unwind.

Airlines require your ticket to match the name on the passport you present. If you're traveling in the weeks after your wedding, book tickets in your maiden name and change the passport after the trip. Do not attempt to travel on a passport whose name doesn't match your boarding pass.