People who work in wedding insurance firms are great fun to invite along to dinner parties. There seems to be no end to the tales of woe, mishap, madness and mayhem surrounding what in most cases has been the most organised day of people’s lives. One can’t help wondering just what could go wrong if wedding days were not so organised…

The recent snowy weather has brought both joy and disaster to the scene, and certainly December was a most unusual and unexpected month. Following the Met Office’s predictions of a particularly mild winter we ended up with more snow that the UK has seen in 30 years, and one of the coldest Decembers on record, with temperatures over 3 degrees colder than the average.

Many couples book their weddings for the winter months, December to February in particular, in the hope of a little snow. Certainly a little snow can transform a village church scene into something quite magical. However there is a subtle difference between a light sprinkling of snow and the half foot dumped unceremoniously on much of the UK recently.

Pity the couple, therefore, who decided months ago, perhaps on the basis of the Met Office’s predictions, to have their wedding during December. They might possibly have got away with it had they not also settled on a picturesque little chapel at the top of a steep hill. The combination of a hillside, several inches of snow and an outfit including a glamorous but hardly practical wedding dress and a pair of elegant high heels proved to be too much, and the bride ended up arriving for her wedding in a tracksuit on the back of a tractor.

They have been very far from alone, with many couples having to cancel or postpone their wedding, many more having to go without certain services, facilities or guests, and many others having to make last minute arrangements, all of which cost a not inconsiderable sum. For a white wedding that doesn’t end up costing you the price of a team of huskies, it might be wise to invest in wedding insurance, especially if you trust the weather forecasts.

Thanks to Alison of Plans and Presents who triggered the inspiration for the, somewhat cheesy, title of this post. :)