I freeze cupcakes all the time. After baking I cool completely, then I usually put 6 at a time of them on a cardboard and slide into a plastic bag or wrap with plastic wrap...air tight. I slide them into another ziploc bag and freeze. When I need cupcakes I take out as many as I need, thaw in the bag. Once thawed I decorate with icing . Never had a problem with the wrappers pulling away or getting soggy. Mmmmmm, cupcakes are yummy! 
I have frozen them both ways - plain and filled/iced - it works very well. No problems with soggy papers that pull away. The only thing is that when freezing after filling/icing, some toppings like Oreos get soft from absorbing the moisture of the icing and from condensation during the thawing process. There will be condensation that forms when thawing iced cupcakes that needs to be able to dry so I would store them loosely covered while thawing.
I've frozen cupcakes filled and unfilled. If the filling is one that you would normally be able to freeze on it's own that by all means fill the cupcake first. I admit I've never frozen lemon curd before...I'll have to give it a try.
Thanks for all of your help!
For me the labor intensive work is the baking and filling. Frosting swirls don't take much time at all 
So I was hoping I could work on the labor intensive stuf slowly, and then thaw and frost the day before or of the party.
Thanks for your input.
I pop them back in the pans and freeze, then into a ziplock box to store. To thaw, take off the top and cover with some paper towels to absorb the excess moisture.
Don't the papers get soggy? I use foil wrappers mostly and I haven't had any isues
Do they peel away from the cupcake when they begin to thaw? Only my strawberry ones give me any issue
Do you ice before freezing? no
Reynold's Aluminum has some new cupcake liners out. No sticking, no falling away from the sides. Pretty designs.
I also freeze cc's all the time, a 12 cup muffin pan fits perfectly into a 2 gallon ziploc freezer bag, just cover the tops with wax paper. I've had cc's frozen for months, and they come out great. I don't even defrost before frosting, take them out of the freezer, frost and you are all set.
Thi is an awesome thread!!! 
I've been wondering about freezing cupcakes since I'm making about 100 of them for my daughter's babyshower. Quick question for the experts. Is there a especial recipe for the freezing kind or do they ALL freeze well?? I was planning to make some called Boston cupcakes that calls for a cream filling. Also do you ice them with some especial buttercream??
Also, about the thawing process. Do you thaw cover or uncovered?? the condensation that was mentioned worried me... 
how far ahead would you thaw and decorate?? 2-3 days before??
Ok thank you to all for al the wonderful tips and forgive me for all the quesions.
I have never filled so can't help with that. I would take them out of the freezer and start decorating right away. They are so small that they defrost really quickly. If you wanted them totally thawed before filling I would just figure maybe 30-60 minutes tops and would just set them out uncovered for that short of a time. Even with a cake I start crumbcoating while frozen and just keep decorating as it defrosts.
I have never filled so can't help with that. I would take them out of the freezer and start decorating right away. They are so small that they defrost really quickly. If you wanted them totally thawed before filling I would just figure maybe 30-60 minutes tops and would just set them out uncovered for that short of a time. Even with a cake I start crumbcoating while frozen and just keep decorating as it defrosts.
Thank you so very much!! this really is a lot of help...I really want to start baking now and do the decorating later since I'm making a lot of cupcakes, cookies and I want to try (for the first time) petit fours 
I know, it's a lot of work but well worth it!
Thank you to all for all your help!
I'd like to report re: freezing cupcakes. I baked chocolate cupcakes last Saturday. While still warm I wrap each individual cupcake in suran wrap and put them in a freeze 1gallon bag. The next day I took one out to test and.....it was perfect!!!
Thank you all fof your help...this coming weekend I'm going try a different recipe so, I'll keep you posted.
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