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CANCELLATION COVER

What to know if you need to cancel your wedding

Most of the money is committed long before the day. Cancellation cover is there for the costs you can't get back, if something outside your control stops the wedding going ahead.

CANCELLATION COVER

What to know if you need to cancel your wedding

Most of the money is committed long before the day. Cancellation cover is there for the costs you can't get back, if something outside your control stops the wedding going ahead.

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The short answer

How cancellation cover protects your non-refundable deposits

Yes. If the wedding is cancelled or postponed for a covered reason, Wedding Insurance AU provides cover for the non-refundable money already committed. Covered reasons include a family illness, a death, the venue failing or closing, severe weather, and a supplier failing to appear. Cover scales across the four levels. The average Australian wedding now runs to roughly $36,000, and most of that is committed in deposits months ahead (Source: Moneysmart). Cancellation cover is sized around that exposure.
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Cover clarity

What's actually covered?

  • Venue failure

    If the booked venue can't hold the wedding through financial failure, severe physical damage from fire, weather or natural catastrophe, or closure by an authority over an issue at the site.

  • A supplier no-show

    The total non-appearance of a booked and paid-for supplier, where it makes holding or continuing the ceremony or reception impossible.

  • Illness or injury

    If you or an immediate family member can't attend, on a treating doctor's advice.

  • Bereavement

    The death of you or an immediate family member before the day, where going ahead would be impossible or inappropriate.

  • Military posting

    An unforeseen posting as a serving member of the Australian armed forces for unavoidable duty.

  • Redundancy

    Your redundancy, or that of a close relative the wedding's finances depend on, where it qualifies under redundancy legislation.

  • Severe-weather access

    If adverse weather or a natural catastrophe stops you, your parents, or at least half the guests reaching the venue.

  • Infectious disease at the venue

    An outbreak forcing the venue to close under public-health guidelines, provided it isn't a declared pandemic or listed disease.

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The day you've planned for years, held safe.

Cancellation cover protects the non-refundable money already committed when something outside your control stops the day.

Cover options

Choose the cover that fits your day

Cancellation limit shown per level. Tap a level to start your quote.

Tier

Essentials

Cancellation limit $8,000

$335 inc. GST

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Tier

Classic

Cancellation limit $16,000

$525 inc. GST

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Tier

Signature

Cancellation limit $35,000

$855 inc. GST

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Tier

Premier

Cancellation limit $75,000

$1,285 inc. GST

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And what isn't?

This sits at the same weight as what's covered, because knowing where the line falls is part of trusting the cover. Not covered:

  • A change of heart, or a voluntary decision not to marry.
  • Weather or a natural catastrophe already being warned about publicly when you bought.
  • Anything you knew about before buying that was likely to lead to a claim.
  • Costs you can recover from a supplier's refund, guarantee, or warranty.
  • A declared pandemic or listed human disease. The optional COVID extension is separate.
  • A wedding already prohibited by a regulation in force when you bought.

Questions & answers

Cancellation cover — common questions

If the wedding is cancelled or postponed for a covered reason, Wedding Insurance AU provides cover for the non-refundable money already committed. That spans a family illness, a death, a venue closing its doors, severe weather, or a supplier failing to show. Cover limits scale across the four levels. the policy lists every covered reason.

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