So I've been doing a lot of thinking over the last few weeks about my business. I couldn't be happier with the way things are going and I have been busier than I ever have before. Although, this is all great, I have to keep in mind that I also work a full-time job during the day, and I have to be a wife to Andy and also the best mother I can be to the two most beautiful kids I know! We just moved this spring into a new house and this is the first time in three years, we have lived together as a family (Andy has always been in the Army, while I stayed home with the kids) and I really want to make our house, a home. Not just for me, but for Andy and our kids. They deserve it. Juggling all of these together is quite difficult at times and I don't want to push any of them to the side...

After last year, I got completely rundown at the end of the year. Trying to get everybody's family pictures in before Christmas and it wasn't worth the stress on myself. I came to the conclusion that this year, I would only be doing ONE photoshoot a week, no more than two if it came down to it. And to much of my surprise, I have really been sticking to it! It has made my life a lot simpler and I'm also not spending hours on end working on pictures each night after the kids go to bed. I set my own guidelines when working on pictures. Typically one session will take me (give or take) around 6-7 hours to edit. Most people don't think about this time, besides the one hour of me actually taking the pictures. I refuse to edit pictures while my kids are awake because I want to spend every single moment with them that I can! Therefore, that leaves me with many restless nights after the kids go to bed and gradually it wears me down over time.

Over the last few weeks, I have had many newborns in the studio! Newborns and children are my absolute love and for anybody that knows me, would agree. I am obsessed with kids! This summer I will be traveling out to Indiana go attend a weekend workshop specifically for newborns and how to make my newborn business better. Out of all this rambling, I have decided that I will no longer be booking any weddings. Although, I will fulfill the weddings I already had booked for this year, I will not be booking any new ones. I personally do not have the time to devote to weddings so it is not fair to my family, nor the newlywed couples! Going forward, I will be specializing in just newborns, children, and families. That is where my love is and I see this as a step I need to make for myself! I hope everybody will understand this decision, as it was hard for me to make because I do enjoy photographing weddings, I just do not have the time to devote to such specialty.

This is from one of my last weddings ♥