{"id":574178,"date":"2026-07-29T18:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/574178\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:24:30","slug":"rugby-star-danny-cipriani-and-hollywood-bride-to-be-ask-guests-to-pay-for-their-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/574178\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby star Danny Cipriani and Hollywood bride-to-be ask guests to pay for their wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Danny Cipriani and his bride-to-be AnnaLynne McCord are getting flack for asking guests to pay for their wedding.<\/p>\n

The former professional rugby<\/a> union player, 38, and the American actress, 39, who got engaged last year, are now requesting their friends and family to pay for everything on their special day.<\/p>\n

Taking to Honeyfund<\/a>, the pair appear to be raising money<\/a> for their wedding<\/a> date on 22 August.<\/p>\n

From a $100 marriage license, $125 on reception drinks<\/a> to $600 on a wedding cake, Cipriani and McCord have been branded \u2018cheapskates\u2019 given their multi-million dollar net worth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some reports suggest that Cipriani earnt around \u00a34 million throughout his playing career for the likes of Gloucester, Sale Sharks and Wasps.<\/p>\n

McCord, meanwhile, is an American actress and model who has a net worth of $4 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"DannyDanny Cipriani and AnnaLynne McCord want guests to pay for their wedding (JOCE\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images)<\/p>\n

The TV<\/a> star is known for her roles on the FX television series Nip\/Tuck, telenovela American Heiress and the reboot of 90210.<\/p>\n

Cipriani proposed to McCord at her Los Angeles home last Christmas, with their romantic proposal featuring rose petals, loved ones watching via Zoom and a 15-carat emerald-cut diamond ring.<\/p>\n

Danny Cipriani and AnnaLynne McCord\u2019s wedding expensesMarriage license \u2013 $100Reception music \u2013 $125Reception beverages \u2013 $200Reception catering \u2013 $250Wedding photography \u2013 $300Rehearsal dinner \u2013 $500Wedding cake \u2013 $600Wedding floral arrangements \u2013 $600Wedding venue construction fee \u2013 $600\u2018Are you having a laugh?\u2019\"CiprianiCipriani and his bride-to-be have been branded ‘cheapskates’ (Presley Ann\/Getty Images for LuskinOIC)<\/p>\n

In the comments to their Honeyfund post, many users have questioned why such a wealthy couple are asking for donations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolute tramps LOL begging for people to pay for your wedding, how about don\u2019t get married if you can\u2019t afford it! Jokers,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely disgraceful that you would make others pay for your wedding! You both had decent careers earning decent money! Ffs! Not others\u2019 problem if you blew all your cash,\u201d a second person wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cCheapskates\u2026 asking others to pay for your wedding\u2026 how rotten and low is that,\u201d another penned, while someone else wrote: \u201cAre you having a laugh?\u201d<\/p>\n

How Danny met AnnaLynne\"TheThe ex rugby star proposed to McCord on Christmas Day (Instagram\/@dannycipriani87)<\/p>\n

Cipriani and McCord first met on the dating app Raya in 2016 and had an on-and-off relationship<\/a> for around four years before splitting in 2020.<\/p>\n

Prior to that, the ex rugby player dated the likes of Kelly Brook<\/a>, Lindsay Lohan and Katie Price<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Having spent several years apart, they rekindled their romance in 2024 following Cipriani’s separation from his wife Victoria Rose.<\/p>\n

Their renewed relationship quickly became serious, with Cipriani proposing on Christmas Day 2025. The couple announced their engagement in April 2026 and are set to marry in Los Angeles in August 2026.<\/p>\n

“I cried for 10 minutes straight,” AnnaLynne told People<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“At some point, I realised I had to answer. I said, ‘Yes, but I can’t even speak,’ and he replied, ‘That’s okay, it’s actually a good sign that you are quiet for once’. Then, we’re all laughing.”<\/p>\n

LADbible Group has contacted representatives of Danny Cipriani and AnnaLynne McCord for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Danny Cipriani and his bride-to-be AnnaLynne McCord are getting flack for asking guests to pay for their wedding.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":574179,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[921,93,61,60,1087],"class_list":["post-574178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-money"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/574179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}