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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

IMG_2695 IMG_2696 IMG_2697 IMG_2698 IMG_2699 IMG_2700 IMG_2701 I wanted to do something to keep track of this 14 month MAXI-engagement we have going on. Planning a wedding for a large group of people from across the country when you are obsessed with doing everything yourself is not very mini.

Right now, this book is very little. But by the time we are through I expect it to have grown quite a bit. It is a catalog of sorts for all the ideas and little things. Someday I might say, "OH! Do you remember when I thought I would embroider allllll the table numbers?" and Paul will be like, "No." And then I will say, "IT'S IN THE BOOK!"

Right now, our story is pretty much a picture book. I haven't decided how to best add text or if words are even necessary.

Two things : 1. I will be removing that heart stamped transparency. I realize now, it just looks blah in there. 2. That bracket on the front is not a label. It is a stamp on paper.

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15 responses to “mini-engagement.”

  1. mandy Avatar
    mandy

    Love it. Happy to see a mini! Hugs, M

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  2. summer Avatar

    awesome. you are so good.

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  3. Celina Avatar

    You are going to thank yourself for keeping track of all these details. You are making me wish I could plan my wedding over again and document it better! Lol! Thanks for sharing–your ideas are amazing!

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  4. Sarah Avatar

    Elise! Your book is super cute! I love it πŸ™‚

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  5. sannika Avatar

    Oh what a treasure this little book is going to be! Be sure to add budgets in different phases, those are really fun to look at later πŸ™‚

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  6. Abbie Avatar

    What a great way to memorialize the time! It super cute, too.

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  7. Panamomma Avatar

    This book will be a great memory for you. Have you seen the color/combinations in The Knot Spring/Summer issue? There is one they call wasabi + pumpkin that made me think of what you are doing. I have the magazine for an entirely different purpose as I am working on 16 years married this year. Our little lodge is listed in the 50 Best Honeymoon Hot Spots. So I had to get the magazine to scrap it!

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  8. Corissa Avatar

    such a great idea! I was actually going to say that i love the hearts. i thought they were really cute!
    great job!

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  9. Vanessa Avatar

    fabulous! and HELLO to that ring : )

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  10. Bekka Avatar

    Cute! I wish I had done something like this when I was engaged.

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  11. Heatherbird Avatar
    Heatherbird

    I love “You are SO the one.” That is so cute! Did you get that idea from http://www.gatheringguide.com/ec/party_favors_decorations.html or did you write it yourself?

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  12. Elaine R Avatar

    REALLY? because I thougtht he heart stamp was so CUTE! I think it gives it character and goes really well with the cork heart. you’re too cute. i can’t wait to get engaged so I can do something like this. haha ❀ it.

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  13. Thinkie Avatar

    cool mini!
    I’m working on an album about our engagement (which was 3-3,5 years ago), we did a lot of planning and I did a lot of crafting for it! It was an exhausting (partly because by coΓ―ncidence we found and bought our current appartment a few months before the wedding, it needed LOTS of DIW!) but great time! Enjoy! πŸ˜‰

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  14. shaina Avatar

    awesome little book my friend! you are so going to cherish this for many years to come. ❀

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  15. Nicole-Lynn Avatar
    Nicole-Lynn

    Love it!

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