Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!
Katie McVay
OWNER
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Love Story Cakes, in Waconia, MN, would love to help make your wedding dessert dreams come true! We are a cottage food bakery that specializes in tiered cakes and a variety of custom-designed and flavored desserts. Love Story Cakes can also provide cake table staging to match the colors and theme of your wedding.
Whether you’re thinking of just a simple cutting cake or want a variety of desserts, Love Story Cakes will cater to your budget, vision, and flavor profile. Customization and flexibility are things that are very important to us.
Owner and Operator Katie has been in the industry for almost 20 years. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Baking and Pastry Arts from Johnson and Wales University. She is an award-winning cake artist who would love to make your sweet day even sweeter!
Details
Cakes & Desserts
Cake Accessories
Cake Serving Sets
Cake Stands
Cake Delivery & Setup
Cake Tastings
Cupcakes
Groom's Cakes
Other Desserts
Dietary Options
Dairy Free
Gluten Free
Vegetarian
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Meet the team
Katie McVay
Owner
Hi I’m Katie! Owner and Operator of Love Story Cakes. I grew up In Richfield MN and now reside in Waconia, MN. After high school I decided to pursue my passion and venture out to Rhode Island where I studied at the prestigious Johnson and Wales University. I learned so much but the wedding cake course was by far my most favorite! After graduating I worked in various commercial bakeries where I honed my skills. I now am living my dream of owning my own business making sweet cakes and desserts for amazing customers!
Reviews
5.0
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Reviewers rave about Love Story Cakes, praising the delicious, moist cakes, flavorful cupcakes, and popular cake shooters. The baker is responsive, offers many flavors and tastings, accommodates allergies, and executes design visions beautifully. Overall affordable, visually stunning, and highly recommended.Review photos
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Amy D
5.0
6/25/2026
Amazing experience! Highly recommend!! Affordable and High End Cake in Taste, Quality and Decorating!!!
Samantha H
5.0
6/24/2026
Love Story Cakes did an amazing job on our wedding cake and cupcakes. Not only did everything look stunning, but the flavors were incredible. We received so many compliments from o...
ur guests about how delicious the desserts were. The cake was perfectly moist, the cupcakes were flavorful and fresh, and the presentation was beautiful. Thank you for helping make our wedding day so special!
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Erin P
5.0
6/23/2026
Katie was so great to work with - her communication was prompt, the process was straight-forward and our desserts were absolutely delicious! Everyone is still talking about our cak...
e shooters!! Would most definitely order from her again and recommend her to everyone!!
Rachel C
5.0
6/19/2026
It was so wonderful to work with Katie from start to finish. She's quick to communicate, has an extensive list of choices, and of course is an excellent baker. We ordered a small...
two tier cake, several flavors of cupcakes, and gluten free cupcakes. All were delicious, and we received so many compliments. I highly recommend working with Katie and Love Story Cakes.
Morgan H
5.0
6/10/2026
Katie was easy to work with. She allowed us to do a tasting prior to ordering our cake to ensure we picked the exact flavors we wanted for our vision. There were a wide variety of ...
flavors to pick from. She decorated our cake exactly how we wanted, and it tasted as good as it looked!
Rachel M
5.0
5/30/2026
We decided to use Love Story Cakes after seeing her beautiful pictures on The Knot. From the start, we were very happy with how Katie arranged for our tasting and meeting. She was...
very responsive and answered all questions in a timely manner. We met at a coffee shop and talked through dessert options over six months in advance of our wedding as we were anxious to get our cake and dessert plans settled. We were pleasantly surprised at how affordable our wedding cake was. We opted for a 6 inch round on the bottom with a 4 inch round on top. Our florist left flowers for Katie to arrange on the cake after we gave her some inspiration photos. It turned out absolutely beautiful and we couldn’t have been happier. To make it even better, it was absolutely delectable. We opted to serve gourmet cupcakes in addition to our small private wedding cake. The cupcakes were gone very quickly in the night, so I would recommend purchasing more than one per person like we did!
I would highly recommend Katie at Love Story Cakes for your bakery needs!
Hailiy B
5.0
4/11/2026
Katie was absolutely amazing! We had a small intimate wedding with a small cake and cake shooters. The guests loved the cake shooters and the flavors. They all said they wished I h...
ad bought more! The cake we ordered was one of the best cakes we have ever had! Katie was so quick to answer and help me make up my mind on what I wanted to get! The list of flavors and combinations are immaculate! The cake and shooters were beautifully decorated as well.
Isabel R
5.0
10/07/2025
Absolutely beautiful cakes that are so delicious! We loved our wedding cake so much! Katie did an excellent job executing our vision for the design and flavor.
Sidney D
5.0
8/20/2025
Katie was amazing to work with from our initial outreach through the event! She was communicative, willing to accommodate allergies and help us navigate through the quantity and ty...
pe of desserts to select for our wedding day.
We got so many compliments on both our cake and cupcakes/cake shots, and will definitely be recommending Love Story Cakes and Katie to all our friends and family.
Caitlin N
5.0
6/02/2025
The wedding cake Katie made for us was absolutely beautiful! I gave her a picture of what we wanted and it looked exactly like what we asked for. I couldn’t recommend Love Story ...
Cakes more!
Jess
5.0
6/01/2025
Love Story Cakes was an absolute dream to work with, and we could not be happier with how everything turned out! From the very beginning, Katie made the process so easy and enjoyab...
le. There were so many delicious flavor options to choose from, and the tasting was such a fun and memorable part of our planning. She was incredibly flexible with scheduling and made every step feel smooth and stress free.
Katie had an impressive amount of knowledge and creativity when it came to design. She offered a wide range of ideas and styles to choose from. She listened to our vision and helped bring it to life in a way that was even better than we imagined.
The final cake was beyond beautiful. It was elegant, perfectly styled, and truly the centerpiece of our dessert table. Katie also incorporated some fresh flowers from our florist, and the result was absolutely stunning. We received countless compliments throughout the night, and so many guests asked who made the cake and cupcakes because they were that good!
Katie delivered not just on flavor and design but on the entire experience. We are so grateful for her talent and professionalism and would recommend her to absolutely anyone looking for something truly special!
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