Plastic people are a thing of the past when it comes to cake toppers these days. Why not create a custom look of your own, using tissue paper maché, a child’s blocks painted in a pretty metallic hue, paper cut into sophisticated shapes, strung stickers, and/or silly straws. With a little TLC, you can surely cook up something fabulous.

1. Kelly & Chris banner, inspiredbride.net, 2. die cut heart cake topper, 100layercake.com, 3. my love topper, 100layercake.com, 4. Lance & Stephanie banner, elizabethannedesigns.com, 5. Gold letter blocks, 100layercake.com, 6. cake bunting, lushlee.com.