“JP, what’s your spirit animal?”
“Uhhg, what are we talking about?”
“Your spirit animal. You know, like, your… spirit animal.”
“Um, a cat?”
“Not manly enough. Plus, you call me Maus, so then our possible spirit animals would be mortal enemies.”
“A wolf?”
“No, you can’t be a wolf either. That’s a dog.”
“Ok, well, then what’s your spirit animal?”
“A cat? No, I’m too tall to be a cat, or maybe I’m a… Oh you could be a robot, no wait that’s not an animal…”
Something that I’ve had an issue with since the beginning of wedding planning is the abundance of FREAKING ADORABLE wedding cake toppers. There are all of these super-cute animals, from birds, to alligators, to giraffes, to, well, pretty much anything.
I shall begin with the lovelies made by Etsy seller Bunny with a Toolbelt.
Even though I said that cats were too girly, those cats are just too adorable not to show. I love them, but I’m not sure if my spirit animal is that adorable of a cat. I think I’m maybe more of a Ratatat Wildcat. I love the gators, but my mother has an unhealthy obsession with the University of Florida, where both she and my father got their doctorates, but I don’t think we’ll bring those guys into our wedding. Sorry, Mom. Those giraffes are super cute, and even though we’re tall, I feel like giraffes are sort of dainty. I think, as awkward as I may be, that my spirit animal has a little more hulk smash in it.
Moving along.
Here are the ever-famous Goose Grease cake toppers…
Yes, I know they aren’t animals. But HUMANS IS ANIMALS TOO. These toppers have been seen everywhere, and part of me screams, “NO DON’T DO IT EVERYBODY IS DOING THAT NO PLEASE NOT DIFF’RENT ENUFF!” The other, more-rational-and-less-all-caps-part calmly states, “Well, that’s because they are pretty fantastic. Simple, yet still you’re still able to personalize them. They’re just adorable.” Then the neurotic-and-self-conscious-part chatters, “Um, yeah, so do you really want to be associated with something so… round on your wedding day? I mean, you aren’t very dainty, and do you want to draw attention to the big round head you have?” Thanks, me.
Then, I stumbled upon these animal-people hybrid cake toppers. I also do not use the word hybrid lightly in this case.
These are just totally out there. I’m usually a huge proponent of stuff that’s way, way, waaay out there. While these certainly are… different and special, I’m not sure if we’re the right couple to pull of these toppers. I don’t want to possibly creep out the guests. They also might border a little on the furry side of things, and we don’t swing that way. Call me old fashioned…
*Le sigh*
Maybe we just have MerMice for spirit animals.
*Found long ago on Google, and the seller “Dorian” has since dropped off the face of the planet.
Anyway, so concludes the first leg of the search for our spirit animals. I think I should go chant now.
When approaching wedding toppers, did y’all search for your “spirit animal” as well and come up short? Or did you just pick one because it was super-adorable, and not tangle yourself up into crazy over-analyzing like I have?
P.S. What is YOUR spirit animal? What do you guys think my spirit animal is? :p
Or how about Mr. and Mrs. Bee (Georgia Tech)?
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