Why Bachelor Tim and Anna won’t sell their story
THEY’RE one of Australia’s favourite couples, but refreshingly, Bachelor Tim Robards and his bride Anna Heinrich won’t be selling their wedding story to the highest bidder — and they have a pretty direct reason for it.
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THEY’RE one of Australia’s favourite couples, but refreshingly, Bachelor Tim Robards and his bride Anna Heinrich won’t be selling their wedding story to the highest bidder.
Magazines would have been queuing up to pay big bucks for the exclusive photos of Australia’s first ever Bachelor wedding.
Channel 10 were even rumoured to have been interested in filming a reality style wedding special with the couple.
But the pair have decided to buck the celebrity sellout trend.
Instead Australia’s first Bachelor couple have decided to release the first look at their wedding — and Heinrich’s Steven Khalil dress — directly to their fans on social media.
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With almost half a million Instagram followers combined (interesting Heinrich’s 322,000 following is almost twice that of Robards at 173,000) there is intense interest in their big day.
Confidential understands the pair were also upset at accusations that they were “shopping around” their engagement photos to the highest bidder last year — something they have continually denied.
They were also reportedly concerned “selling” their story would hurt their brand and relationship with fans.
“The moment is special and we want to keep it private,” Robards told Confidential. “We know people have followed the journey and we respect that but our integrity around a wedding is more than a pay cheque.
“I’ll pay for it like everyone else. We want to enjoy it like everybody else gets to do and not have people and drones flying around.”
Heinrich, 31, and Robards, 35, got together on the first season of The Bachelor when Heinrich was just 26 years old.
Five years later, they have tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at the Masseria Potenti hotel in Puglia, a region in the south of Italy.
Heinrich wore a white beaded gown by Australian designer Steven Khalil, a long veil and embellished, nude shoes.
Her hair was tied back in a low ponytail and she accessorised with large drop earrings.