There are more than 100,000 weddings in Shanghai every year. That means 100,000 neurotic brides, panickying mothers, over-paid planners and ambivalent grooms. One of the chief sources of anxiety is the dreaded "something going wrong", which could be anything from the wrong photo being displayed to a massive bout of food poisoning. Thankfully China's enterprising insurers are here to help: wedding accident insruance is here:

The insurance, which caters to the city's booming wedding market, covers mishaps such as food poisoning. The bride and groomcan get compensation of up to 180,000 yuan (21,770 US dollars) while guests can be compensated up to 20,000 yuan (2420 dollars) and have 5,000 yuan (605 dollars) of their medical costs covered.

According to China Ping'an, the newly married couple pays 29 yuan (3.5 dollars) for themselves and individual guests pay 1.5 yuan (18 cents) to have their wedding insured.