Gallery

John-Luc and Grace met on a Notre Dame service learning trip to Eastern Kentucky. This is the only photo from that trip of just the two of them.

John-Luc and Grace's first intentional photo and outing for John-Luc's informal dorm dance. The theme was USA, but the guys surprised the girls by dressing as 90s Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

John-Luc and Grace became official right before John-Luc's Christmas dorm section party. They spent the entire party telling people they have been dating for thirty minutes, one hour, two hours...

John-Luc's first family game night at Mimi and Papau's house.

John-Luc's first post-mass Sunday brunch in Tennessee.

John-Luc and Grace at Finnies Next Door, the South Bend bar they were likely to be found in on any given Friday night in the spring of his senior year.

John-Luc and Grace attending their first birthday party as a couple. Their college dorms were a minute's walk from each other.

Grace asked John-Luc to be her date for her spring formal dorm dance. No pranks in this one!

Grace's first trip to Michigan during which John-Luc and her said I love you for the first time. Pictured at Robinette's Apple Haus and Winery.

John-Luc and Grace 103 floors up in the Willis Tower on the Chicago Skydeck. John-Luc had to conquer his fear of heights to step out onto the glass platform!

This photo with Sue the T.rex at the Chicago Field Museum marks the first time John-Luc and Grace completed an item on either of their Bucket Lists together!

John-Luc visited Grace at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Connecticut during her summer fellowship. Having grown up in a dairy family, he was happy to see she did not shy away from farm labor.

John-Luc was able to visit Grace during her study abroad in Perth, Australia for over twenty days.

John-Luc and Grace before Great White Shark diving off the coast of Southern Australia. Grace got seasick, but John-Luc stayed strong to take care of her!

John-Luc and Grace at the top of the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse. Fun Fact: This lighthouse is located where the Pacific and Indian Oceans meet.

John-Luc and Grace hiking in the outback! They learned soon after this photo that this steep, narrow path up the side of a mountain was not, in fact, the trail.

John-Luc and Grace's first family portrait. They both held the koala, a big guy named Fred.

John-Luc and Grace at Wave Rock. She thinks geology rocks!

John-Luc and Grace in the plane before tandem skydiving over Rottnest Island. She was more frightened than him until the plane took off!

John-Luc went with Grace to Texas for her family Christmas party. Yes, the margaritas were that good!

John-Luc and Grace learning the Texas Two Step during their first dance lesson. The cowboy hat helped him get into character.

John-Luc and Grace at the Blount County Christmas Parade. This is one of John-Luc's favorite photos of the two of them.

John-Luc and Grace's first couple costume - a Nuclear Family.

John-Luc gave Grace this beautiful promise ring on Valentine's Day. Citrine is his birth stone.

John-Luc and Grace before seeing the off-Broadway production of Hadestown the musical. They love to spend date nights at the theatre.

John-Luc and Grace hunkering down during the rain delay at the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

Grace and John-Luc had a picnic and watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail at the Newfields Summer Film Festival. This is one of her favorite photos of the two of them.

John-Luc and Grace at Elvis's Estate in Memphis. She was raised an Elvis fan and introduced his music to John-Luc.

John-Luc and Grace after completing the Hendricks County Rib Run 5k. John-Luc, a gym employee throughout college, has inspired Grace to be more active.

John-Luc and Grace at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Northern Michigan is John-Luc's favorite part of the country.

Grace asked John-Luc to be her date to "Bob Bash", the party to celebrate the inauguration of Notre Dame's new president. He regularly drove up from Indianapolis to South Bend to see her.

John-Luc and Grace at the first Notre Dame football game of her senior year. Go Irish!

John-Luc and Grace at her sister's wedding reception in Maryville, Tennessee. This is where he got to meet much of her extended family.

John-Luc's first Gatlinburg cabin Thanksgiving, which was also the first holiday he spent with her family. She has been doing Easter at the Richmond's since they began dating.

John-Luc's first trip to Dollywood during its Christmas season. Grace was happy to have a roller coaster buddy!

John-Luc and Grace at the Notre Dame St Patrick's Day "Darty". They never shy away from a good time!

John-Luc and Grace at the WNBA Aces vs Wings game held in Notre Dame's Joyce Stadium. Although neither of them are huge sports fans, they enjoy catching games in person.

At Grace's graduation from the ND Institute for Social Concerns, she shouted out her "soon to be fiancé" when she walked the stage.

Grace and John-Luc by the Abrams Falls hike waterfall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. She was a park ranger intern there for a summer and loves to share what she learned with him.

John-Luc and Grace after her Diploma Ceremony for the University of Notre Dame. He is her invaluable number one supporter!

John-Luc and Grace exploring Plymouth, England after her cousin's wedding. Fun fact: These are supposedly the "true" steps the pilgrims used to board the Mayflower.

John-Luc and Grace pictured at the top of the Phare de l'Ile de Batz. He is interested in lighthouses and maritime history.

Although John-Luc and Grace did not mean to buy tickets to climb the Arc de Triomphe, the view at the top was their favorite moment in France.

Grace asked a group of teenage girls to take this photo without informing them of her plan to kiss John-Luc. Queue gasps, giggles, and cheering!

John-Luc and Grace at her childhood home in Tennessee. She always has to compete with the family dogs for his attention.

Grace and John-Luc in Napa Valley. She likes white wine, but he prefers red.

Grace was a bridesmaid for her close friend's wedding. John-Luc, as always, was her handsome date.

Grace always wanted to visit Alcatraz. Of course, John-Luc made sure it happened.

John-Luc and Grace at the Muir Woods National Monument. They enjoy visiting NPS sites and stamping their passports.

After proposing, John-Luc took Grace to the Red River Gorge Geological Area, where they went ziplining and hiking.

John-Luc and Grace at the Richmond Family Engagement Party at his childhood home in Michigan.

Grace and John-Luc after her sister's Officer Development School graduation in Newport, Rhode Island. They try their best to show up for their loved ones!

John-Luc and Grace are the proud Godparents of Charlotte Elizabeth Watts.