| It's a no-brainer to say that a wedding is a major | | | | wedding, go over the policy with the salesperson and |
| investment. In the United States, the average cost | | | | be sure the dress is covered. |
| of a wedding is in the tens of thousands. Weddings | | | | Many wedding insurance plans extend their coverage |
| are the culmination of years of love, trust and lots of | | | | throughout the United States and offer additional |
| savings, with families laying their hearts and bank | | | | travel insurance. If you are planning a destination |
| accounts on the line. Given the expense and | | | | wedding, then I recommend purchasing a wedding |
| extravagance of many weddings and the dozens of | | | | insurance policy that contains provisions for travel. |
| factors that put a wedding at risk -tropical storms, | | | | These kinds of insurance policies typically cost no |
| illnesses, deaths, caterers and dress shops that go | | | | more that 1,000 dollars. For a wedding that's around |
| bankrupt and cold feet (to name a few), it should | | | | or above the average cost of 27,000 dollars, that's a |
| come as no surprise that more and more families are | | | | huge bargain. In addition to covering a damaged or |
| purchasing wedding insurance. | | | | misplaced dress, most wedding insurance policies will |
| Wedding insurance is a type of insurance that covers | | | | cover broken or lost wedding gifts, damaged |
| the numerous potential disasters surrounding a | | | | wedding photographs or videos, deadbeat caterers, |
| wedding (depending on which plan you buy), and puts | | | | or in some instances a change of heart in the bride |
| those who lay out massive sums of money for the | | | | or groom. |
| celebration at a reduced financial risk. | | | | All in all, I would say travel and/or wedding insurance |
| It might surprise you that the number one most | | | | is a fairly good investment. I'd hate to see someone |
| common wedding insurance claim occurs when a | | | | I love have their wedding marred or ruined by |
| bridal shop suddenly goes bankrupt and the bride is | | | | unfortunate circumstances. And I'd hate it even more |
| out a wedding dress. Since the wedding dress is such | | | | if I was footing the bill for a wedding that went |
| an integral and fragile part of a wedding, it is often a | | | | awry and had to be re-scheduled. In recent times |
| key point of concern for those who buy wedding | | | | we've seen incredible disasters like the 9/11 terrorist |
| insurance. | | | | attacks, hurricane Katrina and the massive tsunami. All |
| People who travel for their weddings might be | | | | of these horrific events took place in locations where |
| considering travel insurance and wondering if a | | | | one might want to hold a destination wedding, which |
| wedding dress is covered. The answer to that | | | | should be a stark reminder of why it is so critical to |
| question depends on the parameters of a traveler's | | | | cover your bases and get traveler's and wedding |
| insurance policy. Traveler's insurance is different from | | | | insurance. |
| wedding insurance, and a traveler's insurance policy | | | | A few companies that offer wedding insurance are |
| will likely cover your possessions as you travel -i.e., | | | | Fireman's Fund, WedSafe Wedding Insurance |
| the dress. However, that is not guaranteed. If you | | | | Program offered through Affinity Insurance Services |
| choose to purchase traveler's insurance for your | | | | Inc., and Traveler's Insurance. |