The right order, worked out
Marriage certificate → driver licence → passport → everything else. The sequence that means no office ever sends you away for missing ID.
Built into PickWed
Name change after marriage
Change your name once, everywhere
Certificate first, then licence, passport, Medicare, banks: a guided sequence that gets every ID and account updated without doing anything twice.
Free forever No card needed Australian-made
PickWed
Name change plan
One smart sequence
6 updated
14 accounts still on your list
Marriage certificate
Received
Driver licence
Updated
Passport
Ready next
Less admin. More actual wedding.
01
Made for Australia
Local costs, deadlines and wedding details.
02
Connected by default
Guests, vendors and plans stay in sync.
03
Free for couples
The useful parts are not hidden in a paid tier.
Why it feels different
Designed around a real wedding, not a blank spreadsheet.
Taking a new name after marriage in Australia isn't one task. It's twenty, and the order matters. You'll need your official marriage certificate from Births, Deaths and Marriages before anything else will budge. PickWed's name change tool sequences every update (government IDs, banks, employers, subscriptions) so each step unlocks the next instead of bouncing.
Inside Name Change
All the clever bits.
None of the clutter.
Open it for five minutes and know exactly what to do next. PickWed keeps the detail out of your head and in the right place.
Every agency, one list
BDM, Services Australia, ATO, AEC, banks, super, insurers, utilities: a complete Australian institution list with what each one needs.
Built into PickWed
Progress you can pause
Real life interrupts. Your progress is saved per institution, so you can do three updates on a lunch break and pick up next week.
Built into PickWed
How it works
From “we should” to “done”.
A gentle three-step flow gets the tool working for your wedding and keeps it useful as plans change.
- 01
Order your certificate
The official BDM marriage certificate (not the ceremonial one) unlocks everything.
- 02
Update the anchors
Licence and passport first. They're the ID everything else accepts.
- 03
Sweep the rest
Work through banks, Medicare, super and subscriptions with per-item checklists.
The connected advantage
It gets smarter when your plans move.
The tool picks up your names and wedding date from your PickWed profile, and its first task (ordering your certificate) schedules itself in your checklist right after the big day.
Good to know
Questions, answered plainly.
No fine print, no planning jargon. Here are the things Australian couples ask us most.
Do I legally have to change my name after marriage?+
No. Taking a spouse's name in Australia is entirely optional, and either partner can do it. If you do, your marriage certificate is usually all the authority you need; no deed poll required.
Which marriage certificate do I need?+
The official certificate issued by your state's Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, not the decorative one signed at the ceremony. Most institutions only accept the BDM version, so the tool makes ordering it step one.
How long does the whole process take?+
The certificate takes a few weeks to arrive; after that, most couples finish the core updates (licence, passport, Medicare, banks) within a month of unhurried effort. The long tail of subscriptions takes as long as you let it.
Can we both use the tool?+
Yes. Either or both partners can run their own name-change sequence from the same wedding profile.
Keep planning
Meet the rest of the toolkit.
Wedding budget plannerBudgetWedding planning checklistChecklistGuest list & RSVP managerGuest ListSeating chart makerSeatingMarriage legals, sortedLegal PackWedding day run sheetRun SheetOnline wedding wishing wellWishing WellWedding playlist builderPlaylistSpeech & vow writerSpeechesFree wedding website builderWedding WebsitePrepare, meet, compare & decideVendor Meeting Companion
One less thing living in your head.
Start using Name Change today. It is free, built for Australian weddings, and already connected to the rest of your PickWed plan.
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