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Lovely Cakes in Stratford, CT, believes each cake should represent the couple's personality, accent your wedding style, and taste great. Our personal approach, attention to detail, use of the best ingredients, and your collaboration will result in the wedding cake of your dreams.
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Before making up your wedding cake mind, you can take a tasting trial at Lovely Cakes to ensure you've picked the right one. Owner Renata Papadopoulos will make it easy for you to choose the perfect flavors and design. Check out the reviews to learn all about Lovely Cakes.
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5.0
out of 5.0140 reviews
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Lovely Cakes receives exceptional praise for both the stunning aesthetics and delicious flavors of their wedding cakes. Renata and her team are known for their professionalism, easy communication, and expert guidance during cake tastings, helping couples create personalized and exquisite cakes that align with their vision. Reviewers highlight Renata's talent in bringing unique cake designs to life and her ability to deliver on-time, delicious cakes that leave a lasting impression on wedding guests. Overall, Lovely Cakes is highly recommended for couples seeking both beautiful and delicious wedding cakes.Review photos
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Allison G
5.0
10/11/2025
Lovely Cakes is incredible!! We loved our wedding cake - it was stunning and delicious. The tasting was so much fun and Lovely Cakes truly went above and beyond.
Erik O
5.0
7/24/2025
I highly recommend this cake shop! We used this vendor for our wedding and the cake was absolutely delicious. Super high quality, great flavor, great piping, great presentation -- ...
everything was awesome. The staff worked with us to taste various options, and they made recommendations and gave expert advice on the whole process. Everything was made so much easier by these guys and I couldn't recommend them enough. 5 stars!
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Peter W
5.0
7/10/2025
Highly recommend!
Renata was quite friendly and guided us towards selecting the most delicious lemon-on-lemon flavor we've ever tasted and from that crafted visually the perfect ca...
ke that was exactly as we wanted. Perhaps most importantly, the cake was delivered on time for our wedding! The cake was a hit!
Thank you!
Arianna
5.0
3/26/2025
I started tearing up when I saw my wedding cake, It was so beautiful and I can’t believe how lovely cakes brought my vision to life. They were so attentive and the cake tasting was...
amazing, we were able to create a unique cake combo we will remember forever! Lets also not forget how delicious the cake was!! I 10000% recommend lovely cakes for your wedding or next event!
Julie K
5.0
12/19/2024
Five stars isn't enough for Renata and her team at Lovely Cakes. From the beginning Renata was very easy to work with and had great communication. The cake tasting she offers made...
it very easy for us to decide on our cake flavor and design. The cake came out beautifully and delicious and was everything we wanted!
Laura N
5.0
12/17/2024
5 STARS!!!! I loved working with lovely cakes. They designed my cake EXACTLY how I asked. And it was so so so so delicious. Can’t recommend them enough, easy to work with.
Michelle W
5.0
11/27/2024
We cannot thank Renata and her amazing team at Lovely Cakes enough for the beautiful and absolutely delicious wedding cake they created for us! Renata was very friendly, communicat...
ive, knowledgeable and easy to work with. During our in-person tasting, we were torn between a few different flavors and sizes, and Renata was incredibly helpful in guiding us to a solution that met our specific needs. We wound up choosing two flavors to serve to guests (vanilla cake with salted caramel buttercream and chocolate cake with raspberry buttercream), and a third flavor for our anniversary tier (chocolate cake with peanut butter buttercream). The cake was SO delicious and the design was exactly what we wanted, simple and elegant textured buttercream. We could not be happier with how the cake turned out and would recommend Renata and her team at Lovely Cakes again and again!
Response from Lovely Cakes on 12/03/2024
We are so happy that you liked your cake!
Julia C
5.0
10/06/2024
The cake was hugely important to me and I had a very specific vision. Renata made this come to life and guests raved about the cake. The unique salted caramel Swiss meringue butter...
cream was really special.
Response from Lovely Cakes on 10/09/2024
We are so glad you liked your cake Julia! The salted caramel buttercream is our signature ...
flavor for a reason. :)
Myca C
5.0
5/20/2024
My husband and I got married back in December 2023, and the number one vendor that we were the most confident in was our baker for the wedding cake. Renata from Lovely Cakes was so...
easy to work with, the most pleasant, and excellent at communicating, especially in a timely manner, and also especially with our florist and wedding planner/coordinator. We had our wedding cake consultation at our tasting, and I honestly was hesitant to tell Renata my grand idea of having a 10-tier wedding cake that would basically be the centerpiece of our reception. She was automatically receptive and confident that it would be possible to physically transport and have that size of a wedding cake displayed. Throughout my crazy year of wedding planning, I was a pretty controlling bride who was probably too detail-oriented. Having Renata take care of our cake was so easy to do, and I felt so comfortable and knew that she would be a dependable vendor for us. I researched many wedding cake vendors, and Lovely Cakes was absolutely perfect for us. Our cake was a stracciatella and natural red velvet cake with Oreo buttercream and semi-sweet chocolate ganache fillings, frosted with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream and covered with fondant. Not only were the presentation of the cake and the logistics of hiring our cake vendor made easy because of Renata, but the cake itself was a huge hit- in regards to the taste and flavors. We had ordered an anniversary cake from her to be frozen for the year until our first anniversary. We loved our cake so much that we finished the anniversary cake within weeks of our wedding. Thank you so much Renata, we’re so grateful for you for taking on the challenge of creating our wonderful wedding cake!
Idara H
5.0
1/18/2024
We used Lovely Cakes for our wedding and it was SO DELICIOUS. We opted for the carrot cake with butter cream and people were raving about its deliciousness. Seriously, they are the...
best!
Response from Lovely Cakes on 01/18/2024
We are so glad you liked our carrot cake so much!
Elizabeth M
5.0
12/15/2023
Renata’s work completely blew us away, we knew we had to go for a tasting and within the first bite at a sample we booked her. Her work is truly unmatched, there is no one like her...
! Our cake was everything we could have hoped for and more- we are still being asked if we have any left! I cannot recommend her enough!!
Michaela L
5.0
12/06/2023
Our cake was absolutely perfect! Renata's work is stunning. Our cake was simple and elegant with a personal touch. She made a dog out of fondant to look like our puppy. Our guest g...
ot a kick out of it and the cake was so delicious, most importantly!
Melissa & William V
5.0
11/24/2023
Absolutely delicious and beautiful--if you have the chance to do a cake tasting before making your final call on your wedding cake, Renata makes the experience so much fun!
Jilian S
5.0
11/17/2023
Best cake we have ever had! When we arrived at our wedding venue and saw our cake we were thrilled! The cake was absolutely stunning and SO delicious! We were so excited to meet R...
enata at our tasting; it was a fun/memorable day! We chose our cake and later asked to add something to it, and there was no problem at all. We used a mutual vendor for a topper and had a slight issue, and Renate stepped in to help rectify. Our wedding cake was very important to us and I can assure you that with Lovely Cakes you will not have to worry about a single detail. If we could give them 10 stars, we would!
Kim L
5.0
10/20/2023
The BEST cake we have ever had! We hired Lovely Cakes for our wedding and feel SO lucky to have gotten the chance to work with her. Renata is wonderful from the start- very communi...
cative, professional, and easy to work with. She shipped our cake tasting to our house and everything was so fresh- such a fun date night to try all of her delicious flavors of cake and icing! My now husband's birthday was the Friday of our wedding weekend, so I ordered a surprise groom's cake/birthday cake for him. I wanted it to look like Met Life Stadium and Renata KILLED It! Everyone was raving about it. She also did our cake for our big day on Saturday and it was stunning; she brought my vision to life and we were so happy with how it turned out. Beyond the aesthetics, the cakes are seriously out of this world delicious. All of our friends who are engaged asked for her contact information. We also had people asking us if there was any leftover the next day! 10/10 recommend working with Renata for any type of event- we will be using her for years to come!
Alyssa M
5.0
10/20/2023
Renata and her team at Lovely Cakes were absolutely great to work with. We had an in person tasting with her - she gave us flavor and size guidance and worked with our planner and ...
florist to coordinate on a simple, elegant design using our custom monogram. The cake was perfection and tasted delicious! We chose black & white tuxedo cake with Nutella and Salted Caramel buttercream frosting and Vanilla buttercream outside and everyone loved it.
Katya M
5.0
10/09/2023
Our cake looked amazing and tasted great as well! It was delivered punctually to our venue on the wedding day. Great experience!
Molly R
5.0
10/08/2023
Lovely Cakes was professional and quick to reply to any communication. They did a spectacular job on the cake - truly a work of art for our wedding!
Rose Marie C
5.0
9/26/2023
Renata and the Lovely Cakes team were so fun to work with for our wedding! We went in person for our tasting, and Renata was so easy going and great to work with. She was willing t...
o listen to our ideas (like adding a fondant figurine of our dog to the cake), and sketched out what the cake would look like as we were sitting with her! The cake ended up looking EXACTLY like I wanted it to, and it tasted delicious. It was the perfect addition to our wedding.
Jane B
5.0
9/24/2023
We used Lovely Cakes for our son's groom cake. It was a surprise for him and he loved it! The decorations were amazing and so creative. It was adorable and captured so many great m...
emories for the bride and groom. It was also absolutely delicious!
Susan D
5.0
7/04/2023
I cannot say enough about what a wonderful experience I had from start-to-finish with Lovely Cakes!! All my communications with Renata were promptly and expertly handled. I had do...
ne a rough sketch of the cake design I wanted and the end result was absolute perfection!! When I walked into the venue for our reception and saw the cake, I couldn't believe my eyes-I was stunned by its beauty and how everything I had asked for was not only done, but done magnificently!!The two cake choices I selected were both absolutely delicious-the chocolate ganache and the signature salted caramel!! Everyone loved the cake and couldn't stop talking about it! Thank you again!!
Ruina Z
5.0
6/22/2023
We recently had the pleasure of working with Renata from Lovely Cake as our wedding cake vendor, and we couldn't be happier with the entire experience.
From start to finish, Rena...
ta made the process seamless and enjoyable, ensuring that our cake was not only delicious but also beautifully aligned with our vision of an enchanting summer garden wedding.
Right from the initial tasting, Renata's expertise and passion for her craft were evident. She took the time to understand our preferences and style, patiently guiding us through a variety of flavors and designs. Her knowledge and attention to detail gave us confidence that our cake would be something truly special. On the day of our wedding, the moment we saw the cake, we were in awe. It was a breathtaking masterpiece that perfectly captured the essence of our vision. The intricate design, adorned with delicate floral details, harmonized flawlessly with the overall theme of our celebration. Renata's talent and artistry shone through every layer.
And the taste! Oh, the taste was divine. Each bite of the cake was a revelation, leaving us and our guests in awe of the flavors. The texture was moist and light, and the balance of sweetness was just right. Renata's skillful execution ensured that every slice was a delectable experience that our guests won't soon forget.
We wholeheartedly recommend Lovely Cake, especially Renata, to anyone in need of a wedding cake vendor. Her talent, professionalism, and delightful personality make her an absolute pleasure to work with. Our cake was not only incredibly delicious but also a stunning centerpiece that elevated the beauty of our enchanting summer garden wedding.
Carolyn S
5.0
5/25/2023
Lovely Cakes is amazing! Not only was out wedding cake beautiful, it was also delicious!! All of our guests loved it, and Renata is awesome to work with! Thank you Lovely Cakes and...
Renata for making the wedding cake of our dreams!
Savannah G
5.0
5/18/2023
Renata & team- Thank you so much for the delicious cupcakes for our wedding! We chose to incorporate white & purple into them to match the theme of our wedding. The vanilla & nutel...
la buttercream were delicious!
Faye B
5.0
1/16/2023
Renata made us such a beautiful wedding cake! The flavors were delicious (like an espresso martini) and she took our vision board of and turned it into a classy, elegant, and moder...
n cake that perfectly fit our “jungle Gatsby” formal reception! Thank you so much ❤️
The V
5.0
12/03/2022
Amazing Cake! Delicious and Beautiful.
Alyssa L
5.0
11/04/2022
Lovely Cakes provided us with the most DELICIOUS and beautiful wedding cake. We could not have been more pleased with how it came out. Our wedding guests were all raving about how ...
delicious the cake was! Renata was very helpful during the cake tasting process and the cake arrived in a timely fashion on our wedding day. You won't regret booking this vendor!
Tricia C
5.0
11/01/2022
We don’t have enough positive words to say about our experience with Lovely Cakes! Renata made the process so simple, from taste testing to cake delivery. Lovey Cakes made our visi...
on come to life and our cake was both exquisitely beautiful and incredibly delicious. We received so many wonderful compliments at our wedding about our cake masterpiece! We couldn’t recommend Lovely Cakes enough!
Megan O
5.0
10/14/2022
I could not say more positive things about Renata and Lovely Cakes. I'm still getting compliments on how stunning our cake was and not only was it beautiful, it was also one of the...
best cakes I've ever had and some of my guests have ever had. I have already recommended Lovely Cakes to several friends and family.
Rachel B
5.0
9/26/2022
Not only was this the just delicious cake, but also the most epic. lovelyCakes made all out dreams come true. She can do anything you throw at her. I designed half the cake and my ...
husband designed the other half. Guests could not stop talking about it. We will be using LovelyCakes for all our celebrations in the future. Completely blown away!
Tia J
5.0
7/19/2022
When I say my wedding cake was perfectly delicious… I can’t emphasize enough how much my husband and I LOVED our cake. We had a red velvet cake with baileys filling that was super ...
moist and tasty. Renata designed the perfect green geode cake to match our wedding theme. Our guests loved the look and the cake itself.
Lovely Cakes should DEFINITELY be considered for any occasion.
Rachel P
5.0
7/18/2022
Renata made an INCREDIBLE cake for our wedding - in fact it was the highlight for many of our wedding guests and several of them made it a point to tell me! I have been to many wed...
dings where the cake looks great but tastes okay, but in this case the cake looked beautiful AND tasted incredible! I can't thank the team enough for baking a tasty and beautiful cake for our wedding day and I highly recommend hiring Lovely Cakes for any event!
anonymous u
5.0
7/15/2022
Lovely cakes did an amazing job with your wedding cake! It turned out exactly as I envisioned it would. I also had a grooms cake made which turned out amazing as well and was a gol...
f theme. The flavors of the cake were unbelievable.
Marley K
5.0
6/21/2022
We hired Renata for our wedding cake; and we are so glad we did! She is very reliable, professional, created the cake I wanted with perfection in her detail; and beyond all else, t...
he cake tasted AMAZING. I can't wait to dig in to our frozen top layer in a year! We loved our cake tasting and can't wait to hire her again for a cake in the future.
Ali M
5.0
6/09/2022
We recently had our wedding, and Lovely Cakes provided cupcakes for our guests and a small cake for my husband and myself. The cake and cupcakes were absolutely delicious! Guests e...
ven asked us after the wedding where the cupcakes were from so they could get more! We are so thankful to Renata and her team at Lovely Cakes for helping to make our wedding dreams come true!
Alison C
5.0
5/24/2022
Our wedding cake was absolutely beautiful! We came to Renata with a picture showing our inspiration for the design we wanted. Renata was very helpful and professional throughout t...
he process helping us turn that picture into the cake of our dreams. We chose a strawberry cake with Swiss strawberry preserves and cream cheese buttercream. We couldn’t be happier with how it looked and tasted. We highly recommend Lovely Cakes!
Helen L
5.0
4/11/2022
Renata was professional and great, creating a beautiful cake. If you’re looking for a super hands on experience with lots of updates she probably isn’t the vendor for you. But she ...
created an awesome cake for our wedding cake and delivered beyond our expectations!
Also sometimes decorative cakes don’t taste that great but hers was fabulous! We got lemon cake with raspberry preserves and vanilla buttercream. We’re still getting compliments from our guests about how yummy the cake was!
Michelle F
5.0
1/22/2022
Renata and the team did an amazing job with our wedding cake! The team executed on our vision wonderfully. We thoroughly enjoyed the tasting and the communication / payment / admin...
istrative processes were so easy. The cake was delivered timely and in great condition. We would absolutely recommend using Lovely Cakes for your special events!
Laura Elizabeth C
5.0
1/11/2022
Our gorgeous and delicious wedding cakes received so many compliments from our guests and other wedding vendors. We went with vanilla cake and a salted caramel filling with dulce d...
e leche to kick it up a notch! Before finding lovely cakes we searched for bakers in New York, CT and NJ, then we found Renata and her staff and landed on them for taste, style and professionalism. If you go with these girls you won’t be disappointed.
Lauren K
5.0
12/26/2021
We absolutely loved our cake from Lovely Cakes! It was delicious and our tasting experience with Renata was excellent. She used flavors I requested to also suggest pairings that wo...
rk well that I didn't pick -- at least one of was our final choice for our wedding cake. She was very responsive and easy to work with, even as we changed our wedding date and our cake dramatically changed in size due to COVID. She listened to what we want and did an absolutely beautiful job -- I couldn't have asked for more!
Leah B
5.0
12/22/2021
Renata and her team truly delivered for our wedding. We had a range of customization options for our cake, and the tasting process was so delicious we can't even put it into words....
Every combination of flavors was out of this world, and it assured us we couldn't go wrong. We had confidence throughout the process that ours would be one of the tastiest wedding cakes our guests had ever had – and that's exactly what happened. It was truly perfect.
Beyond the taste, the cake looked absolutely gorgeous. It was elegant and sophisticated, making for excellent photographs and commanding an impressive presence in the room. We couldn't be happier to have met and worked with Renata, and we know you'll be happy to work with her, too.
Amanda S
5.0
12/17/2021
Our cake looked amazing and tasted even better! The entire process was easy and couldn’t have asked for a better experience!
Annaliese S
5.0
11/11/2021
Renata and Lovely Cakes have 5 stars for a reason! Not only are her cakes absolutely one of the most delicious things I've ever tasted (and our guests raved), but her work is also ...
absolutely beautiful! I can't wait to eat our top tier next year. Renata is a joy to work with because she makes the process so painless. We'd recommend her to absolutely anyone who asked!
Margaux W
5.0
11/06/2021
I HIGHLY recommend Lovely Cakes for your wedding! We wanted a beautiful classy 3 tier cake for our wedding and they came through! We had a tasting where we picked our flavors and t...
ype of cake. The Buttercream is to die for! They also delivered the cake to the venue. The guests were raving about how good the cake was and we had left over for ourselves. My husband and I still talk about how good our cake was! Book this baker!!!!
Casey C
5.0
10/12/2021
Lovely Cakes is everything you want in a vendor - quick to respond, unbelievably accommodating, affordably priced, and (most importantly) EXCELLENT quality! I was very late in gett...
ing my cake squared away, and they could not have been better with communication and dealing with my annoying requests - I had only a vague concept of what I wanted the design to be, which was a combination of a few cakes that I had seen, but I was also incredibly picky (every vendor's dream bridal client obviously! ;D ) and they were so wonderful and efficient and the cake they delivered was gorgeous and absolutely perfect! Oh and most importantly...it was delicious!!! I'm pissed I didn't get to eat more of it, but so excited that I have the top tier in my freezer! :)
Paula B
5.0
10/06/2021
Most beautiful and delicious cake! We enjoyed being able to pick our favorite flavors and the look of the cake! Everyone in our wedding wanted a second piece of cake so… definitely...
recommended 🤗
Sage B
5.0
10/05/2021
Do you want a wedding cake (aka a MASTERPIECE!) that is both beautiful AND delicious, look no further. Lovely Cakes made our dream wedding cake and it tasted delicious!!! My husban...
d and I kept eating the cake the day after our wedding and are freezing the top for our wedding anniversary next year. We can't thank Renata enough!!!
Jaime D
5.0
9/28/2021
Cake was beautiful! Exactly as we talked about and tasted fabulous!
Nicole H
5.0
9/21/2021
Renata was so wonderful to work with! She helped us make our cake simple, beautiful, and delicious! Our guests loved the cake!
Samantha O
5.0
9/01/2021
When I say everyone, I mean EVERYONE was obsessed with our wedding cake! Renata and her team made a gorgeous 3-tier cake with a simple design and a fondant model of our dog eating ...
a bite of cake at the bottom. I cannot tell you how many guests went up to the table to take a picture and comment on it. Beyond its beautiful design, the cake was absolutely delicious. We highly recommend the irish cream filling. Thank you, Lovely Cakes, for making our day so special!
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