Unusual Wedding Cake Toppers

Traditionally, wedding cake toppers were minature figurines of the bride and groom placed on the top tier of the wedding cake, but in more recent times we have seen a great variation in the different types of items now used to top the cake. Many people now opt for a decorative piece instead, usually one that is co ordinated with the wedding centerpieces. There are many different types available and for anyone who wants their wedding cake to be unique there are a whole range of different choices now available.

Another trend that has somewhat replaced the traditional stance of the bride and groom atop the cake is to have the same figurines in different poses, meant to represent the personality of the couple. This can be anything from the figures posed in an embrace to figurines dancing or posed on a motorbike or placed with another symbolic piece that represents the interests of the couple.

Other common types of cake toppers seen today include the couples initials, love hearts, abstract figures, engraved glass pieces and many more, below we will take a look at some of the more unique types of wedding cake toppers.

There are a huge choice of toppers now available for your wedding cake, below is a list of some of the most common styles of cake toppers:

• Monogram - these are increasingly popular lately and are a very elegant style of cake topper.
• Humorous - posed figurines are the most common types of humorous cake toppers and one of the most popular types are of the groom climbing up the side of the cake or sitting to the side fishing while the bride stands with arms crossed. Another newer style is of the couple back to back atop the cake, posed as spies with guns in hand, picture Mr and Mrs Smith style cake toppers.
• Traditional
• Symbolic
• Character - Disney figures are very popular choices
• Military Figurines
• Harley and Motorbike wedding cake toppers
• Floral
• Religious

The range of different types of cake toppers especially designed for wedding cakes is growing, many couples want a unique style of cake or a cake that coordinates with other parts of the ceremony, this could be anything from the wedding flowers to the brides dress or the table centerpieces at the meal.

Like anything else, the toppers chosen for a couples wedding cake have gone through many different trends one of which is Disney, there have been many disney themed figurines displayed on wedding cakes with popular choices being "beauty and the beast" and "cinderella".

You can find many unique styles of toppers in stores and online below are some images gathered from the net that show some of the most common and most unusual styles of cake toppers for weddings.