Military: 3%
|No amount of planning ahead can prepare for an unexpectedmilitary deployment or other obligations, which accounted for 3percent of wedding insurance claims in 2012.
||Attire: 6%
|Aside from love and commitment, weddings are all about lookinggood. In 2012, 6 percent of wedding insurance claims dealt withissues with dresses, tuxedos, and other wedding attire.
||Damage: 9%
|Damage can be a sign of a good party, but great time or not,someone still has to pay. For damage that is your responsibility,wedding insurance is there to help. Damage accounted for 9 percentof claims in 2012.
||Theft: 10%
|That big box of cards full of money can be tempting for anythief, which is why 10 percent of claims Travelers received wererelated to theft.
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Weather: 14%
|They say rain on your wedding day is good luck, but it can stillput a damper on things if a wedding is held outdoors. Similarly,weather events like a snowstorm can cause icy conditions and make avenue inaccessible, and hurricanes and tornadoes can createcatastrophic damage in an area.
||Venue issues: 15%
|Wedding venues can go out of business or experience unfortunatedamage from weather-related events, vandalism, or equipmentproblems. Wedding insurance helps cover deposits lost and the costof booking a new venue last-minute.
||Illness and injury: 19%
|Aside from the bride and groom getting sick or hurt, weddingscan be put on hold if key family members such as parents orgrandparents are unable to attend a wedding at the last minute dueto sickness, untimely death, and travel delays.
||Vendor problems: 24%
|The most common vendor-related claims Travelers receivedinvolved the issues with the photographer, caterers going out ofbusiness, DJs not showing up, and problems with weddingplanners.
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