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Hi there!

I wanted to check in over here and let you know that we have continued to post fun photos and stories...but most of them are on our Facebook page these days. Click on over there if you would like to see!

-Fae Diddle Diddle

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Pixar Day!

Phew! A few weeks ago, we were invited to perform at the Pixar campus. Not one, not two...but six of our performers flew in for the big day! It was their 25th anniversary, and it was quite the party! Here are some fun photos that came back from Orange Photography.

Miss Pearl painting as our Green Tailed Mermaid.

Miss Meadow and a happy frog *smile*.

Miss Violet as our Circus Girl, and Miss Meadow as our Faerie.

Miss Pearl playing Mermaid Games *laugh*.

Snapping Pictures

Every time we finish a new costume, I get all excited because I can put it into the world and take it's picture! Our performers are so fun to be around (they leave me glowing for days afterwards), and are very patience when I say silly things like, "see that tree over there? yeah. The one hanging over all the poison oak? Well, how about we take a picture with you up in it?! Do you want to climb up there?" There are so incredible...they pretty much always say yes, and the photo turns out even better than I thought it would.

Here are some photos from a shoot we did yesterday at our Head Quarters with Miss Clementine and Miss Olive from our Sacramento Family.

Miss Olive and Miss Clementine attempting a hand clapping game...and failing...but laughing!

Yes, they were really in mid air! I can't even say how many times it took us to get this shot. It is hard to catch a Faerie flying with a camera!

Miss Olive walked by an old barn on our property...and I quickly asked if she wouldn't mind slipping inside. She saw the 100 year old barn, mouse droppings, and shaky boards and said..."absolutely! Let's do it!".

Miss Clementine and Miss Olive in our Redwood Grove. They wanted to climb ON the stump, but after trying to figure out how to do that with petticoats and possibly poison oak covered ankles, we decided sitting behind it would be just fine for now! We are still crossing our fingers that none of us will get the dreaded rash.

Bloomers. As close as we get to pants.

I have been thinking about how to create more characters for little gentlemen, and have had the Magician Character in the back of my mind for awhile. The hardest thing for me...I know it seems funny...is how to wear pants! If you notice, each of our characters wear skirts, which makes it easy for us to move and yet still look fancy. Then, the perfect solution popped up...bloomers! Meet our new Magician Character. Her coat and tails are elegant, and fancy enough for our Faeries to still feel beautiful.

Read more about her here if you like
http://www.happilyeverlaughterparties.com/characters-themes/just-for-fun/magician.html

Sometimes we get carried away...

One of my favorite things to do is edit and update our webpage photos. I have to say, I don't like taking the photos (turn your cheek this way...no...no...the other way...um...hold still!), but I love to see them when they are finished!

I just saw the most fun edit to one of our photos...and this time....I didn't even do it! Miss Crimson, one of our Faeries from our Los Angeles Family, just sent me a copy of a drawn version of a photo I took of her and Miss Willow from this past Winter. Take a peek!

Party, party, party!!!!

Miss Jingle shows off our new faerie doors, which we have placed all over our office to represent each one of our performers (and of course, that's how they get to the office!).

Last night we had our company party (I was going to say annual, but we can't wait that long, we throw them as often as possible!), and I am still in awe over the evenings activities. Not only did every single one of us get to be there...well, except for poor Miss Lina who had strep throat, (from Sacramento to Los Angeles...we all gathered in San Francisco), but it was a night that I will never forget. These girls know how to add life to a dinner party! Miss Violet had us laughing till our sides hurt, and we cried enough happy tears to smear glitter down our cheeks during our award ceremony.

As I finally settled down for dreamland, I replayed the night over and over in my mind. I felt like a 5 year old falling asleep after her own birthday party...which I suppose, is quite fitting for our line of work *smile*.

Happy New Year!

Meadow wins award for performing at the most celebrations! (Almost 400 in a little over 1 year!)

Miss Willow wins an award for being the Faerie that has to sit in the most traffic, and always arrives calm and ready to celebrate! One day, she was in over 6 hours of traffic while visiting 3 celebrations all over Los Angeles. Woah!

New Years is coming soon!

Miss Fae Diddle Diddle was just recently interviewed by Daily Candy about fun ideas to do with children for New Years Eve. Fun!

http://dailycandy.com/kids/san-francisco/article/94524/NYE-Party-Tips-from-Happily-Ever-Laughter

It's almost December!

Ooohh....you should see the mess of fabric on my floor! We've just created a new character, our Sugarplum Faerie! Here is a cute photo of Miss Meadow modeling our new threads. She is gearing up to play the Sugarplum Faerie over 10 times in December, and 3 of them are at Lisa's Tea Treasures in Campbell!

You can read more about the Sugar Plum Tea at Lisa's Tea Treasures here.

We also have created several versions of our Holiday Elf, more photos to come soon!

Miss Blossom, meet amazing photographers

Hello out there!

This past weekend, Miss Blossom flew over to a special celebration in Sacramento, and a very talented grown-up was there snapping photos along the way! I just *love* it when grown-ups send us pictures, but when I saw these...well, they are some of the best children's photography photos (at a party, in action...) that I have seen in a very, very long time (and I have seen *so many!*).

If you are in the Sacramento Area, check out Kimberly Dunn Photography, and Lisa Smiley Photography. Here are some photos from the big day so you can see for yourself!

http://www.kimberlydunnphotography.com/2010/11/haidyns-fairy-birthday-whole-faerytale.html

http://lisasmileyphotography.blogspot.com/

Miss Blossom painting the birthday girl.

Three friends peeking at their face paintings.

Tada!

Photo by Kimberly Dunn Photography.

Sweet 16 Celebration

I had the honor of attending a Sweet 16 celebration last weekend, and it was so fantastic to be able to create my more elaborate face painting designs on the guests that were there. I love painting on little faces, but a bigger face that can hold still is always a treat! The birthday girl was sweet enough to send along some photos from the big day. Happy peeking!

Just plain 'ol praise!

Wow. I just peeked at my inbox while in the middle of editing a mermaid photo and talking to parents on the phone...and received the cutest email from a parent! I have to say, this is one of my favorites yet...it is about Miss Melody, one of our Sacramento performers.

""I was at my nieces 1st birthday party this past Saturday for Sara. I want to tell you how delightful I thought Miss Melody was. The kids were captivated and she was very engaging.It was impressive to see her make these balloon characters too!

Again, thank you, it was a unique party experience, because for the most part as an adult, little kids parties are dreaded and not looked forward to. Thank you for being refreshing. I really enjoyed it."

9.25.2010"

Photos for your event!

I am often asked about photographers...do I know any? Well, yes...but knowing a photographer that is fun to work with at celebrations is a whole different kind of photographer!

L Milan Photography is a fun company to work with if you are in the Los Angeles Area (just peek at their web page, you'll see why! I think I had the song playing for at least 30 minutes when I visited *laugh* http://www.lmilanphotography.com/ ...it's pretty cute!) They are comfortable with focusing on capturing the highlights and most important moments of the big day while you relax and enjoy your child's celebration.

L Milan Photography has agreed to special pricing if you mention you heard about them through us (well, that is awfully nice *laugh*!) If you mention Happily Ever Laughter, they can offer you a package that will include up to 2 hours of shooting time & a DVD of high resolution images for $250 (if you live in a far away land from where they are based, they might ask for a small travel fee, Los Angeles is a very big land!). If you would like to hear them over the phone, feel free to call them at 818.264.6946.

Happy planning!

I love what I do. Even if I look a little crazy.

I love it so much. I can say it is because of the glitter and costumes and children...of course. But my favorite part? Working with the amazing women that are a part of our Faerie family. They bend over backwards for each other in a pinch, and get each other excited about the silliest things (new purple face paint?! Oh my goodness!). When I get a chance to lean over and help them as much as they help me, it makes me the happiest faerie on the planet.

My favorite moment of the day? I *just* flew in from Los Angeles last night from a Balloon Twisting training, and was about to jump in the car to drive back down there to save the day. One of our Faeries is sick and I was going to take over all of her performances, so there won't be any sad faces at any celebrations this weekend. However, Miss Blossom and Miss Lina jumped in to save the day, and will Miss Blossom will by flying to LA in a matter of hours, and Lina gave up some of her plans for her own birthday on Sunday, to cover one of Blossom's shows. Because they like adventure. And love their job. As much as I do.

(here are some super cute photos of my performances a month or so ago up here in the Bay Area, just for fun. Because I had them. And they are pretty *laugh*.)

Praise for Miss Meadow

I found this in my inbox this morning!

"I never wrote to thank you for our Fairy visit on August 1.

Our daughter loved her birthday party with Miss Meadow. Miss Meadow arrived and all of the stress of the party was removed from me as she took the attention of kids & adults alike. Her ability to capture and captivate 9 children and their parents at the same time was amazing! Her talents dazzled the crowd and her kindness was felt by everyone. I have attended many parties with princesses and fairies, but have never experienced the level of excitement and awe that Miss Meadow brought to our event.

Thank you so much for making a very fairy princesses day so special J

Here are some pics – if you would like any copies, let me know and I can send the originals."

Nervous about Clowns?

We are too. No really. Super nervous. Even though I have been in this birthday party world for a super duper long time, it still makes me feel funny when I see a clown at a Parade or something of the like. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE clowning, and in fact, one of our Performers (Miss Chestnut) attends Clown College full time in San Francisco. I realized, it is just the 'image' of a clown that gives me the willies. So, meet our Circus Girl!

She is a perfect addition to a celebration that involves little ladies and gentlemen, because she adds that extra sparkle, but without the 'pink' that most of our other Characters have *laugh*. Here are Miss Willow and Miss Flicker, our Los Angeles Faeries, modeling some of our ever changing Circus Girl costumes.

Want to find out more about her? Click here!

Our wings fly all the way down to Los Angeles!

I am very excited to announce the opening of (drum roll please...), Happily Ever Laughter - Los Angeles! After many, many requests from parents down south, we have finally extended our faerie family (and Pirates, and Mermaids...wow!) to the Los Angeles area.

You can meet our sparkly friends on our webpage here (just look under Los Angeles near the bottom of the page). Take a peek, there are lots of neat stories about who they are!

It has been quite the exciting journey. After holding Faerie summer camp (that is what we called our training down there, as it was so nice to be all warm and sun kissed after this foggy Bay Area summer!) for the past month, our Faeries are up and ready to fly!

Up, up, up...and away!

Ok...time to meet the Faeries!

Miss Willow

Miss Amelia

(also part of our SF Bay Area family...she has strong wings!)

Miss Flicker