# Poignant Father-Daughter Portraits Ben Nunery and Olivia Reenact Wedding Photos with Late Wife By Meghan Young | Published 2013-12-18 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ben-nunery References: [visualnews](http://www.visualnews.com/2013/12/17/moving-without-mom-father-daughter-recreate-wedding-photos-late-mother/) If these photos of Ben Nunery and his daughter Olivia don't get people teary-eyed, or outright balling, then they will officially be labeled the Scrooges and Grinches of the Christmas season. A poignant and even [heartbreaking photo series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/john-lewis-2025), it involves reenacting Ben Nunery's [wedding photos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/posttoforever). The only major difference is that his young daughter has taken the place of [his late wife](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remembermeai). Married in 2009, Ben Nunery and his wife Ali closed the deal on their house just after the ceremony and so took pictures in the still empty space as a promise of a bright future. She passed away two years later from lung cancer. Finally moving on, Ben Nunery has sold the house. To bring it full circle, his sister Melanie, who took the original photographs, shot the same photos in a similarly empty house as a tribute. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 100% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Emotional Reenactment Photos:** Capturing emotional and poignant moments through recreating old photographs with a new angle for life events - **Personalized Photography Experience:** Innovative approaches to capture emotional moments and interactions such as family portraits that can help create an exclusive and personalized photography experience - **Heartfelt Experiential Marketing:** Using sentimental and profound experiences as a tool for marketing by tying it up into brand storytelling ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Photography Services:** Creating tailor-made photography experiences to cater to customers’ requirements - **Home Interior Design:** Designing empty spaces into concepts that convey emotions or memories to make the home feel more personalized - **Cancer Awareness Campaigns:** Building awareness through emotional storytelling, which promotes wellness of mind body and soul ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Commemorative Urn Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/commemorative-urn.md) - [AI-Powered Virtual Memorials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-memorials.md) - [Photo Memory Timelines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/storylife.md) - [Next-Day Wedding Photos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wedding-photos.md) - [Keepsake Photo Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/once-upon.md) - [Mental Health-Supporting Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-last-photo.md) - [Commemorative Fatherhood Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fatherhood.md) - [Wedding Time Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/posttoforever.md) - [Heartwarming Video Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-book.md)