for
Maya
“For the part nobody registers for. We’re so happy for you both.”
with love, Mom & Dad
A wedding gift for someone changing their last name
Everyone gives something for the day. Name Day is for everything that comes next.
A card with your words, and inside it their complete name-change plan. $39, nothing to ship.
Inside is Name & Next, their complete personalized name-change plan from My New Surname: what applies, what comes first, what can wait, and where to go. It waits until they’re ready.
The 20 states covered today
Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington. Not theirs yet? We say so before you pay.
Their name. Your words. The plan waits inside.
Why it works as a gift
The gift that shows you thought one step ahead.
It doesn’t have to be the biggest gift in the room. It just has to say, I was thinking about what comes next, too.
Give it on its own, or beside the check or registry gift you were already giving.
Not a gift card. A gift you already thought through.
A gift card asks them to decide what to do with it. Name Day already did the thinking. You make it personal, and they use the plan when they’re ready.
- At the showerPersonal enough for the shower, and the first thing they’ll reach for when a new name has to match somewhere that matters.
- Inside the wedding cardPrint it, tuck it beside whatever else you’re giving, and let it speak for itself.
- From a coworker or friendFor someone who has mentioned they’re taking the name. Sized for the relationship, nothing to guess about taste, and it arrives as a card with your words on it.
- Last minute, or laterWedding tomorrow, or last month? Send the gift digitally or print the card at home, whenever the moment feels right.
What they see first
What they open
Your words come first. The plan can wait.
They see who thought of them before they see anything else. Opening the gift never starts the plan.
- 01The envelopeTheir first name on the front, yours beneath it. It feels like something meant for them, not a code.
- 02Your noteOne line in your words. We never write it for you, and the price never appears on the gift.
- 03Whenever they’re readyThey privately make it theirs and begin their My New Surname plan on their own phone or computer. Weeks or months later is fine.
What’s inside
Then the gift gets useful.
Not a folder of guides. Their plan works out what applies, what comes first, what can happen at the same time, what can wait, and where the official source lives.
- 01What applies to themBuilt from their own answers. If it isn’t part of their life, it isn’t in their plan.
- 02What comes firstPrerequisites first. Anything that doesn’t depend on another step can move at the same time.
- 03What can waitNo deadline from us. They can chip away at it when real life allows, and the plan keeps their place.
- 04Where to goOfficial sources beside each step, and the date the guidance was last checked.
Not more information. More certainty.
Every piece of a name change is public somewhere. The work is knowing which pieces apply, which order matters, what can happen at the same time, and which source controls. That is what My New Surname organizes.
20 states covered today, each checked against the issuing agency’s own page. Sources last checked September 2026. Not theirs yet? Purchasing will stop before payment.
Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington.
Give a Name DayFirst name only. Kept in this browser until review.
Their project desk
Maya’s New York name-change plan
2 of 8 action steps completeProgress stays with them
Step 3 · Do now
Update your New York driver’s license or ID card
Your Social Security update is done, so the state ID can follow. Have the certified marriage certificate ready.
Based on New York State Department of Motor Vehicles · checked September 2026
Do now
3 steps- 4Review or update your U.S. passportIncluded because they told us travel is coming up.
- 5Update voter registrationRecommended. Not required for the name change itself.
Prepare while you wait
1 step · employer and payrollCan come later
1 step · bank and card accountsIllustrative desk. Their real plan is built from their own answers.The giver never sees this.
The part you give
Thoughtful for you. Private for them.
You create the moment. They own every answer that shapes the plan. You never need their future last name, Social Security number, passport details, bank information, or documents.
- 01Address it.Their first name, your name, one line from you.
- 02Give it.Send the private link, or print the card and put it in your own envelope.
- 03They make it theirs.Private questions, at their pace. Their plan, not yours.
- No future last name needed from you
- No Social Security number, ever
- No document uploads
- Their answers stay private from you
Something to put in their hands
Send it tonight, or print it and hand it over.
Print the 5×7 at home or at a local print shop, then tuck it into the wedding card or shower gift you were already giving. The front stays personal. The back quietly holds the private link.
Why we built it
We wish we’d had this in 2015.
When we got married, I assumed most of a name change would happen on its own. It didn’t. Even getting the marriage certificate was a process we had to learn. Then came Social Security, IDs, the passport, a New York license, insurance, shared financial records, work records, and the small places where a mismatched name becomes a problem months later.
It isn’t hard. It’s a long, scattered project of small things, and nothing lines them up for you.
Tiffanie is the planner in our family. I’m the researcher and builder. Even between the two of us, it was more fragmented than it needed to be. My New Surname is what we wish we’d had then.
Name Day came from a second thought: what if someone who loves you could give you that head start?
Brandon & TiffanieMy New Surname
Give a Name Day
A small gift. A surprisingly useful one.
Whether it stands on its own or sits beside a larger gift, Name Day shows thought without giving them one more thing to manage.
Name Day by My New Surname
$39once
- Personalized card, private link and printable 5×7included
- Name & Next · Complete online planincluded
- Subscriptionnone
- Anything for them to pay$0
The price never appears on what they receive.
Getting married yourself?
Put Name Day on your registry and let a guest give it, with their words on the card. Your future last name and everything private stay yours.
Questions
Useful without being presumptuous.
The thoughtful part is knowing this fits a decision they’ve already made. Everything private stays theirs.
Is this a weird gift to give?
Not when you know they plan to change their last name. You only need their first name. Name Day never asks you for their future last name or private details.
What if I’m not sure they’re changing their name?
Ask. Name Day supports a decision they’ve already made; it never makes it for them.
What exactly do they receive?
A card addressed to them with your words, opened from a private link or handed over in print, and inside it Name & Next: their complete personalized name-change plan from My New Surname, built from their own answers. Nothing ships, and there’s nothing for them to pay.
Isn’t this just a checklist they could Google?
The information is public somewhere. The work is knowing what applies, what comes first, what can wait, what changes when their situation changes, and which official source controls. That’s the part the gift hands over.
Does it fill out the forms for them?
No. It organizes the project: what applies, in what order, with the official page beside each step. Forms and agencies change. Their full intake answers and progress stay in their browser; we retain limited gift, purchase, delivery, and access data needed to provide the service.
Do they need to start right away?
No. Opening the envelope does not claim it. They can start after the honeymoon, months later, or whenever the name change becomes the next thing they want to tackle.
What if their state isn’t covered yet?
We cover 20 states today and add states as verified requirements and real demand allow. If you know their state, we check it before payment and do not open checkout when it is unsupported. If you do not know, the recipient gives their current state when they start; if it is unsupported before we can provide a usable plan, we close the entitlement and issue a full purchaser refund after payment reconciliation.
Do they pay anything later?
No. Their complete plan is included. A name change is a one-time project, not a subscription, and there’s no upgrade behind the gift.
Can they use it privately?
Yes. They answer their own questions on their own device. You never see their answers or their plan.
Can I put Name Day on a registry?
Yes. See how Name Day works on a wedding registry. You create a listing, and a guest adds their words and buys it for you.
For everything that comes next
Everyone gives something for the day. Give something for everything that comes next.
Address it tonight. It waits as long as they need.
Changing your own name? My New Surname is for you, and the preview is free.