COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Can’t afford to travel to a Tuscan villa for your engagement shoot? One photographer found a way to add some Italian flair to her clients’ snapshots without leaving Middle Tennessee.
According to WZTV and BuzzFeed, Hunter Lashea Photography owner Shea Cravens recently suggested an unusual spot for Cookeville couple Carlsey Bibb and Caden Mills to pose for pictures – a chain restaurant.
“Carlsey asked if I had any ideas or anything new I’ve wanted to try for their engagement photos, and I immediately said, ‘Soooooo I’ve been dying to to a sunrise session at Olive Garden,’” Cravens wrote in a July 27 Facebook post.
The soon-to-be bride and groom were on board with the idea, which Cravens had been entertaining for more than a year, according to the post.
“I mentioned it to some friends but never got around to doing it,” Cravens wrote. “Fast forward to today, it finally happened and I am so happy with the outcome.”
Following the shoot, Cravens took to TikTok to give her followers a glimpse at the results, the news outlets reported.
“When you want Italy vibes for your engagement photos, but you live in Tennessee ... so you take your photos at Olive Garden,” Cravens captioned the video.
The post quickly went viral, racking up 24,000 likes and more than 3,700 shares by Monday morning.
Bibb told BuzzFeed that she and her fiancé were thrilled with the images.
“They were way better than we could’ve ever imagined,” she told the news outlet.