Is their fake wedding registry on the Knot getting any response from people in real life?
—GreyLife, Oregon The McDreamy McWedding is in fact spurring real donations to real charities, via the gift registry on the Knot website. In honor of the fictional wedding between Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek (Patrick Dempsey), fans are encouraged to donate to one of three charities close to the hearts of the Grey’s characters, including brain-disease research. One Grey’s character has already plunked down some cash. Care to guess who? Izzie, of course. Head over to this brain-research charity site, operated by the American Academy of Neurology, and look at the wall of floating brains. Each represents a donation to the foundation. See the brain with stars all over it? That’s Izzie’s. (“Congratulations Mer!” the accompanying comment reads. “I am so happy that you and Derek are finally getting married!” So, I assume, are Parkinson’s disease researchers.) I hear that show producers, not Katherine Heigl, arranged that donation, but it’s sweet nonetheless. The donations so far are mode
