10/20/2026
Iām going to be real with yāall, this year has been hard.
Business has been the slowest itās ever been. Iām still incredibly grateful to have bookings every month, but when this is your livelihood, the slow seasons can feel really heavy.
I have been unbelievably blessed to be a full-time mama while building this photography business. Iāve had the privilege of watching not only my own family grow, but so many of yours too. That is something I will never, ever take for granted.
I donāt miss clocking in and out of a corporate job. I definitely donāt miss retail, and if you ever experienced me as your bartender⦠I owe you an apology.š Making Old Fashions until 2 a.m. was never my calling.
Something shifted this year. You can feel it. So many small businesses are feeling it; pretending otherwise doesnāt make it any less real.
Iāve always told myself Iād never be the person constantly posting, āBook me! Please book me! Iām desperate!!ā In fact, Iāve written posts like this before and deleted them because I didnāt want anyone to see my insecurities.
But the truth is, when you see me posting flash sales and special offers, it isnāt because I love discounting my work. Itās because Iām doing everything I can to keep doing what I love.
This page, S.P. Photography, is my lifeline.
Itās how I connect with past clients, meet future ones, and share the beautiful moments I capture. Itās where I get to celebrate your growing families, your milestones, your love stories, and preserve them as memories that will outlive all of us.
This isnāt just a hobby. This is my career. Itās how I help provide for my family. Itās work Iām deeply proud of, and I pour my whole heart into it every single session.
So if I seem a little extra lately⦠if Iām posting more often, sharing more, or reminding you Iām here⦠itās because this little corner of Facebook means everything to me.
Every comment, every share, every recommendation, every booking, it all matters more than you probably realize.
So yes⦠I might be a little awkward, a little vulnerable, and a little all over the place.
āBut Iām also just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her.ā ā Notting Hill (1999)
Except⦠the āboyā is all of you.
Thank you for sticking around, for trusting me with your memories, and for making it possible for me to keep chasing this dream. It means more than I could ever put into words. š