The average cost of a wedding is more than £20,000, it has been claimed.

But despite the five-figure sum, Britons are unwilling to take out insurance in case anything goes wrong with their plans.

Dan Tremain, product development manager at Debenhams, suggests that an extra £50 for such protection could be a negligible amount compared with the overall cost.

His advice might be of particular interest to consumers looking to fund their wedding through borrowing such as secured loans.

Mr Tremain comments: "It's now certainly in excess of £20,000 - we haven't conducted our own research on it.

"When you look at what's available in the marketplace on that the ranges are huge."

Debenhams is planning on launching an insurance policy with an upper limit of £70,000 in order to allow for the growing cost of getting married.

Secured loans could be an option to spread the expense of the big day, no matter how far an individual's budget can stretch.ADNFCR-1287-ID-18386007-ADNFCR

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