Alethea
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In some states it might be more involved than checking a box. I had to run around to SSA, the post office and the MVA and it was a huge PITA. If they married last December in Colorado but already planned to move to Texas she may have wanted to switch addresses and DL after the move to save time and money.
In all states it is a pain to update all of your required identity documents, but your name legally changes when you submit your marriage certificate. So your name is already legally Mrs. Married though you manually have to go to the Social Security office and DMV with your marriage certificate to prove it. I married later in life and it was truly a 6 month process to update my banks, law admissions, etc. but legally my name was already changed through all of that.