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How to Choose the Best Topper for Your Wedding Cake

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Every couple wants their wedding to be as perfect as possible. Every detail must be carefully managed, and the wedding cake is no exception. The wedding cake is one of the details that guests are usually looking into a wedding party. A traditional wedding cake has a cake topper that may either be made of porcelain or plastic figurine that reflects a couple.

While there are so many choices of cake toppers showing a bride and groom, customized toppers are perhaps the most popular choice these days. If you are a couple and would like to go for a customized wedding cake topper, there is a wide variety to choose from that come in different colors and style you could ever imagine for your wedding cake. From classy to ultra chic and traditional to contemporary, there’s a lot of choices for wedding cake toppers that are available both online and local stores.

Among the things where both you can express a bit of your personality, a cake topper can help you show off what you got. It can also make a great highlight to the overall theme of your wedding. Choosing the best cake and the decorations to it – cake topper – is a beautiful piece that adds accent to the whole aspect of your nuptial.

A traditional way to accentuate a wedding cake is by putting a figurine on the of it. Today, you can find various types of cake toppers that are not only made of porcelain and plastic, but also made of crystal, wood, clay and glass, and are sold in pairs or individually. Some of these items can be personalized according to your will. You can even personalize your choice according to your favorite sports, hobby or favorite movie or show. Also, there are some toppers that come in various characters that reflect various professions, such as doctor, nurse, police, firefighter and the likes.

Another way to personalize your cake topper is to opt for a monogrammed one. It is what both of your names describe. A monogrammed topper is often in shape of monogram, and considered as an artwork by many. They stand upright on the top layer of the cake for everyone to see. Monogrammed toppers are available in different sizes and fonts.

Flowers are beautiful alternatives as toppers for wedding cakes. They are versatile options that suit for a formal or whimsical wedding. If you opt for a flower cake topper, you may use real ones that can be dried and saved as one of your wedding mementos.

Ideas For Your Wedding Cake

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Wedding cakes – this is the sweetest and yummiest part of the wedding. But before having a bite, everybody will take a look and discuss among them about the design, colors and decoration of the cake. Sometimes couples concentrate on the flavor of the cake and not to the design. But you need to make sure that both the taste and looks are equally good. The reason is that you can order the cake just once and people will remember the taste and decoration for many forthcoming years. There are quite a number of varieties that you get in the market.

Patterns – The pattern of the cake should reflect the preference and choice of the couple. In fact you can make them in unique shapes instead of the conventional ones. There are many pastry chefs and bakers who can help you out with catalogues, which contains almost a hundred of different cake patterns.There are cake designers who come up with innovative ideas about the cakes. The variety can be added through the cake toppings, colors and icings. You will often find wedding cakes that are simple ones but decorated with laces, pearls and many other items.

Unique – Many couples look for a little uniqueness, one of the uncommon cake is the ones with the medieval theme. They are decorated with golden crowns, ribbons and pearls. You can use unique figures like a fairy or a child on the cake and make it look beautiful.There are cakes with Victorian designs which are ornamented with roses and bows. There are also ones with oriental theme topped with a pot of edible orchid. The shape of a cake can be chosen according to that of flowers, pansy, rose and bird-of-paradise.

Toppings – You can be innovative while choosing the toppings of the wedding cakes. The frequently used toppings are daisies, doves, hearts, roses, flower baskets and figures of the couple. You can choose toppings made of crystal, glass, plastic or porcelain.A good catalogue can be helpful in choosing a wedding cake topping. If the theme of the wedding is fairytale then a figurine of snow white or Cinderella can make an excellent and unique cake topping.