How can the Bride have her name legally changed after marriage?
Actually, the Bride and/or the Groom can have their name changed after the wedding ceremony (or at any other time, for that matter.) Nowadays, it is becoming more common for both the Bride and Groom to change their legal names when the couple decides to “hyphenate” the last name. For more details on name changes you can check with the Social Security Administration at http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10002.html.
