Wedding Blog

I loved my flowers. Loved, loved, loved my flowers. Viviana at Petal Play Design was definitely able to compensate for peonies being out of season. I am so glad that Dean captured so many gorgeous photos of them. Get ready for lots of photos of my bouquet. Some butthead took it home with them and broke my heart. I can only relieve this pain by…

The photobooth was really Mr. Peacock’s idea. I thought it sounded like fun, but I wasn’t sure if we needed it or how it would work. He did the research, found a great company and booked it. He even made a logo for us to add to the bottom of the photobooth strips. What a man, I tell you. Our guests LOVED it, and I…

A few months before Mr. Peacock and I were engaged, a friend from work got married. Her very sweet husband bought her a cocktail ring with an orange stone as a wedding gift. They met at the University of Illinois (whose colors are orange and blue) and were married in October with bright, fall wedding colors, so this was a perfect gift. I came home…

This post isn’t destined to be the most thrilling—either in photography or content—but I know that we had such a hard time deciding on our menu. I thought this might be helpful to others in the same boat.

All photos by Thorsen Photography

Mr. Peacock and I wanted to make the food as easy as possible. Although we truly trusted Calihan Catering, we had been to too…

When it came to our cake, this is what I had in mind.

In order to achieve this look, I purchased a mold from Decorate the Cake and brought it to our baker. She seemed pretty confident that she could pull it off. She even tested a bit while I waited to see how it would turn out. She planned to use the mold to create the design…

(Unless otherwise noted, all photos by Dean Thorsen)

Sharing My Secrets, Vol 2.1, The Paper

Lastly in paper, escort cards and table numbers:

Inspiration from Saipua,

Two comments to preface this post. All photos by Dean Thorsen, all paper from the Paper Source. My two BFFs. This is a glimpse into all of our DIY goodies!Say hello to the winner of the “this shouldn’t take very long… and then it does” award. Our menus.

Aloha, everyone! After a week in Maui, a few days in So Cal, and a crazy week back at work, I finally have a moment to recap our wonderful day. There were quite a few things that I kept on the DL during planning and now I can spill the beans. I also have a few fabulous vendors to brag about, including our photographer, Dean…

It was Mrs. Peacock, in the church, with all the love in the world.

Mr. Peacock and I are married!!! Everything was absolutely and totally perfect. The forecast was 76 degrees and sunny, everyone we loved was surrounding us, and we were celebrating until 2:30 in the morning. I am married to a wonderful man who couldn’t stop sneaking kisses all night. I feel like the…

I have been using Perfect Table Plan to keep track of our RSVP’s and I have been loving it. I was able to import our guest list and keep track of their responses with ease. Meal choices, guests, and “who invited them?!” were all included in the handy chart. When it finally came time to start seating people, things got a little trickier. Being able…

There was a brief period of time when Mr. Peacock and I considered scrapping our plans for a big Chicago wedding. We thought it might be sweet and romantic to get married close to his family’s lake home in Southwest Michigan at the delightful Karma Vista winery. Then we found out that Karma Vista does not do special events, that the closest hotel was 20…

Mr. Peacock and I stopped by Chicago’s City Hall yesterday to pick up our marriage license. Like quite a few bees have mentioned, it was quick and painless. All we needed to bring with us was our driver’s licenses. It was nice to scratch one of the “absolutely must happen” things off our to-do list. I have a strange crush on City Hall, so it…

In order to add a bit of a homemade feel to our invites, I came up with the idea of creating cloth envelopes to serve as an inner envelope. It was something I had never seen before, but it sounded simple enough. My original idea was to make them from inexpensive muslin. I would use my Gocco to stamp a monogram on the top, so…

I believe that I have reached a stage in our planning where I am throwing in the towel on chunks of my to-do list. It’s time to cash in my chips and admit my losses. Fortunately, I have a wonderful family and a few patient friends to help.

1. I could not find a cake topper. After months of searching, I gave up this weekend. I asked…

The invites went out a little over a month ago and the deadline had recently passed, so the wonderful experience of running to the mailbox is almost at its end. Sad. I thought I would relive it by sharing the invitations with you.

My first plan was to make the invitations myself. After several cracks at Photoshop and a slew of other handmade invites and cards,…