10/17/2026
This is such a bittersweet announcement — but after almost 12 years of business, I just delivered my last session and I will no longer be doing any more photography sessions. It’s been a true honor to work with so many families over the last 12 years. So many of my clients started out as strangers and now are some of my closest friends! I am so grateful for the opportunities this photography business has given me.
In early 2015, I was a new mom, working in healthcare and desperate to find a way to be home with my baby. I spent every free minute teaching myself everything about photography through YouTube videos and reading countless blogs on all things related to photography. I was completely self-taught. In 2016, I was able to quit my job in healthcare and went full time with photography — it was a true dream! I have captured so many special moments from weddings to births, newborns to families and I have loved it all!
Being a photographer gave me the opportunity to work from home the majority of my days but evenings and weekends were spent away. That didn’t seem to hurt as bad when all my kids were little. I spent my days with them and would head out in the evenings and weekends for sessions. It felt very balanced. But now with my oldest 3 in school, our time as a family is so limited. Evenings and weekends are the only time I get with them and being gone shooting sessions during those times is no longer serving our family well.
I think all photographers can agree that running a photography business is only about 20% taking photos and the other 80% editing and managing all the other areas of running a business. Many hours of my work is done with my younger kids home with me. My lifelong dream was to always be a mom and I’m ready to be a fully-present mom. Our life has went through so many different phases since having kids and this phase is one of my favorites! This decision was not made lightly, it’s been something I’ve been praying on for over a year. I never felt fully at peace with it until now. It’s become very clear that my family needs 100% of me and I want to give them that.
I have made so many great friends through this journey and I will miss seeing all my clients as often as I do now!
I’m again so grateful for all of you who have trusted me with some of life’s most precious moments over the years! I haven’t ruled out the possibility of doing daytime studio sessions after all the kids are older but right now, my place is to be home and a fully-present mother! 🫶
