Elisa + Craig // An Old Hollywood Wedding at The Carolina Inn

Craig and Elisa initially invited us to capture photos for their engagement and their wedding day, but goodness are we grateful they decided to have us do video as well! It’s so special for Tim and I to be the creative team documenting our couple’s days together, but when we get to do both photo and video it’s such a unique experience and a fun “end product” for us to deliver. We’ve been holding Craig and Elisa’s photos hostage from the interwebs for far too long, but we felt it was only appropriate to share them together with their wedding film.

There are moments captured in their video that are simply better told through that medium. The exchange between Elisa’s father and her soon-to-be husband as they opened their gifts from her together, way Elisa sighs with a sense of contentment right before she and Craig are announced for the first time, Craig mouthing the words “I love you” to her during their moments alone together before the reception, and the words of Craig and Elisa’s fathers as they share stories and bless the two of them as they begin this next chapter of their story together. The story wouldn’t be as full without these.

And then the photographs share the same story of their day, but from a different vantage point. As you watch the film and look through the photos you’ll see that Elisa’s dad has a deep and beautiful love for his daughter – what a treasure to capture those emotions and particularly the moments he took to pause throughout the day and soak it all in. Craig and Elisa also had the most enthusiastic bridal party we’ve ever had the pleasure of spending a wedding day with – from the way Elisa’s bridesmaids loved on her throughout the morning to the hilarious and spontaneous song Craig’s groomsmen performed for him – this group definitely takes the cake for our most memorable bridal party! And at the end of the night – one of my favorite moments as Craig’s grandmothers looked incredulously upon the dance floor. Everyone’s mad dance moves were truly something to behold.

Overall Craig and Elisa’s day was full of so much joy – not just for the fact that they’ve “found one another,” but a joy that was filled with gratitude to the Lord for His plan over their lives. Although they met in an unexpected way through Instagram, it’s clear their story goes back far beyond a simple app on their phones. The stories told throughout the day consistently point back to the Lord’s hand in every piece of their story – from the way their parents raised each of them to the promises they made this day before Him.

Craig and Elisa, thank you for inviting us into this season of your lives. It was such a pleasure to walk alongside the two of you on your wedding day and to capture the excitement, the happy tears, the emotion, and the celebration for you two to remember and look back on for many years to come.