Selecting your Wedding Cake Topper

What you place atop your wedding cake may seem like a relatively unimportant detail, but it can actually say a lot about you as a couple. Some toppers are traditional, others are romantic, and still others have a humorous bent. And remember, the wedding cake and its topper will be the subject of many photographs. You want to make sure it looks great in those photos as well as on the cake itself.

Traditional Wedding Cake Topper

The traditional wedding cake topper of a groom in a tuxedo and a bride in a princess gown can be found in any form from plastic to porcelain, from affordable to very expensive. These traditional toppers are available with brides and grooms of all races, and they can also be custom designed to suit the couple's tastes and preferences.

Whimsical Wedding Cake Topper

A cake topper in the theme of a particular hobby that you, as a couple, enjoy together is a fabulous way to personalize your wedding cake. Be it golf, motorcycles, Nascar racing, or a country and western lifestyle, any cake topper symbolic of something you share together lends a touching sentiment to your wedding.

Flower Wedding Cake Topper

Flowers as cake toppers are becoming a popular alternative to the classic bride and groom figurines. Flowers matched to the bride's bouquet or to the reception's decorations are an elegant touch and enhance the theme of the wedding. You can even take it a step further and add cascading blooms down the side of the cake for a truly romantic effect.

Seasonal Wedding Cake Toppers

Perhaps the most easily decided upon cake toppers are those with a holiday theme. Valentine's day wedding cake toppers can include red roses or a romantic heart motif reflecting the sentiments of that day. Chocolate tulips or two dancing bunnies are an appropriate choice for an Easter wedding. Having a Halloween wedding? Why not place a pumpkin with some scattered leaves atop your cake!

Use Your Imagination

The point is you can really stretch your imagination when it comes to choosing a topper for your wedding cake. It's worth putting some thought into your choice because your wedding cake topper need not look like everybody else's. It doesn't even need to be a real cake topper. Any personal item that has sentimental value to you and your groom is appropriate. And remember, all those photos taken of your wedding cake are going to last a very long time.