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cake topper

So you’re looking for funny cake toppers? Check. Wedding cake toppers from Etsy? Oh man, we’ve featured some great ones. DIY wedding cake toppers? Oh yessss, we’ve got tutorials and more.

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Unicorns, dragonflies, and an awesome skull stein

Cheryl and Gabe had their table numbers align with photos of themselves at that age. They were pretty sweet at four. The Offbeat Flickr Pool, Pinterest, and the Offbeat Bride Tribe also offered us some custom programs, a unicorn shirt, a dreadlocked ‘do, and a persistent dragonfly.

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Cut an adorable 2D cake topper out of a greeting card!

Can’t find the cake topper of your dreams in 3D? Do what Kristen did. She cut out their fabulous tandem-bike cake topper from a greeting card. Think of the possibilities! From a Happy Hallooween to a Just Because – any greeting card could be cut out into an adorable 2D representation of your loooooove!

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Cthulhu cake toppers, many pies, and some colorful details

Two white dresses, two red bouquets, and two huge grins: check! Justice and Tasha both look ecstatic after their ceremony. There was also some multicolored dresses, a wedding party in jewel-toned purple, playing cards in bouquets, and a rainbow of handfasting cords. It makes a dull Monday much brighter.

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Confetti, a shoe game, and some kick-ass cake toppers

Marianne and Ad get doused in flora after their ceremony. Marianne actually made her headdress, dried the petals for the confetti, and made the confetti cones! This was just the start of the celebration photos that came in the Tribe, Pinterest, and the Offbeat Flickr Pool.

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Decorated vans, ribbon veils, and pin curls

Check out Tribesmaid Sparklebun’s sheer cape, decorated Volkswagen, and charming-as-hell groom. I die from it all. The Flickr Pool, Pinterest, and the Tribe is making my day, and is making for a sweet collection of reader submissions for the Monday Montage.

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Even the craft-impaired can make these adorable birdie cake toppers

The cake toppers have been my wedding DIY albatross. It actually never occurred to me to craft anything for the wedding. I buy things. That is how I roll. But my fiance expressed that he had faith in my never-used crafting abilities, so I give it a go and, as usual, he was right — I CAN do this stuff. If you want to make birdies from clay, give this a try.