Bethany Leisure

About Bethany & Wellspring Photography

I’m excited about how Wellspring Photography is growing and through that I am able to learn more as well as venture into new areas of photography. We now offer packages for any events in life, from as big as weddings and births to as small as your child’s first time making chocolate chip cookies. We are now even doing school photographs from preschool through high school, as well as family, pregnancy, and baby sessions. Any photography need you have, we would be honored and excited to fulfill it.

Here at Wellspring Photography we love photography and love capturing the important moments in life. Any moment worth remembering is worth photographing.

Archive: ‘Couples’



The Magnolia Tree {Toledo Family Photographer}

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Erin and Joey have this beautiful magnolia tree in their yard. Erin adores it and has wanted good photos of it for years. One spring it warmed up quickly and then snowed again killing the blooms and the next year it didn't bloom at all. Now finally it is fully in bloom and she has had all her kids, so perfect timing! Magnolia trees are so beautiful yet fleeting. They only bloom for a couple weeks a year so we had to schedule a session far in advance and praise God we had awesome weather and her tree is perfect!

These two make a great couple, patient and kind towards one another and their kids. Seems like they've been together forever! Their kids are sweet always hugging me and saying "I love you miss Bethany"…melts my heart! Needless to say it was a great way to start my Saturday! Here are some of my favorites:)

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I told you these two are adorable together!

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This was in between 'posing'. I just caught her looking at her man like this. I think it's safe to say she's smitten :)

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Their oldest, a soft spoken sweet heart! She has the prettiest blonde curls!

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Their middle, he is a spitfire and a comedian!

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Their youngest, I don't know him as well yet…but he seems really laid back and happy go lucky!

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Erin and Joey, Thank you for having me out this morning. I so enjoyed spending time with your family and of course getting a glimpse of your beautiful tree! After today I vowed to myself one day I too will have a magnolia tree and have my own family's photos in front of it! I just loooove those blooms!

~Bethany

wellspringphoto@gmail.com

…And Baby Makes 6! {Toledo Maternity Photography}

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

 

These two have quite the kiddos! First a daughter and then twin boys! They already have a dream family but they just weren’t complete and that is where this new little one comes in! I just love photographing maternity shoots..the excitement and anticipation of a new PERSON coming into the world. It’s like magic! Plus I get some hot mamas to photograph and Kristi is no different. She’s fierce and she brought that with her and rocked out her maternity session (Mike and the kids too of course!) Here are my faves:

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The two that started this life story!

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The whole gang, good looking group.

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I think Maddie is secretly praying for a sister! They didn’t find out the gender so we all get to be surprised…my fave!

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Even in a simple portrait she is fierce! Love it!

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:)

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The new baby:) So excited to meet this little one!

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So I just have to say I had a blast doing this shoot. Every session is different because all people are different and I really love that about my job. Plus it was a gorgeous day out yesterday and the kids said some really sweet things. I like to photograph kids first and quickly so they can have fun and run around! So after they were all done I said "Ok you guys are all done, you did great! Now you can go run around with Dad and have some fun. You guys were so good and I know getting pictures taken can be boring sometimes" The kids said "We used to hate getting our pictures taken but not after today, this was fun!" Bless my heart! I love hearing things like that. Makes me feel like I’m doing my job right! They had all kinds of ideas for me too, maybe future photogs?

Kristi and Mike, I’m really excited for you guys and I can’t wait to meet your new precious baby! I’ll have the rest of your photos ready to view tomorrow! Keep an eye out on your email for me :)

I only have literally two Saturdays left from now until September so be sure to get in contact with me if you have to have a Saturday for photos, otherwise weekdays are great! Booking about two weeks in advance right now for weekdays!

~Bethany

wellspringphoto@gmail.com

Rankin and Kailey~Part One {Toledo Maternity Photography}

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

 

It is official my maternity leave is over. I am loving being a Mommy to my little ‘beanstalk’ but I’m also loving my job! I am happy my first session back was a maternity session. Kailey got in contact with me a month or so ago asking about maternity and newborn sessions and ended up booking our Love package which combines the two sessions in one package! I am so glad she did because I know for SURE that I get to photograph baby Rankin when he is born…and yes baby Rankin is named after his dad and grandad Rankin (and his grandad John~middle name). Rankin and Kailey are super cute together, he is a laid back guitarist ( and rather dapper) and she is an outgoing friendly gorgeous preggo! I swear I get the tiniest preggos to photograph! These two are highschool sweethearts…Kailey’s family moved to Florida and so they ended up breaking it off for a bit but just realized they could not live without each other and back to Ohio she came! Anyway, they have a quaint little house with amazing lighting and I could not have been happier to be snapping away today! Look out…this post is huge! Check back later for their second part!

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I kinda think she looks like a ballerina in this one just minus the tutu :)

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She is one hot Mama!

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:)

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Where it all started….

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Like I said…awesome windows!

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I saved my absolute favorites for last…I can’t decide between the two which I like better?

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Rankin and Kailey~you guys are going to be amazing parents and I am just so excited for what you are about to experience. It truly is the most amazing thing a couple can go through! Can’t wait to meet baby Rankin!!! Keep checkin back for more on their story….it will tug at your heart strings :)

~Bethany

wellspringphoto@gmail.com

 

P.S. Now that the word is out that my maternity leave is over I am already getting booked up so make sure to email me to schedule your session! Can’t wait to see existing clients and meet some new ones!

Memory Lane {Toledo Photography}

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

 

Sitting here feeling blessed cuddling my son and I began looking at his photos which spurred looking at sessions from this past year. I had quite a year with WP and I am loving looking at all these sessions at once so I thought I’d share my year in one blog post!

We had many many weddings:

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PS Brides…never think a winter wedding means no outside photos….I LOVE being outside and weather does not bother me!

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I got meet a lot of cool families:

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Got to hang out with some crazy kids:

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Lots of cute smoochie babies:

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One last one of my super chubby cute puggy!

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Thank you to all my amazing clients. I have loved capturing your memories and spending time with you and getting to know your families. I am so looking forward to 2011 and what it brings. We are going to be rocking it with weddings and can’t wait to see who I get to meet!

~B

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Christmas Family Photos! {Toledo Family Photography}

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

 I’m sure you all remember this cutie from a few months ago! Now they decided to family photos too! It was fun photographing her with her twin brother as well! Those two LOVE the camera and they just kept cracking me up! It was great being outside for a bit and of course seeing this family again! They rock!

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Good lookin group!

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They are little models! 

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They just celebrated 16 years together!!! That’s so awesome!

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for Renae? :)

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They had a photo very similar to this when they were tiny babies!

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I grabbed a few extra shots of  just Austin since we had so many from Taylor’s session! 

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Cutiepies!

I had so much fun yesterday! It was great seeing you guys and I hope to see you again soon! I hope everyone is having a great Christmas season so far! I have more sessions coming up so keep an eye out on the blog!

For those of you who are not facebook fans I have an update! For every fan I get on facebook or subscription to the blog I am donating one pair of socks to Hannah’s Socks.  So you can subscribe to the blog above and also go here and hit like! Tell your friends! I want to donate lots and lots and lots of socks!

~Bethany

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Fairies {Toledo Kid Photography}

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

 

I LOVE when parents come with props! This momma brought fairy outfits for her little girls and it was so fun for me! The looked so sweet and the sung was hitting their blonde hair just right! Here we go!

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:)

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This is my favorite from the whole day I think! Two cute sisters just laughing and laughing!

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a tiny pile of tiny fairies!

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Grabbed a few of the family together too!

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Adam and Kim, hope you guys had a great time like I did! Your girls are soo cute! I hope you enjoyed your sneak peek, be sure to keep an eye out for that email to your gallery! It’s coming tonight!

Everyone, don’t forget COMMENTS for CANS! For every comment I get on this post or any new comment on old posts I donate one can of food to the Toledo Food Bank! Better make sure you’re leaving your thoughts! There will be an update on COMMENTS for CANS really soon!

~Bethany

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Fitzgerald Family {Toledo Family Photography}

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

 

These kiddos are soo cute! I had this session yesterday afternoon, and they would just smile and smile! They even held up through all that crazy wind yesterday!! They really are sweet, check it out:

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Here’s the whole family together, good looking bunch!
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He’s so handsome!

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I can’t get over those sweet curls!!!

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:) They are cute together!

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Thanks so much for having me out! I had a blast with your family and your kids rock! The rest of your photos will actually be ready to view this evening so keep an eye out for that email!!!

Don’t forget COMMENTS for CANS everyone! For every comment I get I donate a can of food to the Toledo Food Bank! You can also go to old posts and add comments where you haven’t commented before and those will count as well! Spread the word to your friends too! Facebook or email or whatever! You can subscribe to the blog at the top right to get updates about COMMENTS for CANS!

~Bethany

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More Family Photos!! {Toledo Family Photography}

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

 

I have seen a lot of families this fall! It’s been great goofing off with all the kids! I got to hang out with these guys yesterday afternoon and I think I got some great stuff (of course they made it easy!) It was fun, the kids kept me laughing!! Here are my faves:

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The whole herd!

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Gorgeous!

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There’s Mr.Saucy!

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They just started doing this on their own…so cute!

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haha…he was wearing her hair…there is a lot of it!

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They love their new baby….they wanted to let me know I can not take their baby home :)

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The two that started it all!

Hope you enjoy your sneak peek! You can see the rest tomorrow! Don’t forget COMMENTS for CANS! For every comment I donate a can to the Toledo Food Bank for Thanksgiving!!

~Bethany

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Oak Openings {Toledo Family Photography}

Monday, October 25th, 2010

 

You’ve seen this family many times on the blog! They are pretty famous I think on this blog :) Today I got to go to Oak Openings with them and get some family shots and Joseph is now two so we had to grab some photos!! (Can NOT believe that!) It was fun and today was such a great day!

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So cute together!

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LOVE his hat!

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He’s so handsome!

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Fall is coming to an end soon so be sure to get your session scheduled! (Unless you want them in the snow which I would love!) Don’t forget COMMENTS for CANS! For every comment I donate a can to Toledo Food Bank for Thanksgiving!

~Bethany

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The Flacks

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

 

I had this family session yesterday afternoon! It was great! I had good smilers and lots of beautiful color and it wasn’t super super chilly! Plus the kids got to run around and play in a big leaf pile, just fun :) I miss those days as a kid!

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He is a big reader! I miss those days too! When I was a kid I’d spend an entire summer day just reading!!

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He hopped right up here and picked the spot himself! Just thought it was cute!

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Look at those blues!!!

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Love that look on her face! Just because you have three kiddos doesn’t mean the romance is gone!

Flack family, thank you so much for having me out today! I hope you enjoy your sneak peek! The rest of your photos will be up tomorrow!!!

Fall is flying by everyone, I do not have many free days left! Be sure to email me if you want your photos done before it snows!

~Bethany

wellspringphoto@gmail.com

 

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