I’m not quite sure what the issue is here. If she had given you $150 as a deposit and she ghosted you, that means you “earned” $150 for doing nothing. She either goes with some other photographer (which doesn’t mean this photographer is better/worse than you, but I’ll say he/she’s probably worse off knowing the situation with the couples so I’d even consider myself dodged a bullet), or she goes with no photo coverage. Neither sounds like a problem for you. And you still have all your equipment and your skills as a photographer to go out and book again.
I’m not quite sure what the issue is here. If she had given you $150 as a deposit and she ghosted you, that means you “earned” $150 for doing nothing. She either goes with some other photographer (which doesn’t mean this photographer is better/worse than you, but I’ll say he/she’s probably worse off knowing the situation with the couples so I’d even consider myself dodged a bullet), or she goes with no photo coverage. Neither sounds like a problem for you. And you still have all your equipment and your skills as a photographer to go out and book again.
Seems like a win-win to me.