But perhaps the cruelest blow of all to high school seniors is the cancellation of prom.
Olive Garden, which calls itself the “unofficial sponsor of pre-prom dinner,” has come up with a plan to give students at least one memento from the annual rite of passage that likely won’t be happening this year.
“Olive Garden wants to help students commemorate their 2020 prom season by creating custom prom photos of them with their dates and their friends,” the company said in a press release.
“With photo backdrops inspired by popular prom themes and featuring breadstick walls and mint garlands, it will look just like they were attending prom together.”
Here is how it works:
- Take a photo in your prom attire, and ask your prom date or squad to do the same.
- Send the photos to @olivegarden using #OliveGardenProm on Twitter or through an Instagram DM, and Olive Garden will create a one-of-a-kind photo of all of you together at prom.
The restaurant chain that features Italian food has also created a DIY pasta-themed Prom Court Crown and line of Prom Breadstick Bouquet wrappers. You can get them by clicking here.
According to the release, bouquets include sayings such as “Breadstick Bae,” “Prince of Parmesan” and “Most Saucy.” You can order breadsticks using the company’s Carside ToGo program if you want to create a prom breadstick bouquet.
Olive Garden will be creating custom prom photos through the end of April.
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