Creating a wedding registry together, and going for department-hopping to choose and pick the perfect, priciest gifts and pieces of goods, which likely won’t be used again, is a tiring ordeal for any couple. Unorthodox couple Ally Love and Andrew Hayes have come up with an out-of-the-box solution for this waste of money and effort. They have created an impactful wedding registry and every aspect of the entire wedding experience, filled with fun and happiness not only for them but also for a larger section of society through charity.

The Wedding Planning

The celebrity Peloton instructor got engaged with her 10 years long partner on Christmas Eve last year and is about to get hitched during this summer. They are going to bring families and close friends together for a destination wedding outside the country with a pandemic-safe arrangement of celebration. The couple has arranged a purposeful wedding and has created a registry with a specific intention. They have collaborated with the famous multipurpose wedding platform ‘The Knot’ to plan the entire ceremony, including wedding invites through ‘The Knot Invitations’. They have also booked BIPOC vendors to inclusively work on various details of the wedding planning. The wedding registry put together by them, through ‘The Knot Registry’, supports and helps alternative entrepreneurship and diverse voices worldwide. There is also planning of ongoing charity registration on the venue, which will provide contribution opportunities to the Armour Dance Theatre in Miami. This institution and its instructor Ruth Weisen, both are very special for Ally. This very foundation helped her a lot through its grants during her struggling youth.

The Acting Vision

Planning their upcoming big day in such an impactful way, was easy for Ally and her fiancé, as the vision has always been a part and parcel of their thoughtful personalities and unique considerate lifestyle. Partnership with The Knot was crucial for their patronage to women and Black indigenous people of color. Given priority to purposeful planning, the couple wants their wedding to provide an inclusive platform highlighting women of color and BIPOC creators, business owners, and vendors within a cohesively operating space.

After facing the long lockdown, brides and grooms around the world are now getting ready to finally throw their postponed bridal bashes. But, like our mundane lifestyle, the long-practiced concepts of the big day have undergone a sea change during this period. Transforming the idea of bridal beauty, the self-retrospective modern brides are now coming with new rules for a sophisticated bridal look.

Long-Prepped Skin

Long-term skin preparation is the main key to bridal beauty, to achieve the ultimate naturally glowing complexion. Maintaining a diet of antioxidant-rich foods, avoiding skin stressors, and incorporating treatments like cleansing facials and peels are important to have the skin ready for the big day in its optimal state. Gentle care and skin-protective home regimens work wonderfully to return the damaged skin to its healthy baseline. After a few months of investment, the glowing bride will be ready for walking the aisle with deeply nourished, hydrated, and even-toned skin.

Makeup for a No-Makeup Look

This is an important trick of modern beauty. Minimal, natural-looking makeup is more creative and intimate, which brings out the best true persona of the bride. The effortless approach fills the otherwise exaggerated big wedding day with refreshing air. It will also showcase the lifestyle effort the bride took for months with diets and skincare regime, by optimizing the natural glow. All it takes are just a good primer, lightweight base, minimum amount of eye and lips makeup, highlighter, bronzing powder, and a good blush. The key point here is to give plenty of time to blend the foundation into the skin, before wearing any makeup.

Classic Long Locks

Bridal hairstyles have taken a backward turn toward being more traditional. Those who love to sport a short trendy haircut on regular basis, are also taking a different turn for their wedding by letting their hair grow naturally. Though aftermath, they can’t wait to be back in their previous version! Instead of elaborate headbands or complex decoration, brides recently have been choosing simpler styles like ponytails, soft curls, or classic up-dos with free-falling curls to create timeless beauty.