Wedding cakes are big business and for good reason. When it comes to weddings, one of the most important aspects of planning for the reception is the cake. Cakes can be customized with a favorite color, frosting, garnish, size style, shape, filling and flavorings, so there are many options for the bride and groom when it comes to designing their dream cake. Gourmet wedding cakes are common in a classy and elegant wedding and reflect the sophisticated style of the wedding party. Monogram wedding cakes are becoming increasingly popular as they offer a personalized touch that makes the cake truly representative of the newly wed couple.

As important as the cake itself another wonderful part of the tradition is the wedding topper. A bride and groom can choose the traditional couple as the cake topper or go with something more modern and stylish. A monogram cake topper is a popular choice as it signifies the couple joining together under one name and there are many beautiful monogram initials available to top a cake in a whimsical, romantic, or elegant style. Monogram wedding toppers are common in modern weddings as they are simple yet personal. Some choices are to go with the first initials of the bride and the groom and the first initial of the newly married couple if the bride is taking the groom’s last name. A commonly chosen option is to have the bride and groom’s first name initial on either side of a larger monogram with the last name initial that they now share. To signify that the couple is choosing to retain their own names, the initial wedding toppers can have the brides first and last initials as well as the grooms first and last initials.

Another choice that is simple and chic is to do a single initial as the monogram that is the initial of the last name that the couple now shares. This looks particularly sophisticated on a wedding cake that is itself monogrammed with the initials of the couple entwined in the design. A wedding cake monogram can be simple and understated or glamorous and showy. They can be made of silver, or gold plated, cut from glass, etched in glass or encrusted in crystals. There are many options when it comes to cakes and cake toppers and every bride and groom deserves the cake of their dreams, so they should feel free to shop around and find the perfect cake and the ideal wedding cake topper to complete the look they want on their special day.