A couple did their engagement shoot at Olive Garden, and the pictures landed them an Italian honeymoon

Bibb, 24, is a licensed aesthetician, and Mills, 22, is a fourth-grade teacher, as Bibb told Insider.

Bibb and Mills have known of each other since they were children, as they both grew up in Cookeville, Tennessee, and played basketball in the area. 

But in 2019, Bibb caught Mills' eye in town. He messaged her on Instagram after seeing her, and they've been together ever since. 

As they started planning their wedding, they booked an engagement shoot with Shea Cravens of Hunter LaShea Photography, who is Bibb's longtime friend. 

"I knew that I wanted to do something different," she told Insider. "I feel like everyone here takes pictures in fields or at waterfalls and things like that."

"I knew Shea had a good eye for things like that, so I asked her if there was somewhere she had been wanting to shoot and hadn't gotten the chance to yet," Bibb said.

Cravens told Buzzfeed News she thought of the idea to use Olive Garden as a backdrop after having lunch with her mother at the restaurant, as it had an Italian feel.

Mills and Bibb were game to use the chain for their photos. 

"I thought it was a strange idea, but I know Shea has a great creative eye and everything she's ever done has been great," Bibb said of her reaction to the suggestion. "So I knew that this would be too."

Because people frequently come in and out of Olive Gardens, as they do any restaurant, the photo shoot had to take place early in the morning. 

"I got up at 4 o'clock that morning, and we got to Olive Garden at 6," Bibb told Insider. 

The early hour ensured diners weren't disturbed and that no one was in the couple's shots. 

Bibb said she, Mills, and Cravens found themselves laughing in disbelief throughout the shoot.

But the location and Cravens' attitude put Bibb and Mills at ease, as the bride-to-be told Insider.

"It was fun," she said. "Neither one of us is really comfortable in front of a camera, but Shea made us pretty comfortable."

"I knew they were going to be good, but I never imagined they would be that good," she said. 

"We're not photogenic. That's the funny thing about it," she added. "It's an ongoing joke with our families that Caden can't keep his eyes open during pictures."

Cravens posted a behind-the-scenes TikTok of the shoot that has almost 270,000 views to date. 

"We were shocked," Bibb said of how she and Mills' reacted to the attention. 

During an appearance on "Good Morning America," Mills and Bibb found out the outlet and Olive Garden were giving them a free honeymoon to Italy. The duo also gave Cravens a trip to Italy. 

"It was awesome," Bibb said of the surprise. "I've always wanted to go."

Bibb and Mills will say 'I do' on October 15, 2022.