The 123′s of the Wedding Cake Topper Galaxy
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by S. Taylor in Relationships
Congratulations! You would like a topper to sit on top of your great wedding cake. Toppers are certainly a trendy little item these days. For example, consider the following search topics that all sorts of people are typing directly into into today’s search engines:
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Do you know what wedding cake toppers are? You have asked a very valid question. Not many individuals know what they are, but they are those small “figures” or “statues” that position themselves on top of the tiered wedding cake. They seem to yell out “Notice Me…I’m Something Special…I Matter!”. From their extremely humble beginnings there is a tremendous variety of cake toppers available in today’s market. Let us spend a few seconds learning their story…
After the description a brief history is next. Although no accurate records exist of the first time someone put the first statue on the very top of a wedding cake, a number of traditions do exist. One of the most popular traditions around states that a girl was getting married, and she was trying to figure out some way in which she could depict the love that she and her husband to be shared for one another. Her father happened to be the city baker, and she gave him a job. Because he was a baker he without a doubt baked a wedding cake, but he added a little something to the very top of the wedding cake. He positioned a model of his daughter and future son-in-law on the very top of the cake. He did this to display the extreme love that these two young individuals shared for each other as they started their new life together.
Is this story factual? Perhaps it is. Is it fictional? It could be. Does it foreshadow the prominence that the cake topper would have on not only the wedding cake but the big day? Undoubtably. This humble baker probably had no idea what a trend he had begun. What we now call the wedding day would never be the same again…
What do you think of the 50′s? The King (i.e.: Elvis) and Good ole’ & Roll right? Well wedding cake toppers were destined to become much more popular than ever during this decade as men returning from WW2 started to settle down and raise families.
In the world today we see that toppers are extremely popular. Models have changed somewhat to reflect the changing times, but they are very popular none-the-less. In today’s world you can get wedding cake toppers that depict mixed race marriages, and same-sex marriages as well. Many humorous wedding toppers are being offered these days. One model in particular depicts the lovely grabbing her new groom by the collar…preventing him from escaping. Another depicts her dragging him back to the altar after he has made his getaway. Some cake toppers even depict the various things that the happy couple can enjoy.
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