Expert Insights on Wedding Contracts
DISCLAIMER: we chunked our recording session into two episodes, the first part is all for brides and grooms, and the second part is for you wedding vendors. If I were you, I'd watch the whole thing - and not just because of the boys shoes or sports bras.
Brides and grooms! Protect yourself!! This episode is filled with legal information (not advice) on how to properly prepare for the wedding vendor booking process, specifically what your signing and committing to for the rest of your natural lives.
WHAT IF I NEED LEGAL ADVICE?
Easy, scroll down to the resources section below and call on Wynne to give you hand crafted, real, applicable legal advice for you and your wedding.
DO I REALLY NEED TO READ MY CONTRACTS?
FUCK YES. Read those papers as though your life depends on it, because your wedding does. They aren't nearly as boring as you think they will be so don't be an uninformed consenter.
And yes, if you are my client (or client to be) I will be reviewing that 6 page packet with you, in person, briefly. Because there's some really good parts in there that protect you, and me, and are designed to make our relationship stronger and better, and our communication clearer and better, and our lives (yours separate from mine for the most part) more lovely and better.
SCARED SHITLESS TO SIGN ANYTHING?
Don't fret. Read this article that I wrote, in layman's terms, for additional legal information (NOT ADVICE), just something to help you feel more confident.
WHERE CAN I FIND INSURANCE?
I find it imperative to first check with your regular auto/home/renters/life insurance provider to see if they offer the service. Or check out the following regularly used and widely trusted companies:
David Berke of eWed Insurance answers an important post-pandemic era question:
What is cancellation insurance?
“Cancellation insurance reimburses the client for lost deposits paid to vendors if something goes wrong. Some examples where cancellation insurance can apply include:
The groom is riding his bike the day before the wedding and gets in an accident and breaks his ankle. He is ok but the wedding needs to be postponed until he recovers and can walk down the aisle.
The venue is in California and you get stuck in Colorado due to a snowstorm and can't make it to the venue on your wedding date.
The bride is in the military and gets deployment orders a week before the wedding date.
A grandparent is hospitalized due to a medical condition just before the wedding and you wants to postpone the wedding until the Gran is out of the hospital.
You receive a last-minute call from your venue telling you that they had a kitchen fire and it's too late to find a replacement venue.
There is a fire, flood or other severe weather condition that prevents the wedding from taking place and your vendor’s contracts allows them to keep your deposit.
Cancellation insurance can help even if the event is not cancelled. If there is an issue with a vendor (e.g. band does not show up, florist goes out of business, photographer accidentally deletes the wedding pictures, etc.) cancellation insurance can save the day by reimbursing you for your lost deposits.”