Vintage Wedding Cake Toppers

Vintage wedding cake toppers are perfect for those who prefer old-world style and/or who simply appreciate or have an interest in vintage things. Following are a few hints, tips and peculiarities about this style of wedding cake you are sure run across in your search.

Vintage Wedding Anniversary Cake Toppers

Vintage Wedding Cake Toppers for Those of Ethnic Origin: There are various ethnic wedding cake toppers of vintage origin available today. From the traditional bride and groom of Swedish origin, to the Japanese bride and groom dressed in traditional Japanese wedding attire to the Polish bride and groom outfitted in customary Polish wedding attire.

Style of Vintage Wedding Cake Toppers: Contemporary wedding cake toppers come in a myriad of styles. Many don't even feature a bride and groom. They may be of animals, or a hobby the couple engages in, or even of a humorous sort.

So, when you start to shop for vintage cake toppers, be prepared for the relatively little sense of variety you will find. Many will simply feature a bride and groom. Doves and love birds are also two favored themes of vintage wedding cake toppers.

Dress Attire: As mentioned above in the style section, many vintage wedding cake toppers are low on variety when it comes to style, particularly of dress attire.

While you will find different attire in, for example, in vintage wedding cake toppers that feature ethnic couples, that's where it usually ends. Most of them feature traditional wedding attire. By contrast, today's wedding cake toppers feature brides and grooms in various styles of attire.

Materials Made From: Vintage wedding cake toppers are made from various types of materials – from wood, to now precious ivory to today's porcelain.

Many of them are distinct and intricately hand carved, showcasing the detail of the dress wear of the time. In addition to making wonderful adornments for wedding cakes, vintage wedding cake toppers are a collector’s delight.

Replicas of Vintage Wedding Cake Toppers: If you can't find the exact vintage wedding cake toppers you're looking for, you can have replicas made. For example, if you simply fall in love with one you’ve found online, but it is no longer available, simply printout the picture and have a local artist recreate it for you.

Cost: As with most vintage items, vintage cake toppers can be expensive. Although pricing is all over the map, from as little as $50, on up to several hundred dollars.

Where to Find Vintage Cake Toppers: The Internet is likely the first step for many looking for vintage cake toppers. It offers a plethora of information, from pricing and styles to historical information about each piece.

If you like flea markets, they too are an excellent venue for locating these precious keepsakes. You have to know what you’re looking for though to be able to spot what is truly vintage. That’s why starting your research on the web is a good idea.

Finally, yard sales make fertile shopping ground for these types of cake toppers.