Military wives, husbands and fiances...?

I'm sort of going through this now. Our wedding is scheduled for this October and I'm set to deploy in January with the possibility of it being moved up. I don't know if I want to move the wedding up quite yet but I would hate to do the invites and all that and have it messed up. I looked into wedding insurance which would help cover any costs that you would be out due to the deployment and help pay the costs to reschedule. It's relatively cheap too compared to what you would be out. I know Travelers Insurance has different levels costing anywhere from $160 to a few hundred depending on the level of coverage. Something to look into, I think I might get it, $160 isn't much compared to all that you could lose plus if your photographer doesn't show up for some reason you'll always have that back-up. Just a thought. Best wishes to you and your family and hope for a safe return!!

Most places are understanding but some vendors can be real ***holes. I would invest in some wedding insurance so that if he doesn't get back from his deployment on time. They are doing a lot of extensions these days, you will be covered no matter what.

Also, fiancee's have no rights as far as the military is concerned during a deployment. You will get no information, no support, no nothing. If I were you, I would get married before he deploys for a lot of reasons and then have a nice vow renewal ceremony when he gets back.

hi Gina, Im a Navywife! I never had it happen to me. This did however did happen to one of my neighbors. They had it all planned down to the wire BEFORE he was supose to deploy. But his deployment was moved up nearly 8 months. They had paid for everything. The ONLY money they didn't get back was from the florist. So they took the florist to court and won.

Instead of planning a very elaborate wedding, they moved up the wedding date. Because her hubby was deploying in less then 3 weeks. They are both very devout, very religious Catholics. They had already gone through the pre-marital counseling classes, and their marriage encounter weekend.

None of their family could attend their wedding, because of the short notice. They got in touch with their parish priest,and explained the situation. So they flew to Las Vegas, and got married at St. Judes Chapel of the Holy Family by Father St. John. It was a quiet full-mass catholic ceremony. She said it cost less then $1,000 for the whole wedding including pictures.

Their families had a HUGE celebration after he returned from IA.

Good Luck. I hope this helps.

for the military, any money that is put down for the wedding or reception or whatever is always refunded back to the couple. i had this happen to me just a little while ago, that's when i had to change my wedding date to May/June of next year. because my husband is getting deployed this year for 12 months. you could even ask to switch dates if necessary too. good luck and if you ever need someone to talk to about deployments, you can talk to me anytime. i too am getting ready for a deployment. i believe that us women need to stick together while we go through the same things in life.

Probably not. Have you considered getting married at the justice of the peace before he goes? The fact that he is going to war and may leave you permanently behind prompts this question. A girl I know lost her fiance a year ago and regrets deeply not marrying before he left. Had she married him before hand, she would have gotten a living expense, medical, and other benefits. Plus since he was killed, she would have gotten death benefits. Noone gets them, since both of his parents are gone. Just something you might want to talk about. Plus, if nothing happens, you can still hold the formal ceremony later.