new family member with previous denied entry trying to visit

[wixmonster]

Hey! I have a question, and I'm not sure where to post it.

I am an American citizen. In 2005 I accidentally overstayed a passport stamp (long story), and was denied entry to the UK coming from Italy. The following year I was advised to apply for a visitor's visa to visit, and did so very badly ( I was a newbie!), and was denied. I applied again for a visitor's visa in 2008 to meet my almost-fiance's family over Christmas. This time I was prepared with bank statements, leases, letters of employment, itineraries, etc. of both myself and my UK boyfriend. I was denied because they didn't believe me that my boyfriend was a real person, with no right to appeal.

Anyway, here we are in 2010 married almost a year, living in California. We had an approved fiance visa, wonderful wedding, and adjustment of status, and he is working legally with his greencard and social security number. I am sending in for my name change on my passport, so the new one should look much better. We have a wedding to attend in London in October, and my question is this:

Do I apply again for a visitor's visa?

or

Do we just bring all of our documentation of leases, car, dog, assets, employment with us just in case?

or

Is there paperwork specifically for spouses of UK citizens who are just visiting, with no intention to stay?

[John]

Given your past history, I think you need to apply for a visitor visa.