Bride and Groom
Cake Toppers

Couples looks forward to their wedding day. It’s one of the most exciting days of their life from the wedding music to saying their vows to the wedding cake all the way down to the bride and groom cake toppers.

In this article we will be defining bride and groom cake toppers, describing some of the modern ones, and examining the history behind this simple yet elegant little detail to wedding cakes.

What exactly is a "wedding cake topper"? Formally speaking, a wedding cake topper is a small figure or modelthat sits on top of a wedding cake. The topper can often define the entire wedding cake.  Traditionally bride and groom cake toppers are used and are dressed in a wedding gown and tuxedo.

So where exactly did bride and groom wedding cake toppers come from?  There are no exact records of when they were created but the tradition goes back over 100 years ago. Could it have been a created by a daughter of a baker wanting to make  her wedding cake unique? Of course it sounds like a reasonable story but nobody knows for sure.

Let's fast forward to the 1950's. This was the time of Rock n Roll and Elvis. The future "baby boomers" were being born and growing up, and the "topper" was as popular as ever. Even though Elvis has died the design of bride and groom cake toppers dressed as Elvis and Pricilla has been a big fad in wedding cakes.

Nowdays there are tons of different wedding cake toppers. Another popular topper is a humorous one.  Example, a bride taking her husband off in handcuffs and shackles.  There are a wide variety of humorous wedding cake toppers to choose from.

Personalized bride and groom cake toppers are popular as well.  You can get them custom made to look like the couple, in a serious or humorous way. You can also get them with names, initials or a special saying.