Choosing a Wedding Cake Topper - What's the Best Kind for You?

Wedding cake toppers have come a long way from the flower adornments of yesteryear. Today's brides have a plethora of wedding cake toppers to choose from. With so many choices, which will you choose? Which cake topper style reflects your personality?

Traditional Bride

Brides with a traditional bridal style tend to gravitate towards wedding cake toppers that are, well, "traditional" such as bride and groom figurines, dove cake toppers, and heart cake toppers. These types of toppers are often made of porcelain.



Whimsical Bride

The whimsical bride loves to share her sense of humor every chance she gets and her wedding day is no exception. She has no problem poking fun at the fact that she's succeeded in getting a reluctant groom to the altar. The choices available to her include a bride reeling in her groom with a fishing pole or dragging the groom to the altar. There are even cake toppers that show a bride carrying the groom over her shoulder.

The whimsical bride also opts for cake toppers that show off either her or her new husband's hobbies or quirks. If the bride is expecting to be a "sports widow" she can select a cake topper that shows her exasperation with her new husband's obsession with golf, soccer or hockey. There's even a cake topper for the bride who's a self-proclaimed "shopaholic".



Modern Bride

Brides with a modern bridal style look for cake toppers that are trendy and sophisticated. They often find traditional cake toppers boring and lacking in style. What kinds of toppers fit the bill for these girls? Toppers with clean lines and a bit of sparkle are likely to be found atop a modern bride's wedding cake. These can include personalized toppers such as the couple's initials in jewels, silver, or tin.



Princess Bride

For the bride who has found her Prince Charming and wants her wedding reception to be reminiscent of Cinderella at the ball, there are castle cake toppers, and toppers that resemble a tiara. The princess bride will choose a cake topper that says "fairy tale".



Cultural Pride Bride

For the bride who wants to celebrate her Big Day as well as her heritage, there are culturally themed wedding cake toppers. Many of these toppers contain the traditional symbols associated with the culture.



Whichever type of wedding cake topper you choose, be sure to consider the overall theme of your reception, including your color scheme. The topper should also complement the design of your wedding cake. Although you want your cake topper to stand out, you don't want it to do so for the wrong reason.

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The Black and White Wedding Theme - Classic Style at Its Best

There's something about a black and white color palette that evokes sophistication and elegance.

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The Many Roles of Wedding Napkins

Wedding napkins can be used for much more than dabbing the mouths of wedding guests. Available in a myriad of colors, wedding napkins present an inexpensive way to enhance your overall color scheme and bring style to your wedding reception tables. Add your names and wedding date to the napkins to personalize your wedding reception and leave a lasting impression.




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Unity Sand Ceremony Vows - What Will You Say During the Unity Sand Ceremony?

The Unity Sand Ceremony is symbolic of the joining of two lives. The Sand Ceremony is a modern alternative to the unity candle ceremony and is perfect for an outdoor setting. Personalize the Unity Sand Ceremony Set with your initials and wedding date to create a lasting keepsake.

Using different colored sands, the bride and groom take turns filling a central unity vase as they recite vows appropriate for the ceremony. The sand colors typically coordinate with the wedding colors but can also be the couple's favorite colors. At the end of the ceremony, the sand-filled unity vase can be placed in a china cabinet, on a shelf, table or mantel as a reminder of your wedding day and the life you now share.



What will you say during the unity sand ceremony? What unity sand ceremony vows should you use? Here are a couple of suggestions for vows:

Your officiant or a friend could say the following:

Today our bride and groom wish to participate in the sand ceremony. Similar to the unity candle, it indicates the joining of their lives, their hearts and their souls. (Name) and (name), just as these grains of sand can never be separated, our prayer for you today is that your lives together would be longer than the time it would take to separate the individual grains of sand. (You can simply play soft music as you and your new husband slowly pour sand into the middle vase)

Here's another version you may want to have the officiant read:

_______ and _______, you have just sealed your relationship by the giving and receiving of rings and the exchange of a kiss, and this covenant is a relationship pledge between two people who agree that they will commit themselves to one another throughout their lives. The most beautiful example of this partnership is the marriage relationship. You have committed here today to share the rest of your lives with each other. Today, this relationship is symbolized through the pouring of these two individual containers of sand one, representing you, _______ and all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be, and the other representing you, _______, and all that you were and all that you are, and all that you will ever be. As these two containers of sand are poured into the third container, the individual containers of sand will no longer exist, but will be joined together as one. Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage be.


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Charitable Wedding Favors - Wedding Favors That Give and Give

Charitable wedding favors make it easy for you to give guests a memento of your wedding celebration while supporting a worthwhile cause. Purchase beautiful and meaningful favors from the Pink Ribbon Collection and 10% of the net proceeds will be donated to the Young Survival Coalition.

This national organization is devoted to supporting women—young and old—living with breast cancer, and granting the wishes of terminally ill breast cancer patients.

On The I Do Foundation website, you can support your favorite charity in lieu of giving tangible favors and order place cards to let your wedding guests know that the donation has been made.

Would you rather have guests donate to your favorite charity instead of presenting wedding gifts? Visit JustGive.org to create a charitable wedding registry.


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Eco-Friendly Wedding Favors

Isn't it wonderful when you find a product that will serve double duty? That's exactly what you'll get when you choose from many of the lovely environmentally friendly wedding favors that are available now. These wedding favors will express your heartfelt thanks to your wedding guests and protect Mother Earth at the same time. Take a look at what's new:



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