Catherine & Rob at the Worcester Art Museum / A Love Story without a Milestone / Couples Photography at the Worcester Art Museum

Some photo sessions are about milestones. An engagement. A wedding. A baby on the way.

And then there are sessions like this one - where the only reason is love itself.

When Catherine and Rob reached out, they weren't newly engaged (yet). They weren't planning a wedding. They simply wanted to celebrate their relationship, exactly how it was in that season. No expectations. No timeline. Just them.

And honestly? Those are some of my favorite sessions to photograph.

You Don't Need a "Reason" to be Photographed

I think there's this quiet misconception that you can only book a photo session when you've hit a certain life marker - engagement, marriage, growing a family. But the truth is, your love story deserves to be documented before and between all of those things too.

Catherine and Rob are deeply thoughtful, intellectual people. They love history and literature. Their home is filled with stacks of books - stories upon stories. Catherine herself is a phenomenal writer, someone who lives in language and meaning. I've known her since around 2016, back when we both happened to be living in Montana, which is funny considering we're both originally from Massachusetts. Life has a way of looping things back around.

So when we talked about where to photograph them, the answer felt obvious.

Couples Photography at the Worcester Art Museum: A Perfect Backdrop

We chose the Worcester Art Museum, and it could not have been more them.

The space itself feels almost Colosseum-like - arched ceilings, marble floors, a sweeping grand staircase. It carries a quiet reverence, a sense of history and permanence. It's the kind of place that asks you to slow down, to notice, to feel small in the best way.

Against all that grandeur, Catherine and Rob felt both tender and powerful. Their connection is soft, but also intense - the kind of love that's deeply rooted, unshowy, and incredibly sure.

Even though Rob will be the first to admit he's not exactly thrilled about being in front of a camera, you would never know it. Because the moment they turn to each other, everything else faded away.

Less Focus on the Camera, More Focus on Each Other

This is something I tell my clients all the time:

The more you engage with each other - and the less you worry about me or the camera - the more authentic your photos will look and feel.

Catherine and Rob embodied that completely. They were so immursed in one another that my job became wonderfully easy. No forced poses. No performative moments. Just quiet touches, shared glances, and the kind of comfort that only comes from really knowing someone.

That's where the magic lives.

Why Sessions Like This Matter

These images aren't just "pretty pictures." They're a record of who Catherine and Rob were before the next chapter. Before a ring, before whatever comes next. They're proof that love doesn't need a reason to be honored.

And someday, when they're flipping through these images years from now, or showing them to their children, they'll remember this season. The way it felt to be simply them.

That's why I do this work.

Because your story is worthy of being preserved - not just at the big moments, but in the quiet, beautiful in-betweens.

couple hugging on staircase at Worcester art museum