The wedding cake topper is not really something that you notice until it has been pointed out to you.  I think wedding cake toppers are just your average ceramic figurines of the couple placed on top of the cake.  There have been millions of them made.  Not really that special since once you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all.  Or so I thought.

I did not realize that there are just so many types of wedding toppers in existence when I started researching about them.  I’m impressed by the variety and by the creativity of people that make these wedding cake toppers.  Among the toppers I saw:

Custom Toppers – do you want your cake toppers to be in the form of birds painted in the colors of your theme, and one has glasses?  Or perhaps you want them sock monkey style, dressed in Star Trek costumes?  Or perhaps you don’t want the usual couple wedding cake topper, but rather want a replica of the iconic Love Statue in Pennsylvania.  You can request that too.  Custom wedding cake toppers are limited only by your imagination.  Depending on the artist, they are made from different materials.  A lot were from wood and polymer clay.

Personalized Toppers – personalized wedding cake toppers are a bit like custom cake toppers, except that these usually have a pre-set form or face, and the artist personalizes it with different hair colors or adding the colors of your entourage to the topper.  Some may even personalize it to look similar to your gown.  The most adorable ones I saw are made from wood, but some are also made from polymer clay, ceramic, and I even saw some incorporating crochet and knitting into the figurines.

Funny Toppers – by far my favorite toppers of the bunch, and I couldn’t help laughing at the ones I saw.  At the onset they look like traditional ceramic cake toppers but if you investigate further, you’d see that they’re naughtier and funnier than their traditional cousins.  My favorites were the ones that have the bride pinching the groom’s backside and the one were the bride is pulling the groom by the leg.  These funny wedding cake toppers will surely make a humorous statement at your wedding.

Whether you pick out a custom wedding cake topper, a personalized one, a funny one, or perhaps find a way to combine all three in one cake topper, it can be rest assured that it won’t be ignored come the day of your wedding.  In fact it may even be one of the highlights.