What to do when you return from a Honeymoon Prep Vacation or, your Honeymoon | List of things to Do

Health Storey USA prepared you for a honeymoon or a couple honeymoon prep vacation.  Below is a list of things to work on when you return home.   I'm just back from a vacation so I will be focusing on getting back into a daily work schedule.  


 

The Legal & Administrative Updates

  • Obtain the Marriage Certificate: Request certified copies.

  • Social Security: Update your name with the Social Security Administration.

  • Driver’s License & Passport: Take your new SSN card and marriage certificate to the DMV, then apply for a passport update.

  • The List: Once you have your new ID, update your bank accounts, credit cards, payroll/HR at work, leases or mortgages, and utilities.

 Gratitude & Gifting Logistics

  • Write Thank-You Notes: You have three months post-wedding to write your thank you notes. 

  • Process Registry Returns: Return or exchange duplicate items or gifts you ultimately don't need.

  • Complete Sets:  Make a list of what is missing from your dinnerware sets so that you can ask for those items during Christmas and birthdays to complete your sets.

Wardrobe & Decor Preservation

  • Clean and Preserve the Dress.

  • Sell or Donate the Decor from the wedding.

Financial & Household Integration

  • Combine Finances: Open joint accounts or officially grant each other access to existing ones as organized in your prenuptial agreement.

  • Decide if you need a post-numptial agreement.

  • Update Insurance & Beneficiaries: Add each other to health, car, and renter’s/homeowner’s insurance policies.

Memories

  • Order photos for your photo book.
  • Choose what memories do you want to share from your honeymoon.
  • Scrapbook of Wedding Year - First Year - Marriage