Selecting Your Wedding Cake Topper

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A wedding cake can be elegant and beautiful on your memorable wedding day. Since old times, wedding cake toppers have been an important tradition in wedding ceremonies – whether there are one or more layers of the wedding cake. Over time, this tradition has become even more important. Many styles and designs of the wedding cake toppers have changed accordingly. Some would want their wedding cake toppers to make the enhancement of the decors of the wedding cake. Sometimes, the cake topper is a prerequisite before entirely decorating the cake. It can be of different purposes – a statement that reflects a personal style of the couple, speak of the vision of the marriage, but sometimes, it simply is for decorations alone.

There are many cake toppers you can choose from, depending on your personal preferences and your wedding theme. A crystal wedding cake topper can be a good choice. It can be of different sizes and shapes. The cake topper is made of crystal, and will provide a unique look which can be also be Swarovski crystal, for a more elegant look. If you will have an antique-themed wedding, a vintage wedding cake topper can be purchased from antique shops. You can also ask your parents and relatives if there is one that has been long used by the family. Usually, they are designed as two love birds, doves, big hearts, hearts intertwined in wood, and sometimes porcelain.  If a couple is having a military wedding they can have a themed wedding according to their profession. A military cake topper may be a figurine of a soldier couple, in their uniforms, weapons, military planes, etc. If you want the very romantic beach wedding, your wedding cake topper can be designed as two dolphins kissing forming a heart shape, acrylic celebration circle, and many more. Lastly, you may also opt for a more religious wedding cake topper design, in accordance to the holiness of the wedding ceremony. It can be birds with a cross, or a bible with a love verse written on it, to name a few.

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Sophisticated Wedding Cake Toppers

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When you hear about wedding cake toppers, the first thing that usually comes to mind are the little bride and groom figurines that have been popular for decades. While these cake toppers can fit in nicely with a traditional or a retro theme, you may be looking for a cake topper that is a little more sophisticated if you are planning an elegant wedding.

There are several options for classy wedding cake toppers, depending upon the style of your wedding cake and what feels right to you. Using fresh flowers to top off a wedding cake can be very elegant and sophisticated. The best person to design a floral cake topper is your florist, of course. You may want to coordinate your plans with your cake designer, especially if you decide on using flowers that take up a lot of space. You could coordinate the flowers to match the wedding bouquets or use the opportunity to bring in a whole new color and variety of flowers.

Another classy way to decorate the top of a wedding cake is with a monogram cake topper. These can be stand-alone initials or lovely crystal toppers with engraved initials. Monogram wedding cake toppers are the perfect choice for a modern wedding with a contemporary theme. You will find a variety of these cake toppers including very simple designs and also extravagant initials adorned with rhinestones and Swarovski crystals.

All of these sophisticated wedding cake toppers are available in every price range. Simple flower arrangements or monogram toppers start as low as $20.00 and go up from there. Between all of the cake supply shops and the online retailers, you should have a great variety of cake toppers to choose from. Once you have your cake plans set, take note of how much space you will have for a topper and you are ready to go. Take the time to enjoy planning your wedding cake display and the rest of the details of the big day!

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