Again with the toppers

February 2, 2007 in Cakes with 4 Comments

I’m not a big fan of the toppers, as you folks know. But some are admittedly better than others. Ball-and-chain groom toppers? Yuck. Cheap-o generic bride and groom toppers? Ew. There’s nothing wrong with forgoing the topper altogether. If you just have to have one, why not go for something with glitz?

It sparkles! Glitter play

You’ve got your sparkly initials.


Say it without words

And your sparkly, but un-initialed topper.

Or say it without sparkle

But don’t forget the initialed, but un-sparkly topper.


DOUBLE HAPPINESS!!!!

Or the not sparkly, not an initial, but also not a sill plastic bride and groom topper! The picture kind of sucks, so if you can’t see it, know that it’s the Chinese character for “Double Happiness.” This character, I’ve heard, is usually prominently displayed at Chinese weddings somewhere where the bride and groom will lay eyes on it often. If you put it on a delicious cake, I bet everyone will lay eyes on it often!

About Christa Terry: Christa Terry is a writer and wedding and lifestyle expert whose book iDo: Planning Your Wedding with Nothing But ‘Net is a one-stop planning resource for modern, free-thinking brides and grooms. With one husband, one toddler, and more on the way – kids, not husbands – Christa somehow manages to stay on top of the tricks and trends that make getting married and living life stylish and fun.

All Posts by  |  Personal Blog  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Share By Email

4 Responses to “Again with the toppers”

  1. Julie February 2, 2007 at 5:21 pm #

    I bought a small rhinestone picture frame and framed a cute picture of the groom and I. It was cheap and personal and sat on the cake nicely.

  2. Bacon's Mom February 3, 2007 at 1:37 pm #

    I wish I had a good picture of our cake topper, but it was cars – a little white one and a little black one on a wooden stand.

    I collect Hot Wheels, but couldn’t bear to open the packages on my ’64 Continental convertibles, so Baconsdad went out and found brand new cars to stick on the cake, just for me, right after a fight. It was the best apology ever.

  3. Never teh Bride February 5, 2007 at 11:51 am #

    Great ideas, ladies!

  4. desertlover79 February 5, 2007 at 5:41 pm #

    I personally like the humorous cake tops. For example, the runaway groom figurine or one of the groom looking for the missing bride.