enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: wedding

  • wedding photos & words : the ceremony.

    After the bridal party photos, we took a limo to the church. The girls sat for an hour in a comfortable back room. We needed that hour. To refresh from the photos. To sit. To laugh. To be quiet. I loved my girls so much for taking that time to just be with me. Just…

  • wedding photos & words : bridal party.

    These photos sort of speak for themselves. This is us. And our best friends. Decked out in our wedding finest. I remember saying about eight times HOW MUCH I LOVE THE ORANGE AND GRAY. The bouquets popped SO WELL off the gray dresses. You'll notice the shoes and jewelry on my girls. I said, "do…

  • wedding photos & words : first look.

    Paul and I decided to see each other before the wedding because at the end of the day, it made the most sense for photos. We would be dressed. Our bridal party would be together. It would save time. It would mean that our friends could enjoy the cocktail hour and reception without having to…

  • wedding photos & words : boys getting ready.

    Here are some of the photos Geoff took of Paul and his groomsmen prepping for the wedding. The groomsmen wore ties from Express Men. Paul's tie was from Nordstorm (we forgot what brand) and his suit was Hugo Boss.  Here's P's thoughts from the early afternoon : I remember getting back to the hotel after…

  • wedding photos & words : getting ready.

    A lot of the hustle and bustle of getting ready happened before Lisa arrived with a camera. And I sort of like that. It made the time with my girls all the more intimate. From about 11:30 on, the seven of us were together and for the most part, piled into Kristen's hotel room at…

  • wedding photos are here!

    705 OF THEM! I'm compiling posts and will be getting a lot shared through the rest of the week! (image by Lisa Welge)

  • our wedding programs.

    I made the programs from two half sheets of 8.5×11 cardstock. One text weight cream and one cover weight gravel. I embossed "e&p" on the front using a custom embosser ordered from Paper Source. On the back, I stamped "celebrate" with a custom stamp I had made of my own handwriting. I also added a…

  • we danced all night.

    I keep stumbling on more fun photos on Facebook. These make me so happy. Paul makes me so happy. I will be sharing full stories and details from the wedding late next week when I have the professional photos to share. (thank you, Christy & Mike for snapping these.)

  • the facebook photos kill me.

    I am anxiously awaiting the photos from our professional photographers, but until then am loving what pops up on Facebook. When I saw this one of my dad and I halfway down the aisle, I gasped. The whole experience was so surreal. The doors opened and the only thing left to do was start walking.…

  • this is us the morning of the wedding.

    On Friday, I had my girls help with making boutonnieres. It was hilarious and much more successful then I anticipated. (Did anyone take photos?) On Saturday, I had them making centerpieces. The hotel gave us a conference room for prep work and we piled in. I had already trimmed off the leaves so it was…