Charleston Business Spotlight:  Bright Light Bakery:  The Little Bakery Around the Corner

By Mark A. Leon

It is often said, great things come in small packages.  In the case of Bright Light Bakery, founded by College of Charleston Alum Nour Bizri, that small package is the savory and sweet delight of made from scratch breads, biscuits, scones and croissants.

To truly understand the passion behind Bright Light Bakery, you need to hear Nour’s story:

About Bright Light Bakery and Founder Nour Bizri

Nour Bizri is a Licensed Professional Counseling Associate and the owner of Bright Light Bakery. 

Bright Light Bakery is a cottage home-based bakery that specializes in artisan sourdough bread and treats.

Originally introduced to sourdough by her sister, Nour began selling sourdough bread and treats in Killeen, Texas while her husband, graduate of The Citadel, was serving in the U.S. Army. Most weekends, they went to the Farmers Markets and it became a routine to sell the bread and treats that she made. 

After her husband’s retirement, they decided to move back to Charleston, where they had originally met during their college years. Nour graduated from the College of Charleston with a BA in Psychology, and her husband graduated from The Citadel in 2021.

In 2018, Nour was involved in a freak accident and sustained a traumatic brain injury, which led to a diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder. This neurological processing disorder affects a person’s mental, emotional, and physical processing. To put it simply: instead of being able to fight, avoid, or flee from a stressful situation, her body physically manifests her anxiety through seizures. Finding the process of making sourdough bread provided Nour with a way to slow down, process, and understand her thoughts and feelings in real time, which helped decrease my seizures. 

“The purpose of Bright Light Bakery is not only to bring simple and clean bread the Charleston community but also to raise awareness about normalizing conversations about mental health in our everyday lives.” – Nour Bizri, Founder

How do I order?

Bright Light Bakery is a home-based bakery in West Ashley (Charleston, SC) with pick up offers every Friday.

To order for Porch Pick up on Friday’s, go to Bright Light Bakery’s online storefront at www.hotplate.com/brightlightbakery or send them a message on Facebook or Instagram! To follow them for market days, pop-ups, and to know what is too come follow them on their social media pages as well!