I Salute The French General

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Miss Peacock, Chicago Age and Occupation: 26, PhD Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Internet Whiz Engagement Date: December 5, 2006 Wedding Date: September, 2008 Blogging Since: December 13, 2007 Venue: St. Clement Church, Cafe Brauer (or a big church wedding and a fancy party at a cafe in Lincoln Park. About Me: I am a grad student with a secret obsession for all things wedding related. I also love to read, travel, drink champagne and go for walks with our dog, Maisy, and Mr. Peacock. We are planning our very vintage wedding in the greatest city in the world, our hometown of Chicago. I am so proud to be a Bee!

I Salute The French General

February 6th, 2008 @ 5:33 pm by Mrs. Peacock

I spent some time on the French General site last night and I found a lot of fun ideas! The first thing that caught my eye was this-
You can buy a kit full of those cute little lady bugs and green beads and make boutonniere pins with them. I think this is such a novel idea- to replace the pins with the pearl heads with something that you actually want people to notice. I wonder if the guys will mind…

And then I noticed this-

I thought these would make beautiful hairpins or would dress up a headband. There were so many inspirational things on that site. Some of it was pretty pricey, but doable in small amounts. I also love all the Martha references, as in “Martha planned an evening cocktail party in the garden of French General and invited her advertisers” or “Martha came up with this wonderful idea using our materials.” I feel closer to her just reading that site…