Now that the story of the Lakeland couple who took their engagement photos at Publix has gone viral — Fox News picked it up yesterday — the Tampa Bay Times has gotten the story behind the pictures. Alexandra Darch and Dylan Smith were hoping for bucolic, sunset photos at Circle B Bar Reserve, but a rainstorm washed out those plans. Photographer Jennifer Goodlet suggested a backup plan — a late-evening shoot at Oakbridge Publix, where the couple met — and all are thrilled with the results.

Where else but Lakeland? Alexandra Darch and Dylan Smith posed for their engagement photos at a Lakeland Publix store three years after meeting there; she worked a cash register then and he had just started in the grocery department.

Army Specialist Cory Terry came home earlier than expected from an overseas deployment and surprised his wife at the Outback Steak House in Lakeland where they had their first date.