Yes,
there is a chance your wedding cake topper could fall. On the other hand, “if” your wedding cake designer knows
what they are doing, you shouldn’t have to worry.
Any
Omaha wedding cake baker who has experience with large and heavy cake toppers knows
how to properly support it.
If you didn’t purchase the wedding cake
topper from the cake artist who is decorating your bride’s cake, always—always bring it to them to show them
how large and heavy it is.
Here is a check list of
what your wedding cake designer needs to know: a) how tall it is, b) how wide
it is, c) how heavy it is, and d) what color it is.
Let me explain the “why”
behind all four of these questions.
1)
How
tall is it? If it goes on top of the cake, a really short or tall wedding
cake topper can look odd and improperly sized. If it goes in-between the tiers,
you need to know it will fit. All too often a bride will buy a topper that is
12” tall, but it needs to fit in-between 10” pillars.
2)
How
wide is it? If the base of your topper is 8” wide, but the top tier of your
wedding cake is 6” wide, you have a problem. If your wedding cake ornament is
going in-between the tiers, your baker needs to make sure it will fit on the
plate that separates the tiers.
3)
How
heavy is it? This is a concern when your topper is placed on top of the
cake. If your wedding cake ornament is heavy, your baker will put some sort of
support in the top tier to accommodate the topper’s weight. Without support,
your topper will most likely dig into the cake resulting in cracked or bulging
sides. Or worse, your topper could slowly lean to one side until it falls off.
4)
What
color(s) is it? There are usually two reasons your Omaha wedding cake designer wants to
know the color. First, they want to match the color of the frosting on the
wedding cake to the color of the topper. This is usually the case when the
color of the topper is all ivory. The second reason, when they want to match
colors on the topper to the colors being used for hand-made flowers on the
cake.
Some
brides do not feel comfortable leaving their topper with their wedding cake designer, which is
understandable.
The 3 top reasons
are:
·
Because
it is a family heirloom.
·
It
is very expensive.
·
They
simply prefer to bring it to the reception site themselves.
Just remember, if you
decide not to leave it with your wedding cake designer always make sure they see it at least a
couple weeks before your reception. This gives them adequate time to
address any of the four check listed items.
Do you have a question
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