We're getting married! And we couldn't be more excited...

However, we are also aware of how fortunate we've been in life and in love, and have decided that the best gift we could ask for on our wedding day would be to give something as basic as clean water to a community in need

Many of us have no idea what it's like to actually be thirsty. Meanwhile, one in ten people do not have access to clean drinking water; and nearly 1,500 children die every day from diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation - but it doesn't need to be this way. With simple solutions - like drilled wells, spring protections and BioSand filters - we can help provide clean water to communities around the world, and we'd love your support in our endeavors to do so

So, in lieu of wedding gifts, please consider donating on our behalf to charity: water - an organization we have been actively involved in for the past few years, and could not be more proud to be affiliated with alongside the incredible people who have devoted their lives to this critical mission

Best of all, charity: water’s unique model allows for 100% of donations to go straight to the field, while operational expenses are funded by private donors. This means 100% of every dollar we raise will directly fund water projects like the ones listed above

When these projects are complete, charity: water will share photos and GPS coordinates of the communities we've helped so that we can see the lives we changed together

Please join us and celebrate our marriage by making a donation to - and a lasting impact on - a community in need