Aly Teich

I haven’t put pen to paper for a minute, but this message was too important to me not to take time to sit down and write it. It’s a long, but hopefully worthy read, and I hope it makes you feel seen, validated, and filled with hope. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts. ❤️

Such an honor to have my Open Letter to single people, as well as our wedding, be featured in @people by @gilliantelling 🤗 You can read the article at the link in my bio and the Letter is pinned to the top of my grid. 👆 While it’s obviously fun to see your picture in the press, I am most thrilled about this message, which I believe is so deeply important, reaching as many people as possible. I hope it continues to help people everywhere feel less alone and be filled with hope. The response across the board has been deeply overwhelming, and having people share how the piece touched and helped them, and also sharing their own stories with me, has meant so very much. It truly fills me with the deepest sense of purpose. On a personal level, I have stepped away from my writing for quite a few years now and had worried that perhaps that part of me had been lost or that the muscle had atrophied. I decided to push past my insecurities and put pen to paper for this piece, as it was too important to me not to publish it before my wedding. Perhaps this is just a small nudge, or perhaps it’s a giant shove, but I’m deciding to take this as a sign from the universe to lean back into what I love most - sharing stories that help others feel less alone in their own life stories and experiences. Hopefully, I’ll continue to find the courage to make my way back to this path I am so deeply passionate about. We’ll see. In the meantime, thank you for the outpouring of love and support - much of which I have not gotten a chance to respond to - but I’ve seen it all. Lastly, but most importantly, I want to thank @jay_c_edwards for stepping outside of his own comfort zone to support me in writing this piece and letting me share our love story. I am luckiest for you, my love. ❤️

11.1.24 🤍 Considering all that’s going on in the world, we figured we’d brighten your feed with a little sneak peek of wedding content from our talented @bts_mcw 🙌 This captures just a small sliver of the true magic of our wedding weekend. ✨We can both say with full hearts, that it was the best week of our lives and just beyond our wildest dreams - filled to the brim with friends, family, love, laughs, great food, a lot of tequila, and all of the dancing! Thank you to all for showing up for us in such a big way and surrounding us with so much love. We had the best time with you! So much more to come, but a huge shout out and thank you to our incredible team for making it all possible: Planning: @bajaweddingplanner 📸: @mcw_photocinema @bts_mcw 📍: @florafarms @erikaonthefarm 👗: @lizmartinezbridal @enblanc_la 💍: @kkanejewelry 🌺: @byallegra 💄: @pielcanelamakeupstudio @bajabronzed Rentals: @yayarentals Dance floor: @thefloorisyours_cabo DJ: @vosters

Coming August 2026. ✨ Full update and photos (at the front and back) in the slides above. We love you all and are so beyond grateful for all of the continued love and support. This still doesn’t feel real. 🥹❤️🙏

One year ago I married the most incredible man who was worth all of the wait. We had an epic weekend-long celebration, surrounded by all of our friends and family, that was truly unforgettable. In our first year of marriage, we have already faced a lot of LIFE with a challenging IVF journey, and starting a new chapter on the other side of the country, all of which has cemented our vows and only made our partnership stronger. Cheers to our wedding, but it is our marriage that I feel luckiest for. I love you, @jay_c_edwards ❤️ PS - It’s never too late. In fact, I think it only gets better. ✨

EXCITING LIFE UPDATE (No, it’s not a fertility update)! Jay and I are excited to share that we are moving (back) to New York at the end of September (yes, in just two-ish weeks). While the move is coming up quickly, this has been in the works for quite some time. We are genuinely sad (and also a little nervous) to be leaving sunny California and all of our friends and family here, but we couldn’t be more thrilled about starting this new chapter together. With that, we figured we’d cover some FAQ’s: Why are we moving? Jay’s company was acquired in May (go Jay!), which opened up the possibility of a change, and the potential of an end to 4am wake-ups for Jay, should he stay in finance for this next chapter (he has been working East Coast market hours on the West Coast for the last 15 years). For Aly, this is moving home for her, and the biggest factor was being close to her family and closest friends as we are looking to start our own family. Where exactly are we moving? We are renting for our first year to get a lay of the land for where we would want to end up long term, but we are starting in a beautiful coastal town called Rye, New York. It’s just 40 minutes north of Manhattan on the Long Island Sound. So for all of you who are in Rye, know Rye, or have people in Rye, please reach out! What will we be doing for work? Aly will be staying with Nike, but will be in a new position based out of their New York offices. Jay is still enjoying his sabbatical and then will explore next steps when he is ready. 💛To all of our West Coast People: We are going to miss you so much and hope you come visit, but we will be back plenty (especially come winter time!). 💙To all of our East Coast People: Get ready! We can’t wait to be close by! We love you all and are so grateful for all of the love and support through this exciting new chapter! xx Aly & Jay

@AlyTeich shares how leaning into emotions—grief, anger, surprise, and everything in between—has been essential to her healing. By allowing space for those feelings, she found a way to move through them, not around them. Watch as she reflects on the power of feeling it all. Head to the YouTube link in our bio to watch the full conversation. #NIAW #YourFertilityStoryMatters

Batya Novick and @AlyTeich explore what resilience really looks like on the fertility journey. It’s not about being unshakable: it’s about finding strength in vulnerability, and learning how to keep going, even when the path is unclear. Head to the YouTube link in our bio to watch the full conversation. #NIAW #YourFertilityStoryMatters

@AlyTeich talks about breaking the silence around IVF and why sharing matters. When we speak openly, we create space for others to feel seen, supported, and less alone. Watch to hear how her journey is helping shift the conversation. Head to the YouTube link in our bio to watch the full conversation. #NIAW #YourFertilityStoryMatters

For National Infertility Awareness Week, we're sharing stories that speak to the strength, complexity, and humanity behind every fertility journey. @AlyTeich sits down with our founder @batyanovick to reflect on what it means to rewrite the narrative around IVF—and how her experience shaped the way she advocates, heals, and moves forward. Watch now to hear her story, and we encourage you to share yours with someone you trust this week. And, watch the full interview via the YouTube link in our bio. #YourFertilityStoryMatters #NIAW

I hope this helps as many women as possible feel less alone in this experience. Please feel free to share more advice and stories in the comments. 👇❤️ #miscarriage #miscarriageawareness #fertility #fertilitysupport #ivf

I will always save a seat for you, Mama. ❤️ Thank you for being the one to hold my bouquet… ❤️ Vivian Teich 💎 9/18/41 - 2/14/15 Happy 10th V-Day, Mom. It’s hard to wrap my head and my heart around the fact that you’ve been gone for 10 years. While the passing years have offered so very much healing, I don’t think my shattered heart will ever fully mend from your loss. And although I’m deeply grateful that time has dulled the sharpness of my grief in those early years, time also comes with a new sense of sadness. I’m sad that so much life has happened without you here. While I felt your presence so strongly at our wedding (and hope you felt properly honored throughout the weekend) it was heart wrenching to not have you there with us. I’m sad that you will never get to meet Jay or our hopeful future children and that they will never know the magical feeling of when you shine your Viví light on someone, or make them laugh until they cry with your unmatched sense of humor, mischievousness, and silliness, or your uncanny ability to make someone truly believe that everything is going to be just fine - even in the darkest of moments. I am sad about the distance I continue to feel with you and worry that your smell, your laugh, your voice, and the feeling of your hugs is slipping from me. And while this may sound strange, I am sad that your loss - the biggest heartbreak of my life - is potentially becoming something that just happened to me once. It’s that counterintuitive attachment to grief that I think only those who have experienced such a loss can understand. However, I know in my heart that you will never fully slip from me - as I know so much of you lives within me, and that you are here with me always. I am grateful for the moments when you make it obvious you’re around, and ask that you continue to send your funny signs and keep shining down on us. I miss you so very much and hope you are celebrating up there in Vivi style and flare - with plenty of sparkle to go around. I continue to hope I make you proud and will love you from the bottom of my heart forever. ❤️ Shine On, Mama, Shine On ✨💫