Traditionally, wedding cake toppers were just little bride and groom figurines that didn’t have much personality. Some of them were made of cheap plastic which just didn’t look very good on the tops of gorgeously decorated wedding cakes. The good news is that you can now buy wedding cake toppers in hundreds of styles, particularly if you shop around on the Internet.

For example, if you are having a traditional wedding, you’ll want to pick a cake topper that is also very traditional, although you might want to avoid plastic figurines and opt for nicer ceramic ones.

 You could also opt for something sophisticated. You can purchase letters made of Swarovski crystals. They can be used as monograms or to spell out a word, such as “Love” on the top of the cake. However, these toppers can be pricey at around $100 per character.

Less formal weddings can have more wedding topper choices. Since a common wedding theme can be different types of flowers, you can choose to create wedding toppers that are real or silk flowers matching your theme. Lovely silk roses or tulips can look beautiful on an intricately decorated cake, particularly one decorated with sugar flowers. One advantage of choosing silk flowers over real ones is that you’ll be able to keep your wedding topper as a keepsake.

If you’re having a very fairytale-style wedding, then you can top your wedding cake with any number of appropriate toppers, including castles, horse drawn carriages, or unicorns. On the other hand, if you’re having a more gothic-themed wedding, you can find cake toppers that look like crows, scary houses, gravestones, vampire couples, coffins, and bats. These dark-colored toppers can look amazing on a cake covered in dark red icing with black icing for the trimming.

Some couples prefer that their cake topper be more of a reflection of their personality than their wedding theme so they might want a more whimsical topper. For example, you can find a topper with a groom trying to escape from his bride. While not all couples will find such a topper funny, this might be a good choice for brides and grooms who can find humor even in the stress of their wedding planning.

Another option is a truly personalized cake topper. Today, you can have photographs of yourselves placed on hearts or other designs which are then used to top your wedding cake. Not only is your topper completely unique to your wedding but it will make a priceless keepsake of your special day. For the photographs, you might choose your engagement photo or another special picture of the two of you taken specifically for the topper.