I recently made a topper which included a lovely dog Zeus. For the wedding Zeus was wearing a lovely polka dot bow tie made especially for the wedding.

They are made by a company called HollyLil’s –

HollyLil’s leather dog collars are designer originals, hand-made in London, England . They aim to create fabulous looking dog cat collars that are of exceptional quality and extremely durable! Shop online www.hollyandlil.co.uk or at their “pet” Shop near London Bridge, London SE1: all your dogs are welcome. (The whole St is dog friendly).

There are so many original styles and designs to choose from, well worth a look, it’s a fantastic idea.

Big thank you to Katie for sending me the lovely photos from her wedding day, they are beautiful, it all looks so perfect (including Zeus), I love the sunflowers on the cake, they create a lovely shape.

Topper from Atop of the tier

The good thing with a handmade cake topper is anything goes.
There are some things you just can’t find in a shop.
This topper is a perfect example, four cuddly hippos and a cuddly stingray for the bride to hold.
Or the bride in this topper is wearing an amazing designer wedding dress,
complete with sports kit, shoe box and stethoscope
Or even a cake topper with the bride and groom hiding binoculars and a fish behind their backs!

Whatever you like can be added, those quirky little extras can make it something really special to treasure that really captures you on your wedding day, but also a topper that symbolizes something important to you.

From the traditional to the extreme, make it something special to you for you to treasure forever

Toppers featured are from Atop of the tier

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Lovely email this morning, with a photo of a beautiful wedding cake attached.Love the cupcake wedding cakes they are so pretty and really popular at the moment, the detail on each cake can be so different.

‘Thanks again for our fabulous cake topper! Here is a photo of it in position on top of our tower of cupcakes…’

It is so lovely to see the toppers on the cakes. Alot of time goes into each topper so it is also good to see that the size, style, and colours match the cakes so well, this is a perfect example. Wedding cakes are as much a work of art as the toppers, just very different materials….and you definitely couldn’t eat a ceramic topper!

One of the most famous places to get married is Gretna green.
Gretna Green has been a haven for romance for more than 250 years
this tradition is still going strong today.

For more information about weddings in Gretna Green and suppliers here are a few websites
www.gretna-green-wedding-services.co.uk

www.gretnaweddings.com

Both are a great starting point if you are considering a Gretna Green wedding with lots of inspiration and information.

Here is the Gretna green cake topper on the cake! Thank you so much to Lesley and Darren for the photos. I love the added initials behind the sign, it gives the cake a lovely touch of sparkle, to match the diamante heart details, so pretty.

 Cake topper from – Atop of the tier

If I am completely honest having a chimney sweep at your wedding was not something I knew very much about, until a customer recently ordered a chimney sweep cake topper to go with their bride and groom cake topper. So I thought I would look into where the tradition originally came from.

It is an old tradition (over 200 years old) but one that is still part of many weddings today – a chimney sweep at your wedding, is meant to bring good luck.

The story behind it that as King George II was traveling in his coach and horses, when the horse pulling the carriage was suddenly frightened and became wild and out of control. The only person brave enough to stop the horse from bolting with the carriage which King George was in, was a local chimney sweep who controlled he horse and saved the Kings life.

King George was so grateful to the chimney sweep that he issued a Royal Decree that all chimney sweeps were  regarded as good luck and should be treated with respect.

There are companies still offering the service of a traditional chimney sweep at your wedding, where they will shake hands with the groom and give a lucky kiss for the bride. I think it is a lovely old tradition that would be great fun to have at a wedding.

Here are a few of the companies I found online offering the chimney sweep lucky service!

www.chimneysweepweddings.co.uk
Attending wedding ceremonies within the North East of England

www.luckychimneysweeps.co.uk
Wedding service covering S E London Kent

www.lucky-sweep.com
A Lucky Singing Chimney Sweep – Weddings in Wales The West of England

Toppers pictures are from Atop of the tier – www.wedding-cake-toppers.co.uk

It is still only September 2012 but just to let you know I am already getting alot of bookings for next year.
It does sound like a hard sell but I promise it’s not. If you have decided to order a topper next year I would recommend booking now to avoid any disappointment. The busiest months at the moment are April, June, July and August.

Thanks Kate x

I have been sent these lovely photos from two very happy customers, which they have kindly let me share with the world!

I love the cup cake wedding tower they look so pretty and with a traditional element on top. The colour scheme for this wedding is perfect for summer and ties in with the topper as well. It’s really vibrant and fun.

Thank you so much to Allan and Vicki for sending me the photos and a lovely thank you card : )

This topper is from our range at Atop of the tier

I am very lucky to have had some photos of cake toppers sent to me from happy customers on their weddings days and on the wedding cakes.

It is really lovely that people take the time to send them to me and it is nice after making them to see where they end up!

Thank you Lene and Laura x

Well the new kiln has been fired a few times already and so it’s back to all systems go go go! A small backlog of toppers appeared which I don’t like…stress, lots of very late nights though and all sorted!! A few little mini mes have been fired already from bisque to glaze so I am very happy and very relieved. Just need to sort out the old kiln, going to try and have a go at fixing it myself, but I am pretty sure the outcome will be getting someone else to do it, probably safer. Can’t put any of the fired toppers on here yet, as the weddings and the Christening haven’t happened yet so I don’t want to spoil any surprises!

Here is a previous topper just to make this blog look prettier! ; )

This topper is from Atop of the tier – www.wedding-cake-toppers.co.uk

No relevance to cake toppers in any way but have been playing with instagram again. I love the textures on this old door frame at Dunster Dovecote, such amazing lines, had to share!