Rich and J have been dating for almost four years. In that time together, J explained to me it’s never felt difficult. To him, their relationship has always felt natural and easy, like they’ve already known each other forever. Even the most trivial or boring tasks seem fun and exciting if they can do them together.

Most of the time, Rich and J are taking their adorable pup, Carson, for walks and play dates. He is such a cutie and I loved that he came along for our session. And the best part, all three of them had matching bow ties made by J’s sister, Jami, to make our shoot even more adorable!

The beautiful Lawrence University campus served as the perfect backdrop for our photos. It’s absolutely breathtaking there. J shared with me that when he was attending Lawrence a couple years prior for Linguistics and French that it was the perfect campus for when you had a bad day. As he put it, if you left a classroom discouraged or upset, all you had to do was walk out and the beauty of Lawrence put your mind at ease.

I’m so excited to share these photos with you all! Thanks Rich and J for being so awesome and wonderful!