Italy’s breathtaking landscapes and dreamy vistas are what romance is made of, perfect for any couple’s photo op. But freshly engaged couple Carlsey Bibb and Caden Mills live in Tennessee — 5,300 miles away from all the romance Italy offers. Luckily, they found the next best thing, their local Olive Garden.
The idea came from the couple’s photographer, Shea Cravens.
“A little over a year ago I had the idea of doing a session at Olive Garden,” she said on social media. “I mentioned it to some friends but never got around to doing it. Fast forward to today, it finally happened and I am so happy with the outcome.”
A video of the photos went viral, leading to a shoutout from Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” and a surprise all-expenses-paid honeymoon in Italy, courtesy of Olive Garden.
“I asked Shea — our photographer and longtime friend — if there was anywhere she had been wanting to shoot but hadn’t yet,” Bibb told Buzzfeed. “That’s when she mentioned Olive Garden!”
“They were way better than we could’ve ever imagined,” she said.
After two years together, according to Good Morning America, Mills decided to pop the question while the two were on vacation at Daytona Beach in July. They now plan to get married this October, leaving only months to prepare for their special day.
“We’ve had three months to do everything,” Bibb said, adding that they “have just about everything done, but just trying to plan a honeymoon.”
That’s when Good Morning America surprised them with the news that Olive Garden will be sending them to Italy free of charge after their wedding.
“Wow, that’s great,” Mills said. “Thank you guys.”
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