This is what happens when you get two sets of photographers, a mild Winter, and a beautiful sunset. Eric and Danae opted to have more photos in their formal attire rather than engagement photos, which is an awesome alternative to consider! So happy we were able to shoot a bride and groom out that way, and even more grateful they were willing to trek through the tall grass with us!
No one is more excited for Thomas and Ruby’s wedding than we are. It is our first wedding we both get to attend as guests!! After 32 weddings this year, we are so pumped to finally enjoy a wedding from a completely different perspective.
This is actually our second session together. We traveled to Hocking Hills with friends earlier this year and shot them just for fun. That session can be viewed HERE. As always, we’re grateful for couples willing to try new locations with us and don’t mind getting a little bit a lot dirty haha.
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Crista + Ryan’s Downtown Cincinnati Engagement Session
Ceremony + Reception Venue: Alms Park
Hair + Make-up: Alba Organic Beauty Studio
Bride’s Dress + Hairpiece: Nancy’s Bridal Boutique
Bride’s Earrings: Reis-Nichols Jewelers
Florist: Kimberly Joy Designs
Entertainment + Special Lighting: DJ Cincy
Transportation: Jimmy’s Limousine Service
Cake: Patricia’s Weddings and Custom Cakes
Caterer: Vonderhaar’s Catering, INC
It’s been quite some time since our last update. Wedding season took over our lives, and we wouldn’t have had it any other way. September came and went, October was a blur, but now that things are slowing down, we want to share what we’ve been up to! Our goal is to be moved out by Winter, so we have enlisted the help of some professionals to expedite the building process. Currently they’re working on the flooring, storage in our staircase, and the window casing and trim. Yet to be completed is the painting, bathroom tiling, the ceiling, and a few other miscellaneous projects.
The most common question we are asked is where we plan on putting our home. Well we thought we had a space lined up earlier this year, but unfortunately the plans have fallen through, so we are back at square one. It really is a bummer (not to mention nerve-wracking) being so close to the end without a set place to go. Ideally, we would like to rent from someone with land attached to their house so that we can hook to the water and electric. We would prefer “rural” areas such as Ross, Harrison, or Oxford (as I commute to Downtown Hamilton daily), but we are open to all different areas in the tri-state. We are not looking for much– just a small piece of land to put our home while we save up for land of our own in the future. If you or anyone you know might be interested, please please please contact us!
Scroll below for some photo updates along with the story of how our tiny house was broken into.
We may not have our flooring or even our insulation, but #sweetpeamarie and I are pretty excited about our new rug. #casafreytinyhome A photo posted by Ashley Rockey Frey ♡ (@ashley.tireswing.rockey) on
Still have some work to do on the outside
We had closed cell foam insulation installed in September. This was a job we knew from the beginning was best left to the professionals.
Daniel and a friend completed the drywall in October.
A friend did the electrical work throughout the house. Not sure where we would be without the help and generosity of others.
Dresser drawers will fill the space of the stairs.
A peek into what our closet space will look like.
Do you see the monitor sitting on the step in the photo above? One drawback in our building process was the breaking and entering that occurred. Someone came into the house through a window one night and stole our chop saw along with other valuables. We set out the next morning to install a security system to find that the person had attempted to break in again, damaging part of the outside of our home!! Other neighbors reported having items stolen as well (including my mom who had a package taken off her front porch) around the same time a person moved in with our neighbor. We approached the neighbor who we believe is [still] housing the thief, and since then the burglary has thankfully subsided. Just another reason we’d like to finish and move our house out of the area.
We designed the layout and purchased our cabinets at Ikea.
Here’s a digital version of what our kitchen will look like once completed
Our flooring! Daniel wanted dark floors, and I wanted them light, so we compromised with an in-between called Oakland Taupe
So what is the inside of our house going to look like? Daniel and I have little no interior decorating experience, so we I headed to Pinterest for a little “pinsperation.”
Styles that we are most drawn to:
Eclectic
Farmhouse
Cottage
Industrial
How we plan on incorporating such styles:
Eclectic (patterns and textures and plants)
Farmhouse/Cottage/Artisan (white and wood)
Industrial (gold/brass tones)
With a space so small we don’t want to feel cramped in our home. So we felt the white and wood look with pops of texture and patterns would suit us best.
Here’s some inspiration for each room:
Still lots of work to be done, but hopefully our next update will be the big reveal! This definitely isn’t like the tv show with a dozen skilled workers building the house all day and night. We’re two inexperienced people that have relied so much on the help and generosity of others.
If you’re new to our blog, welcome! You can check out a full list of our tiny home posts HERE. If you have any questions or comments, we’d love to hear from you! Contact us HERE.
