| Wedding cakes are more and more important to | | | | your bridal jewelry and other design elements. It also |
| brides these days. They not only want their cake to | | | | just looks fabulous! |
| taste great, but they want the wedding cake to be the | | | | Another trend is to choose a cake topper that |
| ultimate expression of their wedding theme. The design | | | | coordinates with the theme of your wedding. For |
| of your wedding cake is not complete until you have | | | | instance, if you are having an Asian inspired event, |
| chosen the perfect cake topper. | | | | then you can use the "double happiness" symbol as |
| The classic cake topper is a bride and groom figurine. | | | | your cake topper. A fall harvest theme? Then how |
| They were often created in porcelain with a bride in a | | | | about a mini sugar paste cornucopia with nature's |
| white dress and the groom in a tuxedo. If you like the | | | | bounty spilling over the top of the wedding cake. In the |
| look of vintage style, then seek out an original cake | | | | hands of an expert cake designer, the possibilities are |
| topper from the 1940s or 50s. More modern bride and | | | | virtually endless. |
| groom cake toppers are seen in crystal, or in all-white | | | | Some couples like to pick a cake topper that |
| porcelain. In addition, you can find figurines online to | | | | expresses their silly side or shows one of their favorite |
| represent almost any ethnicity or pairing of genders. | | | | things. If you love Disneyworld, then choose a cake |
| A lot of couples forgo the traditional cake topper in | | | | topper with Mickey and Minnie Mouse or Cinderella and |
| favor of other designs. One easy way to dress us | | | | Prince Charming. One wedding I attended had a little |
| your cake is with fresh flowers. They are always | | | | figurine from The Simpson's where the bride and |
| beautiful, and if you are looking to keep expenses | | | | groom would normally stand on the cake. The cake |
| down, fresh flowers are a fraction of the cost of | | | | topper is a fun way to inject your personality into the |
| sugar flowers. A bouquet of roses in your wedding | | | | wedding. |
| colors will look lovely atop a simple wedding cake. | | | | Whatever you choose for your cake topper, don't |
| More elaborate cakes call for more elaborate toppers. | | | | forget that tradition says the newlyweds should save |
| One of the hottest trends these days is monograms. | | | | the top layer of their cake and freeze it to share on |
| You can have a custom monogram designed with the | | | | their first anniversary. If the idea of eating year old |
| bride and groom's initials to stand atop your wedding | | | | cake doesn't appeal to you, then save the original cake |
| cake. Brides love sparkle, and many of these cake | | | | to look at, but order a tiny replica from your baker to |
| toppers feature even more dazzle than the crystal | | | | eat on your anniversary. This can be the start of a |
| bridal jewelry that they wear. A crystal or rhinestone | | | | very sweet tradition! |
| monogram on your wedding cake is a great tie-in to | | | | |