Once a standard bride and groom figurine standing atop of a celebrated baked good, wedding cake toppers have become an en vogue path to expressing a couple’s own unique style. As we become more progressive as a society, previous rules and etiquette fall by the wayside in lieu of personal expression of individuality. It is far more accepted these days to forgo traditions that once were considered correct etiquette. This is led to an explosion of styles and designs never before considered for the wedding day.

Traditionally you would find something that would trigger images related to the event of the day. Some of the more common traditional wedding cake toppers are wedding bells, doves, religious symbols, and of course a bride and groom standing side by side. These probably reached their height of popularity after world war two during the 1950s and the 1960s. As the 1970s dawned, convention and tradition began to take a backseat to new ideas and personal expression. As with many other things during this time period, this new found importance on individuality began to affect wedding ceremonies and all the accessories that go with them.

Lovely Couple
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These days you can find a myriad of offerings to suit almost any style, design, hobby, or interest you desire. There are offerings that are twists on the original traditional models, such as the bride and groom standing side by side dressed in professional uniforms corresponding to their vocation. Everything from plumbers to firemen to cooks can be found. Of course, with the focus our society has on sports, there are almost every imaginable sports team themes from college sports to a professional sports and everywhere in between. In fact, if you’d like to salute your Alma mater there are many college themed wedding cake toppers out there.

Where can I find all these unique styles? Where else, the Internet. That is usually where you will find some of the more unique and interesting and sometimes, risqué or questionable styles. For those of you with this taste and sense of humor everything from lingerie dressed figurines to figurines completely undressed, and in some cases rather interesting poses. Not all unique styles center around the lewd or questionable taste. Sometimes something as simple as a groom with the ball and chain attached or on a leash may be the right touch for your celebration. For the animal lovers there is an endless supply of variations including your favorite.

Just in case you can’t locate the perfect wedding cake toppers, you can always opt for custom made design. These can be just the thing for a collectible for future generations. Sometimes custom designs will be fashioned from polymer clay or another choice becoming more popular these days is bobble head toppers made in the couple’s likeness.

Regardless of the option you choose or the style you decide on this is one area of the wedding ceremony where you as a couple can express both your individuality as well as your combined style.