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By Colin Cowie

No locale can compare to the intimacy of a wedding in a person’s private home. It is a lovely and generous gesture for someone to loan his or her home for your wedding festivities. So, don’t blow it: to take a host up on this offer is a responsibility that should not be taken lightly. Many relationships have soured over the fact that someone loaned a home for a wedding and the bride and groom failed to handle the situation properly.

Here are 12 major things to consider if you want to use that friend or family member’s abode for a pre- or post-wedding party, or even for the celebration itself.

By Sarah Meehan, USA TODAY

At age 14,  Sarah Williams had already chosen Maryland’s Eastern Shore as the backdrop for her wedding

Last August when the bride-to-be, now 25, booked a sprawling plantation on the Wye River for her reception, plans for the fairy tale wedding of her childhood dreams started to crystallize. She selected a caterer, florist and DJ for the September wedding, and her father, Stephen Williams, shelled out nearly $10,000 for the facility.

But by early December, the reception hall had filed for bankruptcy and gone up for public auction — without any warning to the Williams family.

KPLU 88.5 – June 10, 2011

June is one of the most popular months of the year to get married. That means brides-to-be are preparing for their long-awaited – and probably highly expensive – wedding day. While there are no guarantees for a successful marriage, a new type of business can guarantee the special day goes as planned.
Click here for audio of interview.

NEWS RELEASE

Travelers Study: Vendor, venue problems most frequent causes of wedding day mishaps for customers

New product enhancements ensure that unexpected glitches don’t ruin the ‘Big Day’

HARTFORD, Conn., March 7, 2011 – For the third consecutive year, vendor and venue problems remain the most frequent causes of wedding day mishaps for couples, according to an analysis of 2010 wedding insurance claims by Travelers (NYSE: TRV).

NEWS RELEASE

HARTFORD, Conn., July 3, 2007 – With more than 38,000 couples in TheKnot.com’s registry planning to wed next Saturday on the supposedly lucky 07/07/07, many couples are under the impression that luck—and love—will prevail.* Whether you’ve booked a fairytale castle or worked magic to finalize every last detail, weddings are a significant financial commitment with the average cost now reaching $27,000 each.** That’s why Travelers is encouraging even the luckiest of brides and grooms to consider the Wedding Protector PlanSM, an insurance policycovering weddings.

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Vendor and Venue Mishaps Top List of Wedding Insurance Claims in Faltering Economy Majority of claims tied to wedding cancellations, bankrupt venues, no-show vendors; Travelers urges couples and parents to review insurance options

HARTFORD, Conn., Mar. 2, 2009

More than 40 percent of all Travelers’ wedding insurance claims filed during the past two years involved unforeseen problems with vendors and venues, some of which went bankrupt in the worsening economy, according to data released by The Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV).