LOVE/HATE: The ‘Chapeau de Gateau’ Edition

March 11, 2010 in Cake toppers,Cakes,Decor with 7 Comments

Yes, you read that right. I’m talking about cake hats. For those who want to top their wedding cakes with something other than the usual bride(s) and/or groom(s) statuettes, sparkle monograms, and anthropomorphic animalia, Alison Dawson of Toronto, Canada founded Chapeau de Gateau.

wedding cake topper 1

Dawson creates custom cake hats using the finest quality Mokuba ribbon, and each wedding cake topper is made with the couple’s wedding colors or theme in mind. Or, if you already have a cake design in mind, I’m thinking you could have a ribbon model of your wedding cake created in miniature. (Put a hook in it and you have a keepsake decoration — I’m thinking a wedding cake on your Christmas tree.)

wedding cake topper 2

I definitely don’t hate cake hats, since they’re rather pretty and you’re not going to see them on every other wedding cake. I do think they’re a bit silly, but these are wedding cakes we’re talking about here. How dignified can a cake possibly be? Conversely, how much will a wedding cake’s innate dignity suffer if you put a little fancy hat on it? My guess: Not much.

What say you?

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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7 Responses to “LOVE/HATE: The ‘Chapeau de Gateau’ Edition”

  1. T. Beard March 11, 2010 at 12:28 pm #

    Uh… I’d say these are pretty ridiculous, actually. Even if they do match the cake.

  2. Twistie March 11, 2010 at 1:10 pm #

    Ridiculous, yes, but in kind of a fun way, I think. Would I buy one? Probably not. Would I think less of a person who did? Absolutely not.

  3. Never teh Bride March 11, 2010 at 1:15 pm #

    @Twistie True, true. Then again, I think there are much wackier and weirder things brides and grooms could buy for their weddings that we still wouldn’t think less of them for buying! We’re pretty open-minded like that, you and I.

  4. Anonymous March 11, 2010 at 2:43 pm #

    They seem a bit girly only…. Where is the top hat?

  5. Never teh Bride March 11, 2010 at 10:32 pm #

    Are you really that surprised, Anon? So much wedding stuff has XX written all over it!

  6. Twistie March 12, 2010 at 12:56 pm #

    Besides, I see no reason this concept couldn’t be made into a top hatish figure, if that’s what a couple wants.

  7. ChristianeF March 12, 2010 at 7:27 pm #

    Cute, but I can’t say I LOVE it.