It may seem like a wedding cake topper is a staple that has been around since the inception of weddings themselves, but they really only gained popularity in the U.S. during the 1950s. That said, in ...

The bride and groom topper on a contemporary wedding cake often is made of plastic or sugar. But the traditions of wedding cake toppers and even wedding cakes do not go back very far. The sweets ...

New Orleans area cake bakers were of two minds when I spoke to them in April – a busy wedding month in New Orleans -- about what goes on top of a wedding cake. The trend seems to be that there isn’t a ...

From handkerchiefs to cake toppers, the hunt for vintage wedding ‘curiosities,’ some collectors say, is not unlike the chase for an actual spouse. By Alix Strauss Marilynn Gelfman Karp owns more than ...