As you have probably read on Bristol Wedding News, Lauren and Daniel Welch got married recently thanks to the help of lots of great suppliers after their original wedding venue went into administration. Sadly this meant that they lost £4500 they had paid for the venue, food and drink as well as deposits paid to some suppliers who could no longer honour their bookings after they had to rebook the wedding on a different date.


The money that they were planning to spend on things like rings, jewellery and accessories had to be spent on a new venue, food and flowers and the hunt was on to replace the suppliers at very short notice who had been lost by the forced venue and date changes. Many great suppliers offered to help and stepped in with either a discount or work at cost price to help them make their dream day happen. Some suppliers who offered services either gave their time for free, or just charged for travel expenses. Lauren and Daniel are massively grateful to all of the suppliers who stepped in to help.




Daniel + Lauren // Married from Paul Van on Vimeo.


Wedding film maker, Paul Van  made a film of their day and I am delighted to show the preview trailer here featuring the work of some of the great suppliers who helped them out  out such as the cake, hair and makeup, singing waiters, cupcakes and sweets. Here's the full list of those involved.

How 2 I Do Wedding Planning - Supplier Sourcing and Planning Help
Bristol Candy Buffet - Sweets and Labels for Sweet Jars
Sidney Diongzon -Wedding Photography
Paul Van- Wedding Film Maker
Another Little World -Bridal Make Up
Cupcake Cabaret - Cupcakes
Cool Joolz - Wedding Bands
Laurel Designs- Table plan, Favour boxes, Guest Book and Place Names
Charlie & The Cake Factory - fudge favours

Many couples overlook wedding insurance or write it off as an unnecessary expense. However some recent cases of wedding venues going into liquidation have really brought home the importance of having wedding insurance in place and also making sure you have the right insurance for your needs.

Lauren Lane will finally have her dream wedding to her fiance Daniel Welch this Saturday, but only due to the kindness of local suppliers  after she lost £4500 when her first venue Chewton Place (shown below) went into administration.

Lauren did have wedding insurance but the insurance company have still not paid out and she is not sure if they will as she started the policy after already booking and paying for her venue. We will be featuring an interview with Lauren on Monday and images from her big day taken by photographer Sidney Diongzon.


                                           

           
It's important that you have wedding insurance in place before paying any deposits to ensure everything is fully protected. Here's some reasons why you should have insurance.

• Your venue could suddenly close (as Chewton Place and Hinton Grange)
• Your venue could flood or have a serious fire (as the River Cottage and Necker Island)
• A member of the bridal party could suddenly be taken ill or pass away
• Weather conditions cold mean travel or accessing your venue is impossible
• Your wedding gifts could be stolen
• A supplier could let you down meaning paying more for a replacement

Take a look at My Wedding Insurance for more information on protecting your special day

Image: Chewton Place from Wedding Venues.Com