Some History of Wedding Cake Toppers

Wedding cake toppers have a rich cultural history, which can be traced back to the late 19th century. While toppers became wildly popular in the mid-20th century, most cultural historians agree that they first hit the social scene in the late 19th century, in the 1890s. The mainstream spread of wedding cake toppers can be traced back to the late 1920s. According to the article, Bride and Groom Wedding Cake Toppers in the June 2006 issue of The Antique Shoppe Newspaper, "The idea of wedding toppers in general and bride and groom toppers in particular had expanded enough in 1927 for the Sears and Roebuck mail order catalogue where it include a whole page of wedding cake ornaments." Original wedding cake toppers featured a bride and groom in various poses. These were removed and saved as treasured mementos of the wedding ceremony by the bride and groom. As cake toppers became more en vogue in the 1900s, variations on the bride and groom theme began to expand. Options that became widely acceptable were silver bells, love birds, doves, cherubs, cupids, etc. As varied as the style, the materials from which wedding cake toppers are made run the gamut.

History of Cake Toppers