ADL Austin hoped to show the beauty of diversity through various works of art ondisplay at the event.
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Aleida Kasir (l) got down with the drum circle which capped off the event.
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Dylan Robertson (r) hosted the party at his home.
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ADL Austin Community Director (r) Karen Gross welcomed about 200 people to theparty.
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Kelly Schneider, Todd Cannon, Kathrin Kersten, Chris Carbone, and AmandaMalmgren among those showing their support for ADL Austin.
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The Anti-Defamation League of Austin was hoping to attract young professionals with an "edgy" and "engaging" fundraiser Thursday night. Their efforts appear to have worked. The event raised $13,000 and brought a crowd of about 200 people out to support the non-profit which fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry.
The fundraiser, called "True Colors: Celebrating Shades of Diversity with Art," was held at the eclectic east Austin home of Dylan Robertson and Annie Cobb.
Along with enjoying artwork on display, guests were asked to participate in an art project that required them to take a photograph holding a message they wanted to spread to the world. People's messages of love and diversity were shown on a big screen throughout the night and will soon live on ADL's Facebook page.
ADL Austin Community Director Karen Gross said the money raised from the party will go toward the non-profit's efforts to promote equality including their anti-bias and anti-bullying programs.
"It was inspiring for me to reaffirm that thinking outside the box and trying new approaches pays off."
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Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar of "The Bachelor" got married May 23, 2025 in Austin.
Zach Shallcross is a bachelor no more. The Austin-based star of ABC's The Bachelor has quietly married Kaity Biggar, to whom he got engaged on the finale of the show in March 2023. The couple tied the knot May 23, 2025 at Dulcinea Chapel, a wedding venue 20 minutes southwest of downtown Austin.
TMZ was the first to report the news, on June 11, based on Travis County court documents; the couple confirmed their nuptials via podcast the same day.
Shallcross and Biggar initially announced they'd marry in October 2025, then they teased it would be "at some point" during the year. They changed course and successfully kept the actual date and details under wraps, quite a feat for a "Bachelor Nation" wedding.
The ceremony at the outdoor Austin chapel was intimate and romantic — exactly as they'd wanted it, Biggar told The Bachelor Happy Hour podcast on June 11. "We just did like a cute little chapel celebration with our closest loved ones, our family," she said, as retold by E! News.
They had been planning a larger, more lavish, more expensive wedding, she said, before the bride-to-be experienced a lightbulb moment that's relatable to brides everywhere.
"I just took a step back and was like, 'I don't know if we need this,'" she said on the podcast. "The whole point of a wedding is just staying true to the love and the connection of both of us, and I felt like I was honing in on too many details, like, 'Oh, my mom would like this but these people would like that.' I think I was getting caught up in details and losing the whole premise of it."
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Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar of "The Bachelor" got married May 23, 2025 in Austin.
Biggar's aunt, the "virtual matchmaker" who encouraged her to go on The Bachelor, found Dulcinea Chapel, "and it was like 500 bucks," the bride said. The venue sits high on a hill on the campus of the Wizard Academy, described on the website as "a nontraditional business school."
According to official franchise website Bachelor Nation, the bride wore a strapless Pronovias gown with a sweetheart neckline, lace slingback heels by Betsey Johnson, and earrings from Kendra Scott.
The groom wore a classic black tuxedo from State and Liberty. Biggar changed into a short, sparkly party dress by Sherri Hill for the reception.
At the ceremony, the couple exchanged personal vows, captured and set over a beautiful video montage of their love story by filmmaker by Nicholas DeRose (@visualrosefilms) for Bachelor Nation.
They shared their first dance as husband and wife to “Simply the Best” by Noah Reid, from the show Schitt’s Creek — "a nod to the first song they listened to after getting engaged on The Bachelor," Bachelor Nation says.
At their reception dinner, they and their guests dined on steak, fish, and pasta. The wedding cake was topped with personalized Funko POP! Yourself figures.
Shallcross and Biggar met and got engaged on season 27 of the ABC reality TV show in 2023. He proposed in the season finale in Thailand. Shallcross was born in Fullerton, California, but lived in Austin and worked for software company Oracle when he appeared on The Bachelor. Biggar is from Kingston, Ontario, Canada; she is a travel nurse.
The newlyweds live in Austin with their dog, Honey, and are reportedly planning a honeymoon to Italy in 2026.