As a bride you will want your wedding cake to stand out above the rest. Why go with the cheap plastic topper when you can make your own unique topper. In addition to the simple idea of adding fresh flowers to your wedding cake, here are some other affordable cake topper ideas:
* Wine Glass with Flowers
Stand a wine glass on a round mirror for stability; fill it with silk flowers and tufted netting; tie the stem of the glass with a bow and add swirls of tulle netting around the edge of the mirror.
* Tiny White Basket with Flowers
Use the same idea, only with a basket instead of a wine glass.
* Framed Photo of the Bride and Groom
The trick to this simple cake topper is to round up an elegant white ceramic or lacy crystal
frame for the couple's photo; set it on a five-inch by one-inch base of white Styrofoam covered with silk flowers, tufts of white tulle netting and strings for white seed pearls , one of which drapes over an upper corner of the frame.
* Bride and Groom Figurines (Precious Moments)
Surely you know someone who collects Precious Moments figurines; ask if you can borrow one for a bride and groom, setting the bisque figurine on a mirror with sprigs or white silk stephanotis sprinkled around the edge of the mirror and at the feet of the bride and groom.
* Blown Glass
There are dozens of traditional blown glass figures that work as well, from two hearts entwined, to a wishing well, to a pair of love doves, to a wedding bell suspended from a heart.
* Wired Ribbon Bows
I saw a wedding cake recently that was beautifully adorned with affordable wired ribbon bows. The top layer had a large three-inch wired bow "Sitting up" on top. The remaining layers each had five smaller one and one-half inch wired bows placed evenly around each layer. Each of the bows had their "tails" draping gracefully down onto the next layer by about two inches. The bows were in the primary wedding color--a soft , dusty pink. What a simple, affordable, yet elegant way to decorate a white wedding cake.
* Nested Votive Candles
By "nestled" I mean that the shallow votive candles are pressed down into the frosting so that the sides of the candles are hidden from view. This would look lovely in an evening wedding with all the lights dimmed and the candles are lit. The trick is to make your reception feel like a magical romantic setting. Besides putting candles on the cake you could place votive candles in bowls filled with water on each table. Light all the candles and dim the lights and your venue will be romantically lit by candlelight.
* Rotating Music Box
Borrow a music box that compliments your theme; set it to a mirror, surround the base with silk flowers and narrow acetate ribbons and the appoint someone to be in charge of winding the box off and on during the reception. It will be a real conversation piece.
* Wine Glass with Flowers
Stand a wine glass on a round mirror for stability; fill it with silk flowers and tufted netting; tie the stem of the glass with a bow and add swirls of tulle netting around the edge of the mirror.
* Tiny White Basket with Flowers
Use the same idea, only with a basket instead of a wine glass.
* Framed Photo of the Bride and Groom
The trick to this simple cake topper is to round up an elegant white ceramic or lacy crystal
frame for the couple's photo; set it on a five-inch by one-inch base of white Styrofoam covered with silk flowers, tufts of white tulle netting and strings for white seed pearls , one of which drapes over an upper corner of the frame.
* Bride and Groom Figurines (Precious Moments)
Surely you know someone who collects Precious Moments figurines; ask if you can borrow one for a bride and groom, setting the bisque figurine on a mirror with sprigs or white silk stephanotis sprinkled around the edge of the mirror and at the feet of the bride and groom.
* Blown Glass
There are dozens of traditional blown glass figures that work as well, from two hearts entwined, to a wishing well, to a pair of love doves, to a wedding bell suspended from a heart.
* Wired Ribbon Bows
I saw a wedding cake recently that was beautifully adorned with affordable wired ribbon bows. The top layer had a large three-inch wired bow "Sitting up" on top. The remaining layers each had five smaller one and one-half inch wired bows placed evenly around each layer. Each of the bows had their "tails" draping gracefully down onto the next layer by about two inches. The bows were in the primary wedding color--a soft , dusty pink. What a simple, affordable, yet elegant way to decorate a white wedding cake.
* Nested Votive Candles
By "nestled" I mean that the shallow votive candles are pressed down into the frosting so that the sides of the candles are hidden from view. This would look lovely in an evening wedding with all the lights dimmed and the candles are lit. The trick is to make your reception feel like a magical romantic setting. Besides putting candles on the cake you could place votive candles in bowls filled with water on each table. Light all the candles and dim the lights and your venue will be romantically lit by candlelight.
* Rotating Music Box
Borrow a music box that compliments your theme; set it to a mirror, surround the base with silk flowers and narrow acetate ribbons and the appoint someone to be in charge of winding the box off and on during the reception. It will be a real conversation piece.
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