Saturday, February 19, 2011

so sweet

My dad finished up the cake topper he made for us! I bought a somewhat generic military groom cake topper off ebay, and he painted it for us to match my sailor's uniform exactly. How sweet is that? :-) He took a picture at the change of command ceremony this summer, then carefully copied all the ribbons and every last little detail. Wow.

cake topper

cake topper

Of course the bride's hair is much longer than mine and dress doesn't exactly match my dress, but we decided to just leave it as is, especially given the molded flowers on her skirt. It is, after all, a $10-from-ebay wedding cake topper, so we're happy just to get the uniform right. ;)

The restaurant where we're getting married is making a simple cake for us, so we'll be dropping this off for them to place on top a few days before the wedding. Until then, it will dancing away on a bookshelf waiting for the big day.

5 comments:

Faye Lewis said...

Your wedding sounds so special as it should be. When is the big day?

ACorgiHouse said...

How perfect! I love it. K

Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic) said...

The topper is awesome! It will look fantastic on top of the cake.

Patricia said...

So cute. Your dad did a great job.

Anonymous said...

Your dad making the cake topper is the sweetest thing I ever heard.

~Sewjourner