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Peacock Wedding Cake Toppers

We all want your wedding to be the most special, unique, beautiful, amazing. What makes the difference are the details that we select. Details are the key to a successful event. The wedding cake topper is not just an ordinary detail; the cake toppers can enhance the beauty of your wedding cake, can amaze or amuse your guests if you select a funny topper.

When you select a topper for your wedding cake you should also think of its symbolism. A beautiful idea is to select peacock cake topper. In different cultures, myths, legends the peacock is the symbol of nobility, royalty, glory, immortality, spirituality, vision, refinement. In Greek mythology, the peacock is associated with Hera with 100 eyes. In ancient spirituality the peacock is an emblem of love, meaning watchfulness, good-will, kind-heartedness. In Persia the peacock is the guardian of royalty. Peacock also represents renewal, resurrection, holiness, immortality.

Peacock Wedding Cake Toppers

Peacock Wedding Cake Topper from wedding-cakes-for-you.com

The feathers of the peacock in Asia are considered auspicious and protective. In Persian decorative arts often appears the motif of two peacocks meaning the psychic duality of man. The peacock also represents fertility that is why is associated with weddings. Whether you create your own cake topper from peacock feathers or you buy a peacock cake topper your wedding cake will look special. If the wedding cake will be white you can add a little bit of color by choosing to decorate your wedding cake with peacock feathers. This way your wedding cake will look more exotic and sophisticate. Some people believe is bad luck to keep peacock feathers in home but if you don’t believe in superstitions then your cake topper made from peacock feathers will be the treasure you will cherish forever. You can find inspirational ideas on how to create your own cake topper from peacock feathers, or you can buy them from different websites. Etsy is one of the most popular sites for cake toppers, where you will find a large collection of peacock cake toppers in all styles depending on how sophisticated you want your wedding cake to look, how luxurious, how glamorous, or how colorful.

Peacock Wedding Cake Toppers

Peacock Wedding Cake Topper from ny-image1.etsy.com

A unique topper I found on Etsy is a newlywed couple that rides on the back of a large regal peacock. This topper is a little bit expensive is $ 190. If you are looking for something more cheap, for $ 22 you can decorate your wedding cake with real peacock feathers. You can find your peacock cake topper on different other websites like eBay, the find, amazon and on many others. The cake topper can be customized to look the way you want, or you can use your imagination and create your own topper if you want to save money.
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Easy Wedding Sheet Cake Decorations

Wedding cakes, as much as they are the most beloved dessert, can be very difficult to choose. A bride is looking for an elegant and sophisticated one, to really say something. Therefore, the classic sheet cakes are so often ignored, even though they can be layered and they usually contain any flavor you want. In addition, they are easy to decorate, but also to cut and serve. Costs are considerably reduced while the results can be thrilling. And still, they are not as popular as they deserve. What can you do with such a wedding cake?

Decorations
Obviously, you can have any flavor and any ingredients as for a cupcake wedding cake or for a tiered one. The thing that makes a difference has something to do with decorations. There are plenty of edible accents you can go for. Flowers, leaf, pearls or even small fruits, made of melted sugar, marzipan or fondant are the most popular options. They are easy to make and to use, but your fantasy or the baker’s fantasy has a considerable importance. In addition, buttercream frosting, rolled fondant, icing and frosting with various creams can be added in order to obtain a special visual effect.

Easy Wedding Sheet Cake Decorations

Easy Wedding Sheet Cake Decorations from cf.ltkcdn.net

Fruits covered in chocolate are delicious and more natural in comparison with other decorative accessories. Finally, the most elegant ingredient is represented by the candied flower petals, which are nothing else but natural flower petals covered in sugar crystals. If you want something rather funny than formal, photographs, iced or airbrushed, with the couple or anything else you enjoy can be placed on the surface of the cake. And they are obviously edible. If you cannot afford a fancy cake with who knows how many tiers, you can have a sheet cake and add to it a second tier. It does not have to be too large, but it will make a beautiful effect. Alternatively, you can have a tiered cake stand and to place on every stand a smaller or bigger sheet cake. And here is an idea that not many couples have. A sheet wedding cake does not have to be flat and plain. Nothing should stop you from using a cake topper.

Easy Wedding Sheet Cake Decorations

Easy Wedding Sheet Cake Decorations from cakes-you-can-bake.com

It is an elegant detail and, more important, it brings volume to the simple structure. From a classic monogram to a miniature castle, you can place almost anything. Obviously, with this last accent, you might need some specialized help when serving it, but this is not a big issue.11

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