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Let us explain first what a wedding caketopper is: it is usually a figurine or set of figurines which are placed on top of the wedding cake and which may be given away as keepsakes to the wedding party guests. However, there are now new types of wedding caketopper designs available because some people want their wedding to be a bit more unique than others.

For instance, the wedding caketopper could be a glass paperweight engraved with the wedding couple’s first names or nicknames. Or it could be a ceramic fantasy castle, for those inclined for such things. You might even have your wedding caketopper made to resemble two elegant swans in a loving embrace to represent the relationship of the couple to be wedded. There is literally no limit to what your wedding caketopper can be made to look like – and if people find your choice of design odd, well, you don’t get married everyday so go for it anyway. At least your wedding caketopper will be unique.

Though most people would still want the traditional bride-and-groom wedding caketopper set, you can depart from the ordinary and create mix-and-match pieces that will bring a smile to the faces of those receiving these as keepsakes. For example, you can have a traditional bride figurine made but the groom could be dressed in a sports uniform such as maybe a football uniform (to reflect his passion for sports.) This means people will definitely give your wedding cake a second look during the wedding reception and maybe even take pictures of the cake and wedding caketopper to remember the event by. It also tells people more about you as a couple.

The more original and unique your wedding caketopper is, the higher the price set for it will probably be because the manufacturer has to either get an artist who can express what you want in your 3-D figurine; use special manufacturing processes and materials to custom-produce your special wedding caketopper; and because it is not very likely your wedding party who will receive the mass produced items will be of sufficient numbers to drive down costs. Think about it: how many weddings do you know that have even 1,000 guests in the wedding party? Not very many right? Yet the more people who will receive the wedding caketopper keepsakes are around, the more the manufacturer can afford to lower or spread around the costs of making the wedding caketopper series you ordered.

You should have a wedding caketopper designed that is in good taste, as much as possible, especially if you will be giving out such keepsakes to a lot of people. This is to avoid any particular guest being offended by your wedding caketopper or feeling puzzled as to why such a design was chosen. For instance, some people like toilet humor for their wedding caketopper theme but for some guests that might be too crude for their taste. It is generally diplomatic to use a wedding caketopper theme that you know fits the values of most if not all of your guests. It helps to avoid issues and hurt feelings from developing.

Let us explain first what a wedding caketopper is: it is usually a figurine or set of figurines which are placed on top of the wedding cake and which may be given away as keepsakes to the wedding party guests. However, there are now new types of wedding caketopper designs available because some people want their wedding to be a bit more unique than others.

For instance, the wedding caketopper could be a glass paperweight engraved with the wedding couple’s first names or nicknames. Or it could be a ceramic fantasy castle, for those inclined for such things. You might even have your wedding caketopper made to resemble two elegant swans in a loving embrace to represent the relationship of the couple to be wedded. There is literally no limit to what your wedding caketopper can be made to look like – and if people find your choice of design odd, well, you don’t get married everyday so go for it anyway. At least your wedding caketopper will be unique.

Though most people would still want the traditional bride-and-groom wedding caketopper set, you can depart from the ordinary and create mix-and-match pieces that will bring a smile to the faces of those receiving these as keepsakes. For example, you can have a traditional bride figurine made but the groom could be dressed in a sports uniform such as maybe a football uniform (to reflect his passion for sports.) This means people will definitely give your wedding cake a second look during the wedding reception and maybe even take pictures of the cake and wedding caketopper to remember the event by. It also tells people more about you as a couple.

The more original and unique your wedding caketopper is, the higher the price set for it will probably be because the manufacturer has to either get an artist who can express what you want in your 3-D figurine; use special manufacturing processes and materials to custom-produce your special wedding caketopper; and because it is not very likely your wedding party who will receive the mass produced items will be of sufficient numbers to drive down costs. Think about it: how many weddings do you know that have even 1,000 guests in the wedding party? Not very many right? Yet the more people who will receive the wedding caketopper keepsakes are around, the more the manufacturer can afford to lower or spread around the costs of making the wedding caketopper series you ordered.

You should have a wedding caketopper designed that is in good taste, as much as possible, especially if you will be giving out such keepsakes to a lot of people. This is to avoid any particular guest being offended by your wedding caketopper or feeling puzzled as to why such a design was chosen. For instance, some people like toilet humor for their wedding caketopper theme but for some guests that might be too crude for their taste. It is generally diplomatic to use a wedding caketopper theme that you know fits the values of most if not all of your guests. It helps to avoid issues and hurt feelings from developing.

First of all, let us define what a wedding caketopper is – a wedding caketopper can be a figurine or something that is used as a keepsake of the wedding that has been or will be culminated. You may need to be specific as to how big you want your wedding caketopper to be – meaning, you should not expect that all wedding caketopper figurines are like all the others in the market. One source says her wedding caketopper products are approximately six inches to 7.5 inches high, so that should give you an idea how big your own wedding caketopper ought to be.

Some wedding caketopper manufacturers have pre-established models of the types of wedding caketopper they are known to make and all you have to do is specify which model you want to use. Others may allow you to specify your own design, but you should insist on seeing a prototype before you have mass production of that design done for you.

One thing is for sure, wedding caketopper figurines come in a wide variety of categories now. You may have culture sensitive wedding caketopper figurines where you can specify if the figurines are of some ethnic culture (like maybe African American, or Caucasian.) Pricing may depend on how many figures are in the final version, the size of the entire figurine, and how much shipping of the product may be for your area.

For instance, one source says a two-figure wedding caketopper (such as that which commonly features a bride and groom in various poses) may be priced at least $2500 (exlusive of shipping costs.) If you ask for more figures to be added to those basic two figures on the same wedding caketopper, you may have to pay $1250 per additional figure. If, on the other hand, you just want a single-figure wedding caketopper, it may cost you $1250 only. A small animal wedding caketopper could be priced $500 each. Bigger animal figures would probably cost much more.

You need to insist on seeing a prototype because the real thing may differ very much from what you expected, based on proportions used by the artist, the way it was interpreted by the artist, and the actual size of the wedding caketopper. This helps eliminate any possible misunderstandings about what the final product should really wind up being and looking like. Some couples may want to have the wedding caketopper look exactly like them (being the bride and groom of that wedding) then get disappointed that the wedding caketopper figures do not look much like them, particularly with regards to the faces. The reason for this is that it is very hard to copy faces of clients accurately using the manufacturing process for making the wedding caketopper and the raw materials for that manufacturing process. A working prototype is helpful for explaining this distinction to a puzzled client.

You might also want copyrighted characters of some organizations used for your wedding caketopper, but you have to be cautious lest you violate some intellectual property laws this way. The real owner of the copyright might ruin the mood of the occasion by insisting on compensation for use of his logo, symbol or character whose copyright or trademark he owns.