01/28/2026
2025ā¦what a year you were.
Last year was a whirlwind and it brought so much growth and opportunity to my business. Something I am forever grateful for. I captured so many memories, so much love - itās always an honor to be able to do that.
Unfortunately 2025 also brought me more grief than I could carry. In the midst of my busiest year in my business, I lost more people than I could have ever imagined. Not the kind of loss where a relationship is just severed, but the kind where life just comes to an immediate halt.
While the number of losses was tragic, the significance of them was even more so. The overwhelming grief sits with me daily and probably always will. My day to day life shifted when I lost my grandma at the beginning of the year, and then the rest of my life was completely altered when I had to say goodbye to grandpa in October. The months between were continuously filled with even more loss.
In between the losses, life was still happening. It didnāt stop or even slow down. I still had galleries to edit, clients to get back to, sessions to shoot. I also had to be a wife, a mother, a friend. But all I wanted to do lay down and cry. I wanted to have a minute of silence where life just stopped and let me actually feel all of my pain and sadness without having to pretend like I didnāt just lose so many people that greatly impacted my life.
I may not have navigated my grief like some people would have. There were days when I just physically and mentally couldnāt pick myself up and get s**t done. I want to believe that I did the best I could, maybe I did and maybe I didnāt.
My hope for 2026 is that I donāt have to navigate my business in such heavy grief, experiencing that kind of loss for the first time in my life. I hope I can capture these moments with a smile on my face without having to hide how miserable I actually am. I pray for continued growth in my business but also peace in my personal life.
Iād like to never experience whatever the hell 2025 was again. But I also need to acknowledge the beauty that my clients brought to my year. Iām forever thankful, forever blessed & forever missing what last year took from me.
