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Planning and saving up for your big day can take months or even years, so an unexpected problem derailing your wedding or civil ceremony can be catastrophic not only for you and your partner, but also for your finances.
Wedding insurance can provide peace of mind that you’ll be covered if something threatens to stop your nuptials.
Wedding insurance isn’t mandatory, but it can provide essential financial cover if you’ve poured your heart, soul and savings into your wedding day only for it to be cancelled or disrupted.
If plans have to be rearranged or cancelled due to circumstances outside of your control and you stand to lose a lot of money, wedding insurance can be worth taking out.
You may have planned every tiny detail of your nuptials, but unfortunately things don’t always go to plan and that’s where wedding insurance can step in.
It can cover a wide range of events that result in cancellation, damage, loss or injuries, helping you to rearrange your big day or replace stolen or damaged items.
Cover will be in place in the run up to the wedding as well as the day itself, so taking out a policy as soon as you begin signing contracts with suppliers can be a good idea. Typically, this can be done up to two years before the ceremony date.
You’ll usually be covered for:
You may want to consider an add-on for:
It’s unlikely that you’ll receive a payout for:
It’s important to read the terms and conditions of policies carefully to see what you’ll be covered for.
Although there are no longer coronavirus restrictions on gathering for weddings and civil ceremonies, the virus is still spreading throughout the UK and worldwide.
Depending on the policy you choose, you may be able to add coronavirus cover onto your wedding insurance, it’s highly unlikely that it’ll be covered as standard. This could pay out if you have to cancel or rearrange your nuptials because you or your partner contracts coronavirus within a certain time period before the wedding.
The average cost of a wedding was
£19,184
(excluding the honeymoon and rings)[2]
It will depend on the policy whether you’re covered as standard for having your wedding abroad or if you’ll need to purchase an add-on to be protected.
Generally, you’ll have a similar level of cover to what you would receive in the UK, but there’ll be key differences, so it’s vital that you read the terms and conditions carefully and contact the insurer if you’re in doubt at all.
This could include the wedding ceremony and reception having to be held within a certain timeframe if they’re being carried out separately, for instance if the ceremony is abroad and the reception is later in the UK. Some policies will also exclude public liability cover abroad or personal liability cover in North America.
There may be restrictions around where you’ll be covered to hold your wedding too, like Ukraine and Russia, as well as other surrounding countries due to the ongoing conflict.
Remember that wherever your destination wedding is being held, you’ll still need travel insurance to provide cover for things like medical expenses and flight cancellation which aren’t included in your wedding insurance policy.
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We’ll then show you quotes for wedding insurance that match your details, so you can choose the right policy easily.
If you don’t think that wedding insurance is necessary for your circumstances, you may want to check whether your home insurance will provide cover for things like lost or stolen wedding rings and gifts.
You may want to think about purchasing items costing between £100 and £30,000 using a credit card to get protection from the Consumer Credit Act - however, there will be exclusions on what is covered and what isn't so it's better to check this first. This means that your card issuer is liable if a product or service isn’t delivered or is faulty and you can’t get a refund from the supplier.
Ideally, you should take out wedding insurance before you’ve started signing contracts with suppliers and the venue. Basically, as soon as you stand to lose money if it was cancelled.
Check with the insurer, but this can usually be done up to two years before the ceremony date.
A large expensive wedding will be more expensive to insure, think about areas you can cut back on
Only choose the ones you really need
Having your ceremony in the UK and skipping the destination wedding can lower your premium
If you can get by with a lower level of cover, it could really cut the cost
This is the best way to get the right price for your wedding insurance
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Page last reviewed: 3rd January 2023
Page reviewed by: Ceri McMillan
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[2] Bridebook.com: The Ultimate Wedding Budget Breakdown. Bridebook. Retrieved August 2023.