After his call-up for England’s Euro 2012 squad, will John Ruddy need to cancel his forthcoming wedding?

Knowing that it’s impossible to predict the weather just a few hours ahead, it seems incredible that so many couples risk a wedding costing thousands of pounds on the off-chance that the day will be warm, dry and pleasant.

One wedding disaster can be expensive enough, but two disasters could very well put everything at risk, unless you have wedding insurance.

Love might be dependable. Paperwork tends to be less so. When bureaucracy turns against you you’ll be glad you had wedding insurance.

When you’re getting fitted for your wedding dress it’s unlikely you’ll be thinking “How easy will this dress be to wear if I’m on crutches?”

Sadly wedding venues do sometimes have their wedding licenses revoked, or not renewed, which could be costly without wedding insurance.

Wedding insurance in the USA is broadly similar to that available in the UK. However, there are a couple of key differences, most notably cost!

Living overseas and getting married here in the UK? Can you buy wedding insurance from a UK insurer to cover your wedding?

If you are planning to have a marquee at your wedding in the UK then the weather is certainly a factor which needs to be taken into account.

This morning I was on BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire talking about wedding insurance. You can listen to the interview here.