Wedding Planning Tip: points to consider for your wedding cake topper

When our parents and grandparents tied the knot, wedding bells, plastic brides and grooms, or artificial doves adorned the tops of their wedding cakes.  Modern day weddings, however, feature a wide selection of unique cake toppers, enabling couples to personalize the look of their cake.  Before purchasing or special ordering that "must-have" topper, be sure to consider:

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• diameter of the topper - make sure that the top of the cake is wide enough to fit the topper or vice versa, that the cake topper you are ordering is of a size proportional for the top tier of the cake.
• weight of the topper - with toppers available now in all kinds of materials, check with your cake maker (prior to your wedding day) to see whether the cake can support the weight of the topper.  If not, the cake maker may need to reinforce the cake with dowels or supports, or he/she may suggest not placing the topper on the cake at all.
• material of the topper - couples sometimes get creative by choosing something out of the ordinary to serve as a cake topper.  If doing so, be sure to check whether it is made of non-toxic materials if planning to actually consume the top tier of cake.

Happy Planning!

Mona

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(formerly known as Weddings by Grace and Mona)

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