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Bridesin the know Budget Planner 2018 Wedding Checklist Bridal Groom s Checklist’ Planner FALL & WINTER 2018 The True Up North free hot breakfast buffet for guests indoor heated pool, jacuzzi & sauna | pet-friendly #1 hotel in Cadillac on TripAdvisor 2 BRIDES IN THE KNOW - Cadillac News www.cadillacnews.com | Friday, September 21, 2018 Bridesin the know inside 4 | The Covered Bride and Groom Should you purchase wedding insurance? 6 | Nourish Beauty | Brides learn skincare & makeup tips 2018 7 | Rockwell Lake Lodge | Premiere Up North Destination 8 | Plan Accordingly Ensure you stay on track with this vendor timeline Bridal 11 | Montage Media Films | Captures your special day 12 | Digital Wedding Planner How to set and enforce digital rules for your wedding Budget 14 | Wexford Civic Center | Offers 28 | The Gift Plan couple plenty of space Planner Hot registry trends for 2018 14 | A & C Tent Rental| 19 29 | Manistee National Golf & Resort | Bring your party outdoors Perfect outdoor setting 16 | We Gather Today Wedding 30 | Sharp Dressed Man How to choose the right A Men’s Style Guide Planner officiant for your ceremony Checklist 32 | Dawn Fresh Catering | Flexible catering & 17 | Caberfae Peaks| Our 20 & 21 a homestyle flare experienced team can help 33 | Lutke Rental Hall| Plan your wedding your way 24 | Evergreen Resort | An Groom affordable Up North destination 34 | Timeless Dress Planning Checklist’s Find your style both on-trend and timeless 25 | Second Chance Tips for the second wedding 22 36 | All About the Dress Words to know to Dress Shop 26 | Book Smarts Follow these tips in renting a limo or luxury car 38 | CK’s Place| Offering an award-winning experience 27 | Eagle Entertainment| Providing music for weddings isn’t just a job, it’s an ‘honor’ 38 | Barn Hall| Where Country weddings are held Friday, September 21, 2018 | www.cadillacnews.com Cadillac News - BRIDES IN THE KNOW 3 Should You Purchase Wedding Insurance? The Bride and Groom “The average wedding across the USA is over $25,000.” Steve Lauro Vice president of Aon Affinity says she wishes couples would ask about wedding insurance BY RENEE LEE WEGE more often. “Wedding insurance tends to be one of the least thought of You’ve surely heard of insurance in terms of home insur- questions, in my experience, unless the venue requires it,” ance, health insurance or car insurance, but how about wed- Bogs says. ding insurance? Just as those types of insurance help protect The founder of Marcella Camille Events, which offers wed- you against paying tons of money out of pocket for unfore- ding planning services in multiple states including Colorado seen circumstances, wedding insurance can give you peace and California, even posted an article aptly titled “Should I of mind for one of the biggest days of your life. Buy Wedding Insurance?” on her website, looking to shed If wedding insurance is new to you, you’re probably not light about something that can add a layer of security to alone. Marcella Bogs, founder of Marcella Camille Events, wedding planning. 4 BRIDES IN THE KNOW - Cadillac News www.cadillacnews.com | Friday, September 21, 2018 “When you choose not to insure something, you are essentially assuming that risk on your own.” Steve Lauro Vice president of Aon Affinity To decide whether wedding insurance is something you “The average wedding across the USA is over $25,000,” need, it’s important first to understand what types of things Lauro says. “When you choose not to insure something, you might be covered under the wedding insurance umbrella. are essentially assuming that risk on your own. Would you According to WedSafe, a wedding insurance specialist, go without insurance on a car of that price?” there are generally two types of (very different) wedding Bogs agrees that insurance is worth looking into, espe- insurance. The first, often referred to as Wedding cially if a couple’s vendors don’t include any (some venues Cancellation/Postponement Insurance, covers exactly what and vendors will have their own liability insurance, so it’s it sounds like. If heaven forbid something happens that good to check). causes you to postpone or cancel the wedding (your venue While Bogs hasn’t experienced any wedding horror stories burns down in a fire, you or your beau are suddenly too ill (where insurance would have come in handy) first hand, she to get married), this type of insurance helps protect any has heard about instances where people are injured while money you might otherwise lose from deposits or pay- dancing on, say, an alcohol-soaked dance floor. ments. The second type, Liability Insurance, protects you Because something can arise that causes a couple to against financial liability arising from your wedding, and reschedule or cancel a wedding (note though that wedding as hinted by Bogs, is often required by venues. This pro- insurance typically doesn’t cover when a couple has a change tects you if a guest was injured, the venue was damaged, or of heart) and because liability in incidents involving alcohol if there’s any sort of alcohol-related incident that leads to a could fall on the newlyweds, Bogs says it’s always a good bill. idea to look into insurance. 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