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My heart has been so heavy...
(yes, this is going to be a long one)

I am behind. Like incredibly behind on the weddings I shot this year and delivering these completed galleries.

I always give myself a safe buffer when editing weddings but I've surpassed the timeline I originally gave myself and the anxiety I have about it is crippling.

I'm disappointed in myself. I'm sad for the couples that are waiting on me for their photos. I can't say sorry enough.

I try to edit in chronological order and do big photo dumps at a time but I've gone through some fairly large personal changes this summer that have changed my "free time" and availability drastically.

Then, just as I thought I could get a handle on things, my worst fear came true.

One of my SD cards corrupted. And for the first time ever, I lost photos from a wedding day.

To say that I was devastated would be an understatement.

I sent the card away and even downloaded my own software to locate the missing photos but to no avail. It sent me into a spiral.

I've let my inbox fill with messages. I've abandoned my photography social media and I decided to walk away from photography.

I couldn't handle the feelings I carried knowing that I had lost a part of someone's special day and that I had failed them.

I will say that I am beyond blessed with the most sweet, patient and understanding friends and couples who have handled me and this process with more grace than I deserve.

To the couples:

Natalie and Ben, Tristan and Jeff, Andrew and Leslie, Patricia and Chris & Cheyenne and Tom... you trusting me to be a part of your special days meant and MEAN the entire world to me.

Please know that I am staying up until the late hours of the morning every chance I have. I'm trying so hard to get your beautiful photos done for you and not miss a single moment captured. They are coming. I promise.

If you've messaged me and haven't gotten a response, I'm so sorry. I will eventually respond but please don't take it personally. I'm not taking on any additional projects until these galleries are in the hands of the beautiful couples and complete.

I'm not entirely sure how to end this post... just wanted to share something that's been weighing heavily on my heart for obvious reasons.

Sending you love ❤️

-LB

If you follow me on Instagram you may or may not have seen that I'm closing my books for the time being 💛

Photography has always been my passion project- but when life starts going a million miles a minute and I'm unable to take the time I need for outstanding galleries- the responsible thing is to hit ✨️pause✨️ until what I've promised can be delivered.

Call it catching up, call it taking a breather. All I know is I've got to pause, breathe, repair my universe, then proceed.

Every waking moment that's not spent working- I'm editing my little fingers off, trust me on that!

Sometimes I'm the mess, sometimes I'm the broom. Going forward some days I'll have to be both 😅

But as ALWAYS I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your everlasting support and belief in my little biz. It truly means the world and I'm honored to have a place to share it with you all 📸

-LB

"Then one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you." -Ewan McGregor

Just when you think you know love, something little comes along to remind you just how big it really is.

For all the things my hands have held, the best by far is you.

☀️🌱💛