Lorelie Carvey of Wedding Cakes For You sat down with me for an interview. She asked good questions that made me think and reminded me of how fortunate I am to have Toppers With Glitz in my life. A great way to start the year!
Tier Decor
You don’t have to go with a monogram cake topper to get some Swarovski crystal goodness into your cake! This custom cake topper was for a couple getting married in a pumpkin patch on Halloween. How original! It was the brides idea to give ‘her’ pumpkin some lipstick: too cute.
Colors: Pumpkins - Sun, Jet, Lt Siam (lips), SFJ - Amethyst, Sun, Jet, Black Diamond
The outcome:
The clean, crisp look of an all white topper on an all white cake always achieves an elegant look…
Font: Isabella, Colors: Crystal
What do you do for a cake topper when the bride is a Yankees fan and the groom is a Red Sox fan? Simple, replace the figurines with the sports emblems!
NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox Toppers
The finished look:
Wishing you safe travels this holiday season.
Colors: Lt Siam (plane), MK: Crystal, Lt Siam, Siam
Preserving your bouquet and displaying it in a shadow box along with other one of a kind memorabilia from your wedding is a great way to keep your wedding memories fresh in mind.
Professional Shadow Box
Thanks for Flowers Forever for the above picture!
People don’t think of pearls when they think of a Swarovski cake topper but they are available and can look beautiful along with the right mix of (neutral) crystals!
Font: Heidi, Colors: Crystal, Silk, Cream Pearl
Photo Credit: Gerber+Scarpelli
Pearls are available in Cream Pearl (as pictured) and White Pearl.
As I always say, it’s all about the right level of contrast. Picking one color and using a few close shades of it always comes out well. The same rules apply to my favorite pieces of jewelry. Think of your monogram cake topper as cake jewelry!
Font: Lindsey, Colors: Blue Zircon, Blue Zircon AB, Chrysolite, Aqua, Aqua AB
Swarovski crystal cake toppers sparkle so much that photographers often have a hard time capturing them in a, well, flattering way. Here is an example of how well they can come out with a professional at work!
B: Florence, Colors: Smoked Topaz, Light Colorado Topaz, Gold Shadow, Silk
