WNBA's Delle Donne hopes upcoming wedding can help others
Delle Donne
NEW YORK (AP) â  WNBA player Elena Delle Donne  has always tried to give back and help others. So it's no surprise that  her  wedding to Amanda Clifton on Nov. 3 will have a charitable component to it.
The floral arrangements will be donated to nearby senior centers and women's shelters  and the wedding registry will benefit  Delle Donne's  foundation.  Her  foundation supports the Special Olympics and people with Lyme disease.
"The wedding isn't just about us and our day  " the 28-year-old Delle Donne  said. "It can also impact others and make them happy."
 Delle Donne  and longtime girlfriend Clifton also hope that being a same-sex couple can help normalize it for others.
"That is the reason why I'm doing The Knot  " Delle Donne  said. "I don't want people to have to have these huge coming outs anymore. It should just be the norm. I love a woman. Or a man and a woman love each other. It should just be no big deal. ... I hope in people's minds they just see it as two beautiful brides and move on. You don't see enough of two brides or two grooms."
"That's all we can tell you  the rest is all secret " said  Delle Donne   laughing. "There are secrets that can't be released."
 Delle Donne  and Clifton say  their  dogs  Wrigley and Rasta  won't be part of the wedding as planned. Rasta tore her ACL and had surgery this month  so she's sidelined for the nuptials.
"We didn't think it would be smart to involve her and make her ride out to Long Island "  Delle Donne  said.
A star for Delaware in college   Delle Donne  has been trying to get Pink to come to the wedding. Clifton is a diehard fan of the singer and  Delle Donne  thinks it would be the ultimate gift.
"If Pink is on TV  she is sitting and waiting for Pink to come on  " Delle Donne  said. "It would be such a great gift to my beautiful wife to have Pink there."
The couple met in Chicago when  Delle Donne  was playing for the WNBA's Sky. Clifton helped run  Delle Donne 's basketball academy and did most of the wedding planning while her partner played for the Washington Mystics this summer.
NEW YORK (AP) â   [TGT] has always tried to give back and help others. So it's no surprise that   [TGT]   wedding to Amanda Clifton on Nov. 3 will have a charitable component to it.
The floral arrangements will be donated to nearby senior centers and women's shelters  and the wedding registry will benefit  Delle Donne's  foundation.   [TGT]   foundation supports the Special Olympics and people with Lyme disease.
"The wedding isn't just about us and our day   [TGT] said. "It can also impact others and make them happy. [TGT] 
 also hope that being a same-sex couple can help normalize it for others.
"That is the reason why I'm doing The Knot  "  [TGT] said. "I don't want people to have to have these huge coming outs anymore. It should just be the norm. I love a woman. Or a man and a woman love each other. It should just be no big deal. ... I hope in people's minds they just see it as two beautiful brides and move on. You don't see enough of two brides or two grooms."
"That's all we can tell you  the rest is all secret " said   [TGT]    laughing. "There are secrets that can't be released."
 Delle Donne  and Clifton say  their  dogs  Wrigley and Rasta  won't be part of the wedding as planned. Rasta tore her ACL and had surgery this month  so she's sidelined for the nuptials.
"We didn't think it would be smart to involve her and make her ride out to Long Island "   [TGT] said.
A star for Delaware in college   Delle Donne  has been trying to get Pink to come to the wedding. Clifton is a diehard fan of the singer and   [TGT] thinks it would be the ultimate gift.
"If Pink is on TV  she is sitting and waiting for Pink to come on  "  [TGT] said. "It would be such a great gift to my beautiful wife to have Pink there."
The couple met in Chicago when   [TGT] was playing for the WNBA's Sky. Clifton helped run  Delle Donne 's basketball academy and did most of the wedding planning while her partner played for the Washington Mystics this summer.