Nothing lightens the mood at a swanky wedding reception quite like a funny wedding cake topper. Picture a plastic groom sitting on the john while a disapproving bride looks on or the bride dragging her groom to the altar. GroomGroove.com suggests illustrating to your guests your sense of humor as a couple by incorporating one or two funny flourishes from a company such as WeddingAccessories.net, WeddingMountain.com, or PartyWedding.com.

For about $20 before shipping, (free shipping for most orders over $150), you can get a four and a quarter inch tall bride and groom to top your cake and spark conversation amongst your guests. For the secure bride, WeddingAccessories.net has a runaway bride cake topper, for the equally secure groom, there's a reluctant groom topper. For the playful couple, Weddingaccessories.net has a feuding couple to sit atop your wedding cake, and the classic ball and chain bride and groom, just to name a few.

WeddingMountain.com features the perfect wedding cake toppers for every type of couple. Among Groom Groove's favorite is one for the power couple: the Cell Phone Fanatic Bride and Groom. And because it can be a challenge to find non-Caucasian wedding cake toppers, Wedding Mountain offers a full selection of "Ethnic Interchangeable" toppers. (Very modern.)

Is a funny wedding cake topper tacky? Your bride might argue that this is the on par with plastic flamingos on the lawn of a stately house. Unless you want your wedding to be as somber as a wake, or you have several members of the Royal Family in attendance, a funny wedding cake topper is not a large enough detail to change peoples' minds about the classiness of your wedding. If this subject turns you and your fiancee into the feuding couple, you can also check out classic and less controversial wedding cake toppers and figurines.

Companies such as PartyWedding.com feature traditional, Bisque, Celtic, Precious Moments, and many more. These tend toward the whimsical and, well..."precious" in that they're going to be more your bride's speed (or her grandmother) than yours. But most purveyors of wedding cake toppers offer the straightforward bride and groom who look nothing like you and manage not to offend anyone.

Some companies, such as WeddingShowerGifts.com even offer custom wedding cake toppers, which are hand-sculpted to look just like the bride and groom, using photos as a reference. Monogram wedding toppers and well as symbolic (non-bride and groom) toppers are also a popular alternative.