They wanted to do something different for their engagement photo shoot. Something special.
Stephanie and Arynn from Texas opted to go topless, snuggled together on a river bank and then in the water, to take the pictures that would announce their engagement. She wearing bikini bottoms, he in jeans.
They knew the images would hold a special place in their own lives, with Stephanie telling HuffPost: “I’ve honestly never felt more attractive, I look so in love and confident”.
But the pair didn’t realise how the images would affect other people. They certainly weren’t expecting their engagement album to go viral.
The last thing on their minds, when they sat in that cool water with their arms wrapped around each other, was that the photoshoot might jeopardise Stephanie’s position at Austin Bank in Texas.
Here’s how it went down:
The company behind the shoot, Wolf & Rose Photography, posted the images to their Facebook page in early September – just when Stephanie and Arynn also learned they were expecting a baby boy. In a matter of weeks, the album had received more than 60,000 likes and upwards of 10,000 comments.
The reaction? Overwhelmingly positive. Something Stephaie puts down to a lesson in body positivity.
“Over the years, I’ve come to accept that I am always going to be considered plus-size,” she told HuffPost. “I push myself out of my comfort zone by wearing clothes that I love but aren’t in society’s mold of what is acceptable for bigger women, like crop tops, tight shirts, shorter dresses and shorts. I walk around with my head high, smiling, and show no show no shame in myself.”
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The location isn’t the nicest. I’m not honestly sure why you need to be topless to announce your engagement but I can see that they are obviously very much in love with each other. I think her work life has nothing to do with her private life though. All vital bits are covered. Will be interesting showing their son these pics in a decade though “here’s when Mum and Dad got engaged and paid money to have photos in a muddy old grimy lake topless”.
The hazards of oversharing
Oversharing is a very adequate word here. Can't help but wish I'd seen their Grandparents reactions to these engagement pictures though.