Work In Progress | Part 2

Right now I am very upset that there are no studs in the wall behind my toilet. Random, I know. But it is what I am upset about tonight. I had wanted to hang two white shelves on that wall and now it just isn't possible. This changes everything! Now I need a new place for my shelves and something else to put on the wall behind the toilet. This has been my life for the past two months. Lots of little decisions and big projects.

And because of my perfectionist tendencies, I wanted my after pictures of my house to be of it completely put together and decorated. But, then you would be waiting forever. So here are some pictures of the house right before we moved in. Soon, I will be posting pictures of each room fully put together. Hopefully soon, because it is hard living in a house that is not perfect when you are perfectionist. Enjoy!

Oh, and to remind you of what it looked like before, CLICK HERE.

Kitchen - painted the walls and painted all the cupboards.



Laundry Room and Half Bath - painted the walls and also the cupboards.



My feet on my wonderful, soft, new, beautiful carpet! I love it so much that the first day I just had to do a snow angel in it. Or would that be a carpet angel?



The Dining Room - we are using it as an extra sitting room.



Living Room - I am so happy with the one wall of wallpaper.





Extra Bedroom -



Bathroom - This is the biggest transformation of the entire house! It was the room I hated the most when we bought the place, and now I think it is my favorite room in the whole house. I love it!









My office - This is really exciting to have a room completely dedicated to my business. My office before was also the room that anything extra fell into. Not anymore!



Bedroom - This is my favorite paint color of all. It turned out better than I even could have imagined.

Sayward + Blake | Wedding

Sayward and Blake just look at each other, and you can feel their love. Their comfortable laughter makes everyone around them comfortable. And this comfortable love for each other made their wedding the most beautiful day. I hope you enjoy!

This ceremony site was the most beautiful I have ever seen! It was cold, but it never rained until the last guests were filing inside.

Blake loved his surprise Groom's Cake!

If you want to see more, CLICK HERE to see a slideshow!

October

This month has been filled with sessions! So where are all the images? I promise they are coming. There is going to be so much to see in the coming days and weeks, and I hope you will come back to see them all! And to make your Monday a little brighter, here is an image I am in love with from a recent photo session at Oak Openings.



And, if you are still thinking about having a session before the holidays, there is still time. And the colors outside are gorgeous right now, so it is just the perfect time. Write me (leah@lreneestudio.com) or give me a call (419-551-6252) if you are interested.

Matt, Isaac, Gabe and Sam | Kids

It is becoming so interesting how my brothers react to a photo session with me because they have literally grown up with my camera in their face. I've always wondered if I have some how traumatized them because of that. Or changed how each one of them feel about a camera and getting pictures taken of them. The one thing for sure is that they are expecting more and more each year out of me. The pressure! At age ten, Sam is telling me that my locations are too boring. What is he going to expect for his Senior session or his wedding day?! Who knows? They definitely keep me on my toes though.

One of the sad parts is that they are really growing up. I actually got an image with all four of them, and (hold onto your seats), they are all smiling! As much as I have always begged and pleaded for that to happen, now that it has, it's not so sweet.

We definitely had some fun along the way. I finally got to be in a picture with them. In every single picture filled album I have, it looks like I am never there. I guess that is a story of any photographer.