Manolo for the Brides

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?

You’ve got your sparkly initials.

And your sparkly, but un-initialed topper.

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

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!

Ooooooooh, hello. You can all thank Victoria McMillan of Alvina Valenta for the vision of loveliness you see before you. I really love the simplicity of this rum pink silk duchess satin mermaid-style gown with soft pleated ruffles on top and on the bottom. And if rum pink isn’t your thing, you can nab this gorgeous number in ivory, champagne, crème, white, oyster, eggshell, vanilla, and something called dove.