Lydia and JP first met in college at Clemson University at a Block and Bridle club meeting in 2022. They got to know each other better during the Clemson Bull Sale, more specifically before it actually started since they were all told to get there several hours early.

JP tried to play it cool and invited Lydia to grill steaks with two mutual friends, but due to scheduling conflicts they ended up hiking together for their first date at Waldrop Stone Falls. Lydia brought her dog, Bindi, and warned JP that she would probably take some time to warm up to him. Instead, Bindi immediately ran up to JP and decided they were best friends.

After that, a late night Cookout run, finally grilling steaks with their friends, and a movie night at JP's house, they officially started dating and the rest is history.

JP proposed at Yellow Branch Falls in December of 2023, almost 2 years after the first picture of them as a couple was taken at that same waterfall.

L&J

Wedding Day