<text>  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 its 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 friends wedding. She continued: If you take life insurance out youre not protecting yourself from death, youre 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 dont know, Cassie said. She continued: Quite a lot of our friends have prenups in place. If youve put money into property or built up your own career or company, thats something you should safeguard. Cassie and Brendons 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 couples 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 isnt 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 its a legal agreement and you need a lawyer but its 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 its like taking out insurance. It hasnt impacted our relationship and we dont talk about it anymore. Its 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: Its 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. 