Inspiration for 'A Night to Remember'

Greetings! :)

As some of you may know, I participated in my first ever FAGE this year. For those who aren't familiar with this, FAGE is sort of like a Secret Santa story exchange amongst members of various fandoms. Everyone who participates provides prompts they'd like to see written and pairings they're comfortable with, and then those prompts are sent to another author, who then creates a story that's 5K words or less.

FAGE entries were posted publicly on Wednesday. My FAGE, which was for the lovely staceleo, can be found here. Thes tory is titled A Night To Remember and is a little slice of fluffy Edward and Bella goodness.

Lots of visual and some musical inspiration went into this piece. Being a visual person myself, I like to share the different things I use when writing with my readers, in hopes of painting a bit more of a vivid picture for everyone.

Bella and Edward met at a place called The Rustic Cafe. While the location in my story is purely fictional, this is what I picture the kitchen/counter area of the cafe looking like:

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When Edward and Bella visit the New York Botanical Gardens, they share a kiss in the forest. This photo from the NYBG website is what inspired the scenery in that particular scene:

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Edward and Bella exchange anniversary gifts at the end of the piece. Being their ten year, Bella goes for the traditional gift - one made of aluminum. Edward is a writer in this piece, so using typewriter keys in this gift seemed perfect. And this gift just sort of reminded me of these two immediately:

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Edward's gift to Bella was a bit more extravagant and not so traditional. This pendant is beautiful, truly from Cartier, and if you click the source link you can view this and the rest of their amazing jewelry collections (which I will probably never be able to afford, lol):

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And, of course, the pic that inspired the rooftop for the end scene (and the story banner, hehe):

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Last but not least, the song Bella and Edward dance to on the roof. Unbeknownst to many, Sinatra is one of my favorite musicians. This song is beautiful and fit things O/S perfectly: