Cultural Cake Topper Ideas
Your wedding cake should be a confectionery representation of you and your new spouse on your wedding day, so choosing the perfect wedding cake toppers that accurately represent your individuality as a couple should be a top priority. However, for many couples, the search for appropriate wedding cake toppers can be a struggle at times. Brides and grooms come from all different kinds of backgrounds and have their own customs, characteristics, and traditions that they may want to incorporate into their wedding and reception, so having these attributes properly represented in all areas of the wedding is something that should be considered thoroughly, starting with your wedding cake toppers. In the past, many couples were stuck with only a few choices available when it came to wedding cake toppers…Caucasian, non-Caucasian, and mixed sex only. Fortunately, modern wedding couple have a lot more options when it comes to choosing the proper toppers for their wedding cake. Just as each couple is different and unique, so are the many wedding cake toppers that are available today.
For instance, a typical Indian couple does not necessarily fit into the Caucasian or non-Caucasian categories, so it was difficult for Indian couples to find appropriate wedding cake toppers that accurately represent them on their wedding day. Fortunately that has all now changed because there are now wedding cake toppers that properly represent the modern Indian couple. You can now choose cake toppers that are styled in the traditional or contemporary Indian dress and decor. Traditional Indian bride toppers are dressed in beautiful saris with henna and bindi detailing, while Indian groom toppers are dressed in traditional sherwani garb. Contemporary Indian bride toppers are also decorated with henna and bindi detailing, but with a modern twist, while Indian groom toppers look dapper in sophisticated modern black suits. Depending on the wedding couple, wedding cake toppers can certainly be mixed and matched to better suit the happy Indian couple.
For other Asian couples, the wedding ceremony often includes both contemporary and traditional characteristics and this can be represented on the cake as well. Modern couples who want to give a nod to their Asian roots can choose from any number of Asian style cake toppers. There are toppers dressed in traditional Asian attire, modern traditional attire, or you can forego the bride and groom theme all together by decorating your cake with some Asian symbols for good luck. Asian symbols are a great option for all couples, no matter what their ethnicity, because they give a contemporary look and a traditional meaning to any wedding cake. Common Asian symbols written on cake toppers often express message of love, hope, happiness, and joy.
Of course, many modern couples come from varied backgrounds and are made up of mixed races, religions, sexes, or ethnic backgrounds. At one time, this may have posed a problem when choosing a truly representative wedding cake topper, but that is no longer the case today. Because brides and grooms come from all kinds of diverse cultures, so do modern wedding cake toppers. You can mix and match whatever combination you and your soon-to-be-spouse happen to be. These interchangeable wedding cake toppers make it easy to match brides and grooms accordingly. You can even choose specific personal details, such as brown hair, blonde hair, red hair, or no hair at all!
Remember, your wedding cake toppers should represent who you and your bride and/or groom are as a couple, so make sure to choose ones that are appropriate for your specific wedding and reception. After the wedding is over, cake toppers will make a wonderful addition to your curio cabinet where you can remember the feelings you felt on your wedding day every time you look at them. So, make sure to carefully choose your unique and individual wedding cake toppers because the wedding cake will only last a few hours, but your memories and love will last a lifetime.
