Originally, I had some very different ideas about the type of cake topper I wanted. I was enamored with a lot of the really cute toppers I saw online, particularly on sites like Etsy.I love all the little custom people who look just like you, complete with matching pooch! And I love the little hand made animals – NEPA Bride & Groom as little beagles?? *squee*

I know what I want my cake to look like, so whatever we ended up with, I wanted it to look good on top of something like this:

NEPA Mom actually found the cake topper we got online shortly after we got engaged. I made her hold off on buying it a few times until we got our act together. Since I couldn’t really decide what style I wanted, I sat NEPA Groom down and showed him 4 or 5 cake topper styles, and he hands down picked this one. You win this round mom, LOL:

What do you think?? I love the simple clean lines and I think it will complement the butterflies well. Did you buy your cake topper really early? Has anyone else let their groom make the final decision?