Beastie Brides and Gator Grooms

July 8, 2009 in Cake toppers,Cakes with 5 Comments

Forget the horrible, sexist bride dragging the groom to the altar cake toppers and the raunchy bride with her legs wrapped around the groom cake toppers. If you’re anything like me, you’ve seen so many novelty wedding cake toppers that you desperately long for an alternative. I can dig it. Luckily Bunny With a Toolbelt has got folks like us covered! Her carved wooden bride and groom bunnies, elephants (for the staunchly Republican bride and groom?), gators, birds, giraffes, dachshunds, and more are playfully quirky while still retaining a sense of elegance.

The donkeys, sadly long since sold, are my faves.

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Plus the details are way cute. How about those tiny flowers on the bride donkey’s veil? I don’t know about you, but they make me say “Squee!”

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.

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5 Responses to “Beastie Brides and Gator Grooms”

  1. anna and the ring July 8, 2009 at 8:51 am #

    Bleurgh to the hideous cake toppers. Hurrah for the cuteness.

  2. Twistie July 8, 2009 at 10:37 am #

    Cutely done. Those would be lovely for a fairly relaxed event.

  3. Never teh Bride July 8, 2009 at 1:56 pm #

    I disagree, Twistie, about the “fairly relaxed” part. I think there is room for touches like this in even the most sophisticated of affairs. As long as you’re not overdoing the quirkiness (in which case it may become a fairly relaxed event without the bride/groom intending it to be so) you can maintain an overall feel of elegance while also putting a personal stamp on your reception that goes beyond choosing cream cheese icing over buttercream or lilies instead of roses.

  4. Blossom July 9, 2009 at 7:53 am #

    Awww so cute, me and my man to be are duck lovers we would get ducks i bet ducks would be so cute as well.

  5. SusanC July 9, 2009 at 2:12 pm #

    Yup, Squee!!!! But I’d be worried that someone would say that the groom is an ass.