California-based couple Ellen Wleklinski and Corey Collins reminded photographer Marlies Hartmann of Stone and Gosling’s characters, Sebastian and Mia, so much that she used the film as inspiration for engagement photos — unhappy ending be damned.
“Ellen and Corey are both native Californians who met and fell in love right here in LA, even though they grew up in neighboring towns upstate,” Hartmann told BuzzFeed. “They visited the Griffith Observatory for one of their first dates…They were both huge fans of the film, and Ellen always felt that Corey looked like her own personal Ryan Gosling.”
Check out the photos below, at HelloGiggles.com