A Hollywood actress and a retired English rugby star have launched a crowd-funding campaign to ask the public to help fund their upcoming wedding, despite the pair having a combined net worth of $US8 million ($11 million).
AnnaLynne McCord, who is best known for her starring role in the 90210 reboot, and Danny Cipriani, a former rugby union star, have taken the bold approach of launching a donations registry to cover expenses for their October 22 nuptials.
According to Page Six, the couple created a registry on Honeyfund that lists wedding-related expenses for their supporters to donate to so McCord, 39, and Cipriani, 38, can have the perfect day and honeymoon.
“Gift any amount, contribute to our journey!” the registry read. “Help us create our dream wedding and honeymoon experience with any amount of donation.”
The list of giftable items were very specific, including $US600 for venue construction, $US300 for photography and $US1200 for floral arrangements. There is even an option to donate $US100 towards the couple’s marriage license.
Supporters also have the option of making general donations, ranging from $US10 to $US5000.
Understadably, the internet is outraged by the couple’s request, with some calling it “terribly low rent” and “beyond tacky”.
“The embarrassment and audacity of this,” one user tweeted on X, as another agreed, “This is embarrassing. I think that influencers who get sponsored weddings are cringe, but asking for cash? Next level shame.”
“What an absolutely WILD thing to do,” tweeted another, as one commented, “I’m sorry but she’s full on cringe doing this. Go to city hall like everyone else who can’t afford a lavish wedding or figure it out.”
Added another, “Given all the funding needs in the world today – IMO this is very selfish & disgusting!”
McCord first gained fame in 2007 when she played the scheming Eden Lord on the hit series Nip/Tuck before going on to star as resident mean girl Naomi Clark on the Beverly Hills, 90210 reboot from 2008 to 2013.
Her most recent role is on the long-running soap Days of Our Lives, which she has starred in since 2024.
As for London-born Cipriani, he made a fortune from his rugby career, where he played for Wasps, Sale Sharks, Gloucester and Bath during his two-decade-long career.
He also did a stint Down Under with Melbourne Rebels, where he was a marquee player for the team in the Super Rugby from 2011 to 2012.
The British star proposed to McCord in front of their loved ones in their LA home on Christmas Day last year, presenting the actress with a 15-carat, emerald-cut diamond set on a yellow gold band.
“I cried for 10 minutes straight,” she shared in an interview with People magazine at the time. “At some point, I realised I had to answer. I said, ‘Yes, but I can’t even speak,’ and he replied, ‘That’s OK, it’s actually a good sign that you are quiet for once.’ Then, we’re all laughing.”
The couple first met on the celebrity dating app Raya in 2016 and dated on and off for years before splitting in 2020.
She was also in an on-off relationship with Aussie actor and Prison Break star Dominic Purcell, with the pair dating in 2011 and officially ending in 2018.
McCord soon found her way back to Cipriani with the pair reconnecting in 2024.
“I get to love him! It’s the best thing that I’ll ever do. And there’s the other side of me, the overachiever, Type A personality that says, ‘I was right! I win! Yes!’” she said of Cirpriani in her People interview.
“Because I called this 10 years ago. I knew we were soulmates, I knew we were meant to be together. I was so sure, and I was not wrong.”