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: ‘Events’



The Ringling Brothers! {Toledo Event Photography}

Friday, August 26th, 2011

This little cutie-pie turned one year old and had this adorable vintage circus party! I LOVE a good DIY party. She even had a top hat (after all she is the ringleader!) She is just one tiny peanut and was just too cute in all the circus hub bub!

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They used crepe paper to create a big top effect!

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They had old Barnum and Bailey posted printed and then hung peanut wreaths for an added detail :)

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They had buckets filled with peanuts….

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…and others filled with nutter butters.

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Dessert plates:)

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They had these cute bowls and matching trays for all the guests to put their yummy circus style food in! (Yes there were chili dogs and nacho chips with that delicious cheese sauce!)

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LOVE the vintage popcorn bags! Yum!

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It was time for her first taste of birthday cake….she demolished that thing!

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Happy First Birthday sweet Peanut! You are so loved, so happy that I get to know you!

If you'd like photos of your event be sure to contact me ASAP….I don't have many session slots or event slots left for this fall!

~B

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His First Party {Toledo Event Photography}

Monday, July 11th, 2011

Well, it's true…my Bean is 6 months old (well he will be this week!) I feel like it was just yesterday that he was born. (Still can't thank Tabitha enough for those photos). Somehow it's true, he is getting to be a big boy now. He has been rolling over for awhile now and he can sit up and he inch worm crawls….he can get out of his bumbo (yes I know I have a houdini on my hands). In my family we celebrate anything and everything and that includes 6 month birthdays! I decided to go with an all American pastime as the theme..baseball!! It feels summery and hopefully one day he plays (yes it's my favorite sport!) He also had his very first food yesterday,he had avocado! He did pretty great with the spoon and he cried between bites because I wasn't feeding him fast enough! There's tons of photos (of course) so here we go!
 

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This was Jack's mood board…I had this ready to go when I was getting details together for his party. It's a trick I learned from Nikki at Elite Events, she makes one for every client. Granted she is a professional at this and hers look way more awesome..but it definitely helped give me direction!

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This was the first thing the guests saw, the invitation! I made 3D invites that looked like cracker jack boxes but the inside was all the party info!

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Some of these ideas you might recognize from a party thrown by Elite Events…yes I tried to steal those ideas! Those girls do a great job and I cataloged ideas!

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I got mason jars here. Added some grass for a centerpiece…can't bring in the whole ball field so I brought in a piece of the ball field!

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I got this bucket from here. She makes decorated ones but I knew a plain one would be perfect to keep the coca cola cold!

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I used these as favor bags! I got them here. She has some really cool stuff too!

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These are actually cupcake toppers but I figured they'd look just as cute in the cookies! I got them here. You gotta check out her stuff, she does all kinds of great birthday details! You could get your whole party from her practically!

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So the left photo was to let everyone know they can sign his baseball (that was his 'guestbook'…I learned normal guestbooks are out and you have to do something creative! …again from Nikki!) I got the tin from here. I used it to keep potato chips in! We kept the food simple, hot dogs, chips, lemonade and coca cola. It felt like ball park food!

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I got these as favors for everyone (adults included) and so everyone got a prize! I did get one for me too, figured I could use a party favor! My prize inside was a little puzzle piece! So cute!

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Each kid also got a baseball for a favor!

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I got the coca cola caps from here. Thought it added a cool element. I also added the actual photo of him so you all know I didn't actually put a blue photo in a frame on display!

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The banner I made, couldn't find one I liked!

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I don't own six of the same chairs so we went ahead and mix matched chairs! Everyone had a different chair, gave it kind of an eclectic look!

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Here are some of his cute guests!!

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I like how half of Bean's guests are missing teeth and growing new ones!

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Of course Aunt Tabitha came :) She did all the action shots of his first feeding below!

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:)

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haha, feels like a coca cola ad!

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Bean was wearing a cracker jack shirt to match his party theme! His shirt was made by Big Daddy graphics! I'm going to do his six month photos in it so you can get a really good view of it. They did a fantastic job!

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Then it was time for his first ever bite of food, avocado! He just loved it!

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He had quite the audience!

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I was feeling joy watching him eat and love it so much! He just makes my heart melt and keeps my face so smiley!

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He seriously would not let go of that spoon!

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yup, all gone! Might be time to begin baby sign language!

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Playing with his new toys!

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Sweet angel boy, you have made these last 6 month of our lives the best ones yet! I am so glad you are mine and I am loving watching you grow and learn! We love you so much!!

~B

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Surprise Party Album {Toledo Event Photography}

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

Thought I'd share a couple page spreads from Michele's Surprise party! Again, gotta showcase those girls from Elite Events….album wouldn't look this awesome if it wasn't for them! I love when clients purchase albums. That means I get to look at the photos again!

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She was totally surprised!

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My favorite detail of the night!

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My other favorite detail of the night!

I have a wedding today! (a pre congratulations to Andrew and Melissa!) Be sure to check back in the morning for a sneak peek of their day today!

~B

wellspringphoto@gmail.com

Surprise! {Toledo Event Photography}

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

I was so excited when Nikki from Elite Events called and asked if I was available to photograph a surprise birthday party! Seriously, how fun. Not to mention I LOVE the work Elite Events does and everyone should hire them for weddings, birthdays, etc. So I got a little bit of back story. This hubby, Alan, wanted to through a huge surprise party for his wife, Michele's, birthday. He booked the Pinnacle a while back and then got in contact with Nikki. Nikki owns Elite Events and she had her girl Kati there who does the logistics. Basically makes and runs the time line. Alan not only threw this huge bash together but as his gift to his wife he commissioned a painting for her! I think he just might have won hubby of the year! BTW the premise for getting her to the Pinnacle was that they were attending a benefit for the kidney foundation (which was totally believable since he is a doctor!) there were signs out front and in the lobby there were pamphlets and sign in sheet (all fake of course). She had no idea until she walked in the doors of the ballroom! Anyway, here are my favorites (there are so many because Elite Events did such an amazing job…photographer's dream *sigh*):

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This is the guest's first inkling of something going on. That's right, it's the invitation with a cutout shush on the front! Can you guess the party colors? ;)

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The invites were 3D. The shush is on the front and then they unfold to see all the info inside!

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Her name looks so pretty in that font. BTW Nikki does all the designing herself. Yeh, she's that good.

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An overall look at the hall

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LOVE these lanterns. They added such a cool element to the dance floor. Nikki even jazzed up the ceiling! OH and p.s. check out that lighting! Perfect dramatic lighting.

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The colors were tied in everywhere, it was awesome. I mentioned to Nikki that I liked the colored water in the vases and she stated that it was to bring color all the way down. She doesn't even allow plain water for her clients. Every detail is there.

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The BEAUTIFUL cake! The cake was done by Jane's Cakes. Kati added the flowers and I think she did an excellent job! Of course sticking to their idea board!

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Even the bows on the lanterns matched.

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They event rented this display for the alcohol and different glasses for each drink!

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The gorgeous flowers were done by Sharon Johnson. You can contact Elite Events and they can give you her info.

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It was finally time for the birthday girl to arrive! She arrived right on time as Kati had planned and was totally shocked…don't ya think?

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He made a very touching speech about his wife:)

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He thanked her parents for bringing her into this world and then sharing her with him :) Yeh…tears.

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Then at the end of his speech he revealed her gift! The painting was done by Quest For Fire Studios in Toledo.

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Then the lights went down and the party was off!

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I hope she made a good wish!

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Her cake had sparklers on top for extra flare!

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Another one of my favorite features. Elite Events created a wish tree. Waaay better than a guest book! Not only do you get messages from your guests to keep but they are displayed and add such a pretty 3D element to your event!

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::sigh:: :)

Happy Birthday Michele! I hope you had a wonderful night and I wish you and Alan the best! I was so excited and honored to be a part of this fabulous night!

Tiny note to our brides summer 2012 is beginning to book so be sure to shoot us an email if you are thinking about us!

~Bethany

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Alysa Skates {Toledo Event Photography}

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Hey all, remember this girl? Yeh, I hardly recognized her either! She has grown a TON since I have seen her! I was so excited when Melissa called to see if I was available to document Alysa's skating recital. (I have no idea if that is what it's called but let's just go with it). I was so impressed with Alysa (and the other skaters of course!) She did those twirly things and jumps and even ice skated backwards! I think many people are aware of how clumsy I am so needless to say just me trying to ice skate forwards is a big deal and here is Alysa just blowing me away! Not only was it fun to watch all the talent on the ice it was fun to photograph this too. I always like documentary style photography…being the observer from the outside. I kind of felt a bit like a reporter! Anyway, here are my favorite shots….it was 50's themed. I really think I would've been great at growing up in the fifties. Just love the clothes :)

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Lacing up and getting ready to go! I hadn't been to the Bowling Green ice arena in some time and it brought back some great childhood memories.

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One of my favorite things about the photos is her poodle skirt twirling everywhere!

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I also love the lines Alysa creates with her arms. She is such a pretty ice skater to watch!

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:)

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All the girls watching the grown ups skating around.

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The star of the show!

Melissa, I really adore your family and I'm so glad I keep meeting more of them! I'm excited to see how much all the cousins have grown at our session in July!

Just a note, my weekdays are beginning to book up as well now so if you would like photos this spring or early summer be sure to shoot me an email :)

~Bethany

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