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(ARA) – From flowers to guest lists, engaged couples spend months planning the perfect wedding. After the vows are said and the reception is complete, most newlyweds are ready to relax. But there are several steps newlyweds should take before their happily ever after can begin.

“Settling into life as a married couple takes some work,” says Lindsey Leesmann, a recent newlywed and contributor to YesYouCanOnline.info. “If you’re taking your husband’s last name, you must complete the name change in several places. You also have to discuss managing money as a couple and learn how to live together.”

Leesmann offers the following to-do list for newlyweds changing their last names:

Obtain a copy of your marriage license

If you stated you’d be changing your last name when purchasing your marriage license, you’ll receive a copy of the license in the mail. This license should be taken to each location on your path toward a new last name.

Go online

Next, acquire a new Social Security card and update your passport. Complete Form SS-5 and take it to the local Social Security office to obtain a new card. The form can be found on the Social Security Administration’s Web site (www.ssa.gov). Your passport can be changed by completing Form DS-5504, found at www.travel.state.gov.

Drive to the DMV

The next stop for newlyweds is the local Department of Motor Vehicles. Each state is different, so make sure to bring all the items required to get your name changed and renew your driver’s license.

Check in at your bank

Most banks simply need a copy of the marriage license and the account holder’s signature to approve a name change. Some may also require your spouse to be present.

Drop by the post office

To change your name at the post office, just pick up a change of address envelope, fill it out and mail it back.

Once the name change is complete, newlyweds can focus on managing money as a couple.

“Money is often a tricky topic for new couples,” says Sam Goller, award-winning author of “Yes, You Can�- Achieve Financial Harmony.” “But it’s important to start communicating about money at the beginning of your marriage.”

Goller offers the following suggestions for newlyweds working to manage their finances as a couple:

Determine priorities

Prior to creating a financial plan, talk about your histories with money and what’s most important to each of you when it comes to money.

Find missing dollars

You have to understand your spending habits before you can spend money in a way that helps meet your goals. Consider keeping a spending journal to find out where your money really goes.

Choose a system that works for you

You may prefer to sit down each month as a couple to pay bills and develop a monthly budget. Or maybe one of you is better at handling expenses and prefers to do it alone. Find a system that works with your needs.

“The key to managing money as a couple is to never stop talking,” says Goller. “With shared determination, a plan and open communication, newlyweds have the power to improve their financial position both now and well into retirement.”

For more information on managing money as a couple, visit www.YesYouCanOnline.info.

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Wal-Mart, Target and others offering everything from dresses to rings

After Jennifer Brock and her fiance decided to get married, they began a predictable hunt for the perfect engagement ring.

They found their quarry in an unexpected place: a discount club store.

“We looked at some of the regular jewelry stores and we just really didn’t see anything that we really liked, or if we did it was very expensive,” Brock said.

Then, while shopping at Sam’s Club, Brock, 30, just happened to look over the jewelry counter.

“I saw my ring and was like, ‘I love it,’” she said.

For years, brides and grooms have been hearing about the daunting — and rising — price of an average American wedding. Now some are striking back, snubbing high-end florists, bridal boutiques and even jewelers in favor of bigger bargains at places like Target, Costco and Wal-Mart.

The big-box discounters are expanding their wedding-related offerings and promotions as well, in the hopes of luring brides, already comfortable with registering for gifts at the giant retailers, to also consider buying anything from a dress to a cake.

The moves come as the average cost of a wedding has reached $27,852, according to a study by Conde Nast Bridal Media.

Target, already known for its “cheap chic” suits, T-shirts and other items, began offering wedding dresses on its Web site this year for as little as $89.99. That’s a far cry from the thousands of dollars brides routinely spend on the single-use gowns.

Minneapolis-based Target also is offering discounted wedding shoes, veils, gloves, flower girl baskets, guest books and other wedding accessories. Company officials say they have been pleased with sales so far.

“We’re seeing the recognition from our guests that high fashion doesn’t have to mean high price,” spokeswoman Amy von Walter said.

But while wedding dresses are being sold on Target’s Web site, there are no current plans to bring the line into the company’s stores, von Walter said.

“When you look at our stores, I’m not sure that we felt that was the appropriate venue for our wedding line,” she said.

Rival Wal-Mart is pushing lower-cost wedding invitations at newly built “celebration centers” in many of its stores. Over the past six months alone the company has increased the space in its stores devoted to wedding-themed items, spokeswoman Tara Raddohl said. Wal-Mart wedding cakes also are a popular choice, she said.

“When we look at the whole category, we’ve had tremendous growth over the past year and a half,” Raddohl said.

The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer recently hosted seven weddings in its stores as part of a promotion for July 7, 2007, considered by some brides to be an especially lucky day. The events included wedding cake, party food and other items from Wal-Mart. Raddohl said it was too early to say whether the 07/07/07 promotion would help boost sales of wedding items.

Costco Wholesale Corp., the membership club known for selling everything from bulk office supplies to big packages of lunch meat, also has gotten into the wedding business. It offers wedding flowers, including bridal bouquets and corsages, as well as keepsake items such as guest books and engagement rings. The company’s Web site even lists a destination wedding package that includes a nine-night stay and comes complete with a Tahitian wedding ceremony, starting at  $4,080 per person. The Issaquah, Wash.-based company did not return calls seeking comment.

At Sam’s Club, a unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., senior diamond buyer Tina Corley said the company has seen double-digit percentage growth in its engagement ring business every year since launching the effort six years ago.

The average sales price for a Sam’s Club engagement ring is about $3,000, Corley said, although the company did sell a $185,000 ring to a couple in Kentucky.

The average overall cost of an engagement ring is about $4,435, according to Conde Nast Bridal Media.

Corley said many couples who buy engagement rings from Sam’s are preparing to celebrate a second or third marriage. That translates into a savvier shopper, but also a shopper with more buying power.

“They’re going to step up from that first marriage,” she said.

Experienced brides and grooms also may be more practical about seeking out bargains. In addition to buying the ring, more couples are coming to Sam’s for cake, champagne, wine or other reception items, such as chocolate dessert fountains, officials say. Sam’s has periodically promoted its wedding offerings in magazines and elsewhere, spokeswoman Susan Koehler said.