As discerning brides and grooms look for new ways to personalize their weddings, custom cake toppers have enjoyed a dramatic rise in popularity. No longer content to top their cakes with ubiquitous plastic figurines and fresh flowers and wanting to cut costs wherever possible, many engaged couples craft their own cake toppers. Read on for some ideas on how you can make a custom wedding cake topper.
Instructions
1. Let your wedding cake go to the birds. Buy a pair of artificial feather-covered birds at a crafts store and create tiny wedding outfits for their similar to those you and your partner plan to wear on your special day. Use netting, bits of heirloom lace and antique buttons to dress your birds to the nines. Secure them in the top layer of your wedding cake with small, stiff wires or pipe cleaners.
2. Scour novelty stores and gift shops to find a pair of unique figurines to top your wedding cake. Ideas include Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) dolls, porcelain miniatures and small sculptures. Customize your cake with a bride and groom that express your and your partner's special styles.
3. Sculpt a topper from chocolate. These days, specialty shops and kitchen supply stores sell chocolate molds in every shape you can imagine, from dogs to space ships. Your custom wedding cake topper will be charming as well as edible.
4. Top your wedding cake with a small, special heirloom, like a music box or bud vase. Fill your engagement or wedding ring boxes with tiny flowers for a one-of-a-kind . Give your cake a retro flare by sinking an antique tussy mussy in your cake's top layer.
5. Use a lightweight picture frame as a custom cake topper. You can insert your engagement photo in the photo frame and remember your best times together.
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