Beverly's Bakery is contracted with our wedding venue. Being from the Bay Area, I don't know if we would have found them (aside from an aunt who swears by Beverly's). BUT OMG - Our cake was so delicious!
We went in after tasting the four basic... flavors at our venue, having been told we could ONLY have those flavors. But to our surprise and delight, Jennifer told us that we could have any of the offered flavors and combinations. The caveat was that not every flavor or color combination was appetizing to every wedding guest. So we went through what we wanted (nothing crazy, just a bit of spice for our fall wedding) and the possible complementary flavor combinations. We came to the decision of a mix of red velvet tiers and spice cake tiers with a chocolate ganache layer. Since it was early summer and spice is a seasonal flavor, we weren't able to try it, but we were sure it would be delicious. Then Jennifer walked us though the design. We worked through our ideas and listened to her suggestions and came up with a beautiful design of flowers and scroll work. We grabbed some cupcakes for the family - which were sublime!
On the day of our wedding, standing just outside the doorway waiting for my cue to walk down the aisle, before I saw ANYTHING else in the venue, I saw our cake. And it. Was. BEAUTIFUL. I almost started crying at the sight of it. The cake topper we bought to match the design fit so perfectly and the white and gold was the perfect combination of vintage and modern. I managed to sneak two pieces of cake through the night, one of each flavor. Both were excellent. My maid of honor, who hates cream cheese frosting, actually loved Beverly's frosting for it's balance of tart, sweet, and creamy. And the spice, which we were all expecting to be a dark molasses color and heavily flavored - was so light! It was so pleasing and so lightly spiced, no one could have disliked it. I am so glad we chose the venue we did and that we had Beverly's provide our cake!