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What do you think of my idea for a caketopper?

posted 1 year ago in Food
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  • poll: does this look tacky?
    too much "children's birthday party" : (24 votes)
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    it's your wedding so it should be your personality : (30 votes)
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    SweetRose2011    March 9, 2010  

    I looked everywhere and couldn't find the caketopper I wanted (a knight and a princess and if it had a dragon--BONUS!!!), so I decided I was going to make my own. I went to a local hobby store and bought the following. Tell me if they look ok. I don't exactly like the color princess but I think it works. We are doing subtle hints of knight and princess things but we don't want  it to be like a children's birthday party.

    These are the photos: (sorry they are so large and that the last one is so blurry)
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    MsGolightly    June 11, 2013   A Torontonian living in Vancouver

    I think they're great!  If you don't like the colours of the princess, could you maybe paint her to match your wedding colours or so that she's wearing all white instead?  

    Love the knight and dragon :)

     
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    PinkBubbleGum    September 2011  

    I think they're great if you love them. If it were me, I wouldn't use the dragon or would get a smaller dragon or have the dragon on the table. 

    But I think it's most important that you love it and it fits you and your FI.

     
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    pumpkinpatch    December 12, 2012   Florida

    Maybe get out a can of spray paint and paint them all white? That way you have the figures but without the bright colors. That would probably take away the child-ish appearance you are worried about.

     
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    mousegirl    May 20, 2011   New Mexico/wedding in Asheville NC

    It's playful and fun, and will be unique to the two of you.  Depending on the material they are made from, you may be able to paint the dress.  I wouldn't paint the dragon, but that's just me.

     
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    SweetRose2011    March 9, 2010  

    @mousegirl: It seems to be all plastic I think...

     
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    moneypenny02    August 8, 2010   Los Angeles

    Here are some other samples of princesses & princes (no dragons, sorry) which may look less kid-like, if that is what you are trying to avoid:

    http://www.fairytaleweddingstore.com/rcProd1.asp?id=2554&c1=38 (cinderella, but if it didn't say that, you may not know...I didn't)

    http://www.fairytaleweddingstore.com/rcProd1.asp?id=1431&c1=38 (in all white)

     

     
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    bells    June 26, 2011  

    I think the dragon is too big compared to the size of the knight and princess..

     
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    finlandfairy    April 30, 2011  

    I think if they are sitting on a traditional white cake they won't look "childrens birthday party" but they might if they were on a colourful cake or something.

     
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    RecessionistaBride    January 28, 2012  

    Your wedding... your way! I love wedding cake toppers with personality! If this better represents you than a traditional bride & groom topper would then I say go for it :)

     
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    EmeraldR    May 1, 2011   New Jersey

    That is so awesome!!!!!

     
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    bride2beIn2012    February 12, 2011  

    On a classy cake they won't look childish but the dragon is way too big

     
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    smileyd    August 10, 2011   Dartmouth, NS

    We always joke about FI being my night in shining armor, so if we had decided to go a different way, I think we would want something similar.

     
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    kitzy    June 2011  

    is it just me, or does the princess have very masculine looking facial features?

     
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    LetsGoPens    October 13, 2012   Pittsburgh

    I think it would look nice. They don't look like children's toys they look like something a collector would purchase. The only thing I would be worried about, is if all 3 of them will fit nicely on top of the cake.

     
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    AnnieAAA    October 25, 2009   Dallas, TX

    I love it! I had our goofy college mascots as our "cupcake topper" and loved the fun look :)

     

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