Taking out cover for a wedding is important due to the event's increasing overall cost, it has been suggested.
Taking out wedding insurance to protect against anything going wrong during the event should be a priority for couples, it has been claimed.
According to marriage specialists at hitched.co.uk, incorporating the cover into wedding plans is so important that it should be budgeted for at the very outset. This is, the industry source claims, due to the high cost couples are currently paying for making their wedding day perfect.
Research from hitched.co.uk shows that the average wedding now costs £17,800, with venue, food, clothing and honeymoon costs all on the increase. Recent rises in the price of fuel - with crude oil nearing an all-time record of $140 a barrel - are also set to impact on those planning to jet off for their vows. Closer to home, food price increases have helped to pushed up the benchmark inflation rate to a decade-long high of 3.3 per cent, suggesting that weddings as a whole are set to become still more costly in months to come.
Spokesperson for the site Francesca Moore commented: "hitched.co.uk would recommend taking out wedding insurance right at the beginning or as soon as the first major expenditure has been booked, bought or hired, such as a photographer, the wedding dress or the venue."
She added: "Including the insurance into the wedding budget and the beginning of your wedding planning is important, and shouldn’t be forgotten. It could really benefit you in the long run."
