06/01/2026
Happy June! I'm using sweet Millie's face to bring more attention to the post. I am here and officially off of leave! I come with much news so make sure you read it through fully.
First, how is everyone? It was very nice taking a break and soaking in all the baby love. I am doing well and I think I got the best compliment a new mom could the other day from the youth director at our church. She told me I look "well rested and amazing at 2 months postpartum." I'm not sure why but that felt so much better than the normal "you look great for just having a baby" looking well rested means I have done what I planned to do and put my health, mental space, and healing first. I really do feel well rested and good, better than I have with any of my kids.
Secondly, let's talk scheduling. I know that after I make this post I am going to be FLOODED with messages and although that is expected, I will be very strategic with how I do this. As of now and going forward, I am NOT shooting on weekends anymore. My weekends are for my kids; I will ONLY be shooting on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I will only be taking TWO sessions per shooting day and in the summer, they will have to be evening slots, so we do not have harsh lighting. I do have one or two Saturday's booked with micro back-to-back sessions, these are still being honored. If you can not make it to a session, please let me know ahead, rescheduling is going to be pretty tough so there is no promise there. As of right now, June is full, I have some July dates, and some for August, I have not opened September, and I won't be until the end of July.
I do come with some news, after A LOT of thought and fighting myself on this, I have made the choice that will be my last year shooting as a career and business. This page will be taken down come December and I will be closing my books. I have been on this journey for 12 amazing, super great years and I feel very content with closing the chapter. I have met so many amazing, awesome people, made some great friends, loved on so many littles and watched them grow and my heart feels full. I may pop up on people's pages if I do a session for a friend but as for my business, we are ready to put it to rest. I feel in my heart that my calling for the next several years is to be a fully involved mommy, wife, and someone who keeps her life a little more private. My whole family is on a very personal journey with Jesus, our family foundation, and healing from things we didn't know we were still carrying. Let's be real, we all know ya girl isn't done having babies either, my heart is telling me I have two more little souls waiting in heaven for me to be their mommy and my husband approved. We have very big goals for ourselves next year; babies, chickens, and land are at the very top of that list. I'm ready to do it like my great grandmas before me and be barefoot, pregnant, in the kitchen homeschooling my kids with my chickens in my yard. I was always meant to be a mommy, it tough but God only gives his toughest battles to his favorites (so like basically we are all favorites because life be hard).
I'm still here for the remainder of the year, still sippin my claws, cussin, and being louder than most people but my soul has calmed a lot and I'm fully leaning into it. Our ride isn't over yet so let's rock it out the good way until the chapter comes to a close. Please be patient with me as I get people scheduled and figured out. I am not taking any new clients, and my books are closed as of right now. I may open them back up for one last hoo-rahh around fall but as of right now, many of you bought sessions last year that can be used this year so if you are wanting fall photos, I'd save your session credit for that time because there will be no new bookings right now.
I'm excited to see what the rest of the year brings us, and I can't wait to see all the smiling faces. One last thing, there may be times Mersades picks up a shoot for me, if that's the case, I will let you know and I will still be editing your photos.
Let's do it!
