Now the time has come when you have to think about changing your last name.This can sometimes be a hard decision to make as you try and get comfortable with your new name. Your decision may include a few options. For example: Hyphenating surnames, keeping your maiden name professionally but using your husband's name socially, substituting your surname for your middle name and taking your husband's last name or your husband taking your surname.

If you are changing your name, you will usually need to show your marriage certificate.

Items that need to be changed include:
Driver's Licence,
passport,
voting registration,
bank accounts and credit cards,
vehicle registrations,
insurance,
property titles,
will,
superannuation,
health fund,
membership cards,
telephone accounts,
tax office details,
medical records and employer's records.

If you are honeymooning overseas directly after the wedding, you'll have to travel under your maiden name so your passport matches.