Anjanette & Jason Disneyland Hotel PJ (May 8, 2010) -- We're back! 5/15

[LLLBelle]

I never even thought about the licensing issue, hmmm, Disney has to make things difficult.

Those figurines are adorable and I really like the glass one too.

 

[shippedtosea]

ignore this post

 

[LLLBelle]

I found a mini version of your big one. They are still 8-9" tall, but the base is smaller. I'm not sure if it's posable, but it looks like they are holding hands.

http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=2135606

 

[redlight]

YAY for 9 months and the harpist. Your flutes and hair accessory look lovely.

 

[Pirate's Princess]

Thank you Laurie! I'm trying so hard to find something too. I found a couple things but I don't know.

I actually REALLY REALLY love this - http://cgi.ebay.com/Nightmare-Before-Christmas-Jack-Sally-Figure-Set-Sega_W0QQitemZ200367774328QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea6d99a78&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14. But I wish they were on the same little stand. If they were, I would buy it right now.

I think it's too precious for words!

Sigh. So the search shall continue! Oh, btw! That Etsy one is cute but I'm not sure if they'd let me have it since it's not licensed. Same goes with the glass one I posted.

That is so awesome!! You could always use it on the table. It's totally awesome.

 

[Carye]

Since the figurines come off the base could you use fimo clay to make a smaller base for them to stand on for the wedding and then put them back later if you wanted??

 

[Chilly]

Great news about the harp. Hope you get the cake topper sorted.

 

[Bridie1996]

I stopped in from over at my PJ and wanted to say I love your dress! It is gorgeous and I love the way the tulle sparkles!

 

[Cleofish]

Everything is looking sooo amazing! Sorry to hear about the cake topper, but I'm sure you can make it work in another capacity. I love the glass paperweight, it's stunning!! Good luck making your decision!

 

[ghoulish delight]

I found a mini version of your big one. They are still 8-9" tall, but the base is smaller. I'm not sure if it's posable, but it looks like they are holding hands.

http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=2135606

Thanks dear for looking for me! I stumbled across it too, but I don't think DF would dig the bobbleheads on 'em. I think it's cute though!

YAY for 9 months and the harpist. Your flutes and hair accessory look lovely.

Aw, thank you!

That is so awesome!! You could always use it on the table. It's totally awesome.

I need to be careful, because if it's NMBC, there's a good chance I'll want it! So I need to make sure I run things by Jason first. Otherwise we'll have all kinds of Jack and Sally things, and my excuse will be "Um, they're potential cake toppers!".

Since the figurines come off the base could you use fimo clay to make a smaller base for them to stand on for the wedding and then put them back later if you wanted??

Hmm, I suppose I could look into that! I'm not exceptionally crafty so my concern would be I would make it and it would look crappy. That is a good idea though, for sure! Thanks!

Great news about the harp. Hope you get the cake topper sorted.

Thank you! I'm sure the topper issue will eventually sort itself out. I'm just grateful we have time on our side yet!

I stopped in from over at my PJ and wanted to say I love your dress! It is gorgeous and I love the way the tulle sparkles!

Why thank you! That's a lot of the reason why I fell head over heels for that gown! I didn't know I wanted a lot of sparkle until I tried it on and realized I did! Lol.

Everything is looking sooo amazing! Sorry to hear about the cake topper, but I'm sure you can make it work in another capacity. I love the glass paperweight, it's stunning!! Good luck making your decision!

Thanks hon! It's all meant to be I say! Everything happens for a reason, so whatever we end up with for it will be better suited I'm assuming.

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Harpoonist, budget, DIY invites & a new career!

Funny story real quick before I share my updates with you all! So I don't know how many of you watch trashy reality tv shows, but my DF and I are addicted to them. We love the VH1 stuff like Rock of Love, Charm School and Tough Love. It's just a guilty pleasure to see how ridiculous these people are! So they had a show on earlier this year called Tool Academy. It was insanely fun to watch. Well, on the finale, the 'tool' that won got to have a wedding to his girlfriend. His reaction to the set up wedding they had arranged for them was priceless! Here's a link to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymeqWNZz1FU.

LOL! Now Jason and I have been referring to our harpist-to-be as a 'harpoonist' ever since seeing that. So the other day I was looking at our harpist's biography on his website. He mentions a few famous projects he's been a part of, lo and behold, he lists VH1's Tool Academy finale!!!

I found this and immediately called DF, "OMG! You'll never believe this! We have THE harpoonist playing at our wedding!!!". This rocks beyond all words imaginable. Haha!

ANYWAY! Just wanted to share that with you all! Onto the stuff that matters...

Got our contract in the mail from the harpist the other day, grand total for his services will be $315!! He's playing prelude, ceremony, postlude and then at our pre-reception for that amount! I'm so happy about it!

The other thing we got, was a revised version of our DFTW BEO from Cynthia! She added the Disney DJ in there for us, took our the ceiling drapery and harpist. Total for that is now $14,740! Much more like it!

DF and I are leaning towards that engraved glass topper I found, but we'll still hunting for others!

I've been bugging Laurie to help me out figure out how to make my own invites at home recently. Being the doll she is, she designed a few invite mock ups for me! They are GORGEOUS! I'll have to post them here later once I blur out a bit of the detailed info (I trust you girls, but there are creepy lurker people in the world unfortunately ). So I'm trying to figure out what kind of paper to use, and how much it'll cost, etc! Wish me luck with that venture! Hehe.

Last but not least, I got laid off not quite a year ago and I've been collecting unemployment ever since while working on becoming a pharmacy technician. I just so happened to finish my schooling earlier this week!! Now I've gotta wait for the school to fill out my affidavit and then I can send my application in to obtain my pharmacy tech license! I really can't wait to have a job again!

 

[ghoulish delight]

I need to stop being a bum today, but I wanted to post the designs that Laurie did for me!

 

[shippedtosea]

yay for everything! The invites are really pretty! I have been on the hunt for paper for a while now. my boss found this site. I don't know what kind of paper you need but these prices beat all the other ones I saw

http://www.paperworks.com/


good luck my dear

 

[Boardwalk_bride]

#1) Love the "harpoonist" story
#2) YAY for the budget
#3) Congrats on being done school, and good luck with finding a new career!
#4) I love the invite mock ups!

YAY!! It's a good start to the weekend for you!!

 

[pezaddict231]

That is awesome that you guys will have "the harpoonist"!

Hope the cake topper works out for you! Could the bakery possibly make the figures out of fondant or gum paste? I think I've been watching a little too much Ace of Cakes, but it's worth a shot.

Good job on the budget!

Congrats on being done with school, I hope you find a job soon!

Love the invite designs, they look great!

 

[figment fan21]

OMG I just started laughing out load because i LOVED tool academy... so deliciously trashie!!! And you have THE HARPOONIST!!! I love it!

Congrats on getting your budget right where you want it

and how awesome you're going to become a pharmacy tech!! Thats great! Congrats hun!

 

[pinkcow]

I looove the harpoonist! That's priceless!

The mock ups look great too! I like the first one best!

 

[tiggersam00]

Ok I must admit... I secretly love trashy reality shows too... the harpoonist is classic!!! So funny Anjanette! Oh and PS- new season starts soon, I just saw the preview on VH1 the other day lol!

Ok, now wedding stuff, I love the invite options, all of them look great

 

[MainStMandy]

Oh Anj I love the mockups!! That is the same font we used for our invites and a very similar brush!! Yay for all the updates!

 

[Safflower]

Haha- Will and I both love/hate Tool Academy! We were laughing and laughing at the "harpoonist" clip

I love the first mockup- but all three look like they'd be just beautiful! The colors that you're using are great- we're doing purple for one of our colors as well, so it's really helpful to see your ideas

 

[Pirate's Princess]

Love the mockups! Are you going to have them printed online? They look great!