Cassie Newnham ( pictured ) insisted on a prenup before tying the knot with boyfriend of four years Brendon . Wedding dresses and venues might top the list of internet searches for most brides-to-be , but not for Cassie Newnham . When her boyfriend of four years popped the question , the 33-year-old wasted no time Googling prenuptial agreements instead . Despite being head over heels in love with Brendon , 38 , Cassie , who lives in London and is originally from South Africa , had spent years working hard to save for her future . And as her heart raced with wedding plans , her head told her to protect her assets . 'People think of a prenup as something you put in place in case you get divorced but it 's actually a great way to safeguard your assets , ' account manager Cassie said . She got engaged to Brendon in February 2013 , when he went down on one knee during a trip to Cape Town for a friend 's wedding . She continued : 'If you take life insurance out you 're not protecting yourself from death , you 're just insuring yourself in case . ' Like Beyonce and Nicole Kidman – who are both reported to have prenuptial agreements – getting her man to sign on the dotted line before walking up the aisle was non-negotiable for Cassie . She thinks Cheryl Fernandez-Versini was wrong for not instigating one before her whirlwind wedding to Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini in July 2014 . 'You always think `` it will never happen to me '' but you just do n't know , ' Cassie said . She continued : 'Quite a lot of our friends have prenups in place . If you 've put money into property or built up your own career or company , that 's something you should safeguard . ' Cassie and Brendon 's prenup was signed a month before their wedding day in Cape Town in January 2014 ( Pictured : The couple at their wedding ) If the Brendon and Cassie ( pictured ) split up each will keep all of the assets they acquired before their marriage took place . So as Cassie and Brendon planned their big white wedding in front of 98 guests in Cape Town in January 2014 , they were also busy negotiating how they would split their future possessions . 'We both always thought prenuptial agreements were a good idea , so we were both in agreement we should get one done , says Cassie , who is expecting the couple 's first child at the end of March . She continued : 'Neither of us felt awkward about it at all . ' 'As well as the house we bought together before we got married , I have a property in South Africa left to me by my dad , and Brendon already had a property too . 'In addition , we both had savings . ' Beyonce ( left ) has been reported saying a prenup is 'smart ' , Catherine Zeta-Jones ( centre ) is said to have one and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini ( right ) reportedly refused to sign one before her marriage to Jean-Bernard . The couple used online law firm Rocket Lawyer to draw up an official agreement and Cassie thinks more brides-to-be should consider doing the same . A prenup is a legally binding contract entered into before marriage . It protects people from losing money and assets . It commonly includes provisions for divisions or property or spousal support in the event of divorce . A prenuptial agreement is n't legally binding in the UK but will be taken into account during a divorce hearing . It is also possible to have a postnuptial agreement after the marriage ceremony has taken place . She said : 'You can tailor your prenup to whatever you want it to be , and it also protects you from debt . 'People think it 's a legal agreement and you need a lawyer but it 's really simple and cheap . 'We entered our details , declared what our savings and assets are and it gets checked by a lawyer . 'It cost us £25 and took about 20 minutes . ' In the event of divorce , Cassie and Brendon have agreed to split all the earnings accumulated during their marriage by 50 per cent . The earnings accumulated before are their own . 'Prenuptial agreements are becoming more and more common these days – it 's like taking out insurance . 'It has n't impacted our relationship and we do n't talk about it anymore . 'It 's a good thing to have in place . ' Keith Urban will allegedly receive $ 640,000 ( £429k ) for every year he is married to Nicole Kidman if they split . Beyonce and Jay-Z : Beyonce reportedly gets $ 5m ( £3,349,634 ) with each child she bears and would receive $ 1m ( £669,926 ) for every year the pair were married if they divorce . Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban : Keith will allegedly receive $ 640,000 ( £428,753 ) for every year the couple is married – unless he uses drugs . Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas : It 's reported that if the Hollywood couple split she will receive $ 2.8m ( £1,875,669 ) for every year of the marriage , and if he cheats on her she gets a $ 5m 'bonus ' .
Cassie Newnham , 33 , from divorce , wanted to marry her husband . She went into prenups immediately after her boyfriend proposed . She told Cheryl Fernandez - she was wrong to get married without one .