Talana Maria’s

Requested a quote months ago and never heard a thing back :(

I write this review with high recommendations! Talana was extremely responsive and very warm and personable. We ordered cupcakes and a cutting cake. Everything was both delicious and looked beautiful. She even braved the wintry weather we had on our wedding day to make sure everything was delivered to the venue in time and in one piece! Additionally her prices are more than reasonable for the products she delivers.

Talana was amazing with all she did for our wedding on June 22. We booked her as a florist and our baker and could not have been happier. She was so easy to work with and accommodated all of our requests. She made a beautiful assorted dessert table with special requests and the wedding cake was perfect. And our flowers, absolutely stunning. She went above and beyond for us and we couldn’t recommend her more!

We did cupcakes and donut wall for my sons wedding. They were not only beautifully decorated, but the set up Talana did was gorgeous. Everyone raved over the cupcakes and donuts (cannoli cupcakes were most complimented) but the other flavors were also amazingly delicious!!! and to top all the deliciousness off- the price can’t be beat!! Highly highly recommend Talana for your wedding or event!!

Talana is wonderful! She made a cupcake bar, a small cake, and cookies for our wedding. All of it was delicious! Guests raved about her desserts and took extras home with them.

I contacted the owner regarding flowers for a wedding. Weeks later I had not received a response. I reached out again and the owner responded and said that she was having issues with her website. She requested photos of what we had in mind and I sent them. More weeks passed and I never received a quote. I reached out yet again and never heard back.

Talana provided our cupcakes, wedding cake and flowers. She was absolutely amazing and very passionate about her work. Her flowers were gorgeous, the cupcakes were the best cupcakes I have ever had, and our wedding cake was so beautiful. I HIGHLY recommend her.

Talana was lovely, our cake was delicious and was even more beautiful! We are more than pleased with how everything turned out, so were our guests!!

Talana was great to work with for our flowers and cake. The flowers including bridal bouquet, bridesmaids bouquets, boutonnières, and arbor piece were absolutely stunning. Everyone loved the cake also, and Talana went above and beyond to makes sure there was enough for all the guests plus extra for us to take home!

The reception I attended featured her cupcakes in the form of Starbucks coffees and other beverages. They look amazing and tastes absolutely delicious!

Talana has made many cakes for my family, but my wedding cake was the best!

Talana has gone above and beyond for my family for baked good. She has never disappointed. Her selection of flavors is endless and not only are her cakes delicious, they are stunning!

We loved working with Talana Maria! She was recommended to us by friends who are also getting married in the Poconos, and we couldn't have been happier with the fantastic dessert she provided for us. We loved the idea of providing a dessert that people didn't have to be seated for since by that time everyone is usually on the dance floor — so we went with a donut bar. Not only was there a huge list of flavors to choose from, but she also worked with us to make a few that weren't on there. Talana was able to accommodate our vegan guests without lacking in taste — everything was delicious! She even made some donut holes on a stick for the kids attending which we really appreciated. Talana was terrific, from the tasting to following up after the wedding to make sure everything went well. We definitely recommend her and her yummy baked goods!

Talana made the cake, bouquets, and boutonnieres for our intimate 30-person wedding. She absolutely nailed the look we were going for. The bouquets were lush, full, large, and stayed fresh through the evening. The boutonnieres were also fresh and looked just how we wanted. The cake was SO good! Moist, not too sweet, and just delicious. Our guests loved it. She even gave us some extra cupcakes, which was a very nice gesture! She was also very affordable and easy to work with. Thanks Talana for helping to make our big day beautiful and tasty!

Absolutely incredible! We are over the moon happy that we chose to hire Talana Maria. She was an absolute gem to work with and I would hire her again in a heartbeat for any future floral or bakery needs. Her pricing is reasonable and she was very flexible to work with. She conducted a tasting in her beautifully decorated work studio and literally everything we tasted was delicious (and this is coming from someone who doesn't LOVE sweets like most). It was hard to narrow down our selection. Talana Maria took my vision off Pinterest, and she went above and beyond to exceed our expectations to bake and design the most gorgeous and flavorful naked cake and whoopie pies. The desserts went so quickly that my husband and I didn't even get a chance to enjoy a full slice of cake ourselves. However, we heard our guests rant and rave about the desserts! We hired Talana Maria for both floral and cake and so thankful we did! She's a real rockstar!

Talana Maria is simply fabulous. From the cake tasting experience to the wedding day, everything was fantastic. She had even sent a couple cupcakes to our room for us to enjoy after the reception- such a lovely touch. Her cakes, cupcakes and macarons are both beautiful and delicious. I have eaten macarons in France and I can truly say, Talana’s macarons are the best I have ever had. She is very professional and so so sweet!

Talana was wonderful to work with from start to finish. She was friendly, responsive and fun! Her cupcakes, cakes and cookies are out of this world. Our wedding guests could not get enough! We will continue to use her over and over for any party or special occasion.

She was a gem to work with, inspired and professional. Everything was beautiful, and we received many compliments from our guests.

Thank you Talana! She made our cake for our Memorial Day Weekend wedding at Memorytown and did a fabulous job! Because I live in Georgia, it was difficult for me to find time to squeeze in a cake tasting - but she found a way! We ended up choosing red velvet and funfetti for our cake flavors (a little untraditional) which were delicious and I can't wait to eat them again one year from now!

Talana is amazing! She did our florals, desserts and decorations. I shared my vision with her and she made it a reality -literally. The last time I saw the reception hall was the night before our wedding and I was blown away by the work she did. I had no hand in the decorations and the first time I saw the room was after we said, “i do”. The food was amazing and done so beautifully - she created an amazing table with so much variety. She is confident, passionate, kind and so fun. Wouldn’t trust anyone else more then her to style a big event.

Beautiful cakes and cupcakes! I had requested winter themed cupcakes and wanted multiple flavors and with ease she was able to provide! Our cake was so delicious and matched our whole theme of the winter wedding vibe. The compliments have been endless on our wedding desserts.

My now husband and I found Talana at a wedding expo. Her smile, warmth, and beautiful display of cakes drew us to her table. As soon as we met her we knew she was “the one”. :-) Our wedding cake was beautiful and delicious, she goes the extra mile for her customers. I’d hire her again in a heartbeat.

I wanted a fairytale, whimsical backyard wedding reception on a budget. Talana took my vision and created the most romantic, take your breath away backyard reception. The food was amazing from the appetizers to the desserts. She really puts her heart and soul into everything she does. The flowers, and her special personal touches had everyone saying “this woman is amazing!” Talana made our wedding so special and we are so grateful for her talent and vision. I highly recommend Talana.

Talana is an absolute delight to work with!! She makes the most beautiful AND delicious treats. Our wedding was a year ago and our guests are still talking about our chocolate caramel apple favors! We have called on Talana several times since the wedding to cure our sweet toothes and look forward to creating many more memories with her through our milestones. 😍

Talana is an all in one AMAZING designer. Her ability to take my indecisive ideas and make something better than I could have ever imagined is something I am so thankful for. Not only did she design the most gorgeous and wonderfully tasting cake I’ve ever had, she was also my florist so check her out there too! As far as the cake goes it looked like it was straight out of Pinterest. Her flavor options and combinations are TO DIE FOR. And everything she does is perfect down to every detail. Plus I can tell you the cake is still just as great a year later as it was the day of! I live not only her design but, baking skills so much that we will definitely be back for cakes for other events in the future!

We asked for something pretty different to have as our wedding cake /cupcakes and Talana was able to make our dream cake and cupcakes come true plus adding more then what we pictured for at a very cheap price! The cake was so good!

The cupcakes and cake were, if possible, more delicious than they looked! Talana is a genius at style and presentation!

I fell in love with Talana’s work the first time I saw it. She has an amazing ability to capture exactly what you want in the way of flavors, style and budget! Her cake tastings are fun, and the options for flavor profiles are incredible. We did 5 different cupcakes and a small cake. We got flavors like Key Lime, Red Velvet, Champagne and Strawberry Shortcake. What a wonderful experience and a wonderful person!

Talana’s a true artist with her cakes! My entire family has used her for every event we’ve ever had but above all, she made my baby shower cake a true dream! It looked straight out of a magazine topped with fresh florals and the best part everything she bakes not only looks good, IT TASTES EVEN BETTER!!!!!!

Talana gave us the wedding of our dreams! As a medical student, the amount of time I had available to plan a wedding was very limited. Talana was understanding to this and more than willing to work around my school schedule, which is something my husband and I greatly appreciated. Since my own part in the planning process was limited, I really had to rely on Talana to make our wedding vision and ideas come true (something that required a lot of trust on my part considering I am usually controlling with that stuff). The day of the wedding, my husband and I were in complete awe of Talana's work. Not only did she make all of our ideas a reality, but it was even better than we could have ever imagined! Asides from the set up, it was the most stress free wedding day! Talana made sure everything went in a timely and organized manner which made it all run smoothly. My husband and I were able to fully enjoy every aspect of our wedding day, and I genuinely cannot thank Talana enough for giving us our dream wedding. Her professionalism, flexibility, creative mindset, and compassion made her the perfect wedding planner!

My husband Andrew and I have had Talana’s amazing treats at several CrossFit compitions. When we were deciding on our wedding desserts, we didn’t want a typical wedding cake and the first person that came to mind was Talana! From the moment we reached out to her, she treated us like royalty. She welcomed us into her home for our very own personal dessert tasting and let us customize our dessert bar from flavors right down to the decor to display. The donuts and pies were out of this world... one week after the wedding and we still have people raving about them! The dessert bar was almost completely empty at the end of the night. Talana has an amazing talent! Not only is she an amazing baker, she is an amazing human! I would recommend Talana to everyone!! Do yourself a favor and contact her today!

Talana is truly exceptional!! Not only does her cakes and other desserts taste absolutely amazing, but she is also a true artist!!! Every detail carefully crafted to fit your style. She makes dreams come true.

Talana Maria was such a pleasure to work with. We originally intended on just having a traditional tiered cake, but her cake flavors were so delicious we ended up with 4 flavors- a tiered cake and 3 different cupcakes. The cupcakes went so quickly at our wedding I didn't even get to try one, everyone raved about all of them. Everything looked beautiful as well, I had no idea what I wanted the cake to look like and Talana's suggestions were perfect. So if you're looking for a delicious and beautiful cake, and of course you are, this is the baker to go with. Highly recommend!!

From the moment I had a taste test scheduled with Talana, I could see in depth her attention to detail. As most brides prepare for their big day, they want nothing to be missed! Any vendor who can lighten the sometimes crazy sometimes stressful wedding preparation load - is a must have for the big day. Talana left nothing out. She is a student of her clients. She studies what they want, from the vision of the cakes to the vision of the wedding and they exceeds the expectation of the bride. My wedding cake and dessert bar was handled with such love and professionalism that I had wedding guests talking about the cake and desserts for months after! Rest assured, Talana is who you need for your dream wedding.

Do yourself a favor and book Talana immediately! We got married at the Delaware Water Gap Country Club and happened to get lucky enough to have her as our baker. My husband and I went to the cake tasting and we fell in LOVE. Seriously, how she gets her cakes to be delicious and beautiful is beyond me! We opted for a more classic look, with flowers cascading down the side, and it was perfect. I can't tell you how many guests commented on how delicious the cake was. We opted for four different flavors for the four different tiers: red velvet with cream cheese frosting, vanilla cake with mint chocolate frosting, vanilla cake with salted caramel frosting, and spice cake with cinnamon cream cheese. I loved how we could customize the cake to be exactly what we wanted. Another perk: instead of saving the top tier of the cake to put in the freezer, Talana made us a brand new one for our one year anniversary! We couldn't wait for the anniversary just so we would be able to have her cake again! You will not regret if you book with Talana. Just one phone call (and one bite of her cakes!) will have you smiling!

Talana’s endless of cupcake flavors and filling made it so hard to choose a flavor... so we chose 6!! I sent her a few pictures of inspiration and she made it come to life decorating a few cupcakes with sunflowers to match our wedding theme!!! And not just visually appealing, the cupcakes and our 2 tiered cake tasted amazing! We had so many compliments from our guests!! Thanks so much!!

Talana did our cupcakes and bride/groom cake for our wedding and everything was absolutely amazing!!! From our first tasting with her to our big day she was so helpful and reassuring. She was also our florist which she did an amazing job at as well. We will certainly be contacting her again for ALL of our major events. Thank you Talana!!!

My wife Courtney and I cannot recommend Talana Maria more highly! If you need a baker, florist or event planner stop your search and hire her now! She will not disappoint and was a dream to work with for our special day. She is a master of her craft and has a true love and passion for what she does. Talana made the cake and cupcakes for our wedding in addition to creating all of our amazing floral pieces and decorating our ceremony space. The desserts were delectable (OMG the chocolate peanut butter cup cakes!!) and the floral pieces were stunning! Her attention to detail is second to none. She is an absolute pleasure to work with and made our day truly special. Talana is a true professional in every way and works tirelessly to make sure every detail is perfect. Even when mother nature threw us a curve ball, she sprang into action and made sure every detail of our indoor venue was perfect! If you are looking for a baker, planner, or florist for your special occasion, look no further!

During our tasting with Talana, she had many different options of flavors and desserts that we could pick from. All of them were very good and it made it very difficult to choose. Our cake looked beautiful on our wedding day and tasted great. She helped us come up with a design and made it look perfect! Our favorite cupcake was the red velvet cupcake with cannoli filling. It was so good!

We met Talana briefly during a Bridal Show at our venue early in our wedding planning. We tried one of her cupcakes on display and were instantly in love. Our coordinator then recommended her for our cake, so we set up an appointment and had a wonderful tasting. We also knew that Talana was a florist and planner, so discussed our vision with her and decided to hire her for everything! We could instantly see she is passionate about her work and extremely talented. We gave her examples and our overall vision, and let Talana take the wheel! We were open to her suggestions and ideas to keep within our rather small budget. We were willing to trust her judgement fully, and she far exceeded our expectations on our wedding day. Everything was absolutely gorgeous and perfectly in line with our vision. She was able to put together an incredible amount of pieces for us without sacrificing quality what-so-ever. A list of everything she did for us: Cake, Cupcakes, Bridal and Bridesmaid Bouquets, Groomsmen Boutonnieres, Grandparent Boutonnieres and Corsages, Ceremony Decor (Aisle and Arbor Florals/Draping), Cocktail Hour Table Decor, Reception Centerpieces and Other Arrangements, Welcome Sign Florals, Sweetheart Table Florals, and probably more that I am forgetting! In the end Talana became more than just our baker and florist, but our friend. We can't thank her enough for single-handedly making our wedding exactly as we envisioned it! Will recommend Talana over and over again for years to come. <3

Talana Maria’s was recommended to us by our venue coordinator. She is the wedding cake vendor for the Water Gap Country Club where we had our wedding. They told us that Talana is also a florist and decorator. After speaking with her and seeing some of her work we decided to utilize all of her services for our wedding, and we could not have been happier. Talana is an amazing person and so easy to work with. She was open to all of my wife’s ideas and brought it all to life. We also wanted something a bit different. Instead of a traditional wedding cake my wife wanted donuts. Yes donuts. Talana said no problem and we gave her 6 different flavors. She also made cookies, brownies, cheesecake and chocolate mousse shooters, and surprised us with mini apple pies. Everything was delicious, our guests could not get over the variety and quality. My wife also surprised me with a batman groom’s cake and batman cupcakes that Talana made which looked amazing. The table centerpieces and decorations, bouquets and ceremony flowers were gorgeous. If you are getting married in the Stroudsburg/Delaware Water Gap/Poconos area you absolutely need to use Talana for all of your dessert/floral/décor needs. She is worth every penny. One of the best decisions we ever made!

Talana did my wedding cake and cupcakes for my wedding. It’s was beautifully decorated and displayed. And everything tasted amazing! I would recommend her to everyone!

Greetings Future Brides! I am absolutely thrilled to write this review and I do hope it helps future couples in their upcoming decision making! INITIAL CONSULTATION Talana is the most bubbly and warm person you will possibly ever meet when it comes to wedding planning. Our first meeting was Professional, informative, successful. You will find that the tone of your planning will begin after your first initial meeting. We discussed price and my wedding concepts (provided by myself) during this meeting. After we parted I absolutely knew I needed her by my side. PLANNING Planning with the help of Talana Maria is fun, effortless and of course at times a little hectic with normal Bride stresses. My biggest compliment is that she has your back 100%. There were things I required from my venue that were not offered and together we made it happen. Talana absolutely made me feel like I was her only client. That’s how passionate she is about her Brides. In addition, we happened to have the same style and agreed on my vision through and through. If you are a rustic/Autumn/DIY bride, she is your go to! She has an amazing style and will bring ideas to your vision without trumping them. My only take-away for future brides- make sure there is sufficient/completed documentation between yourself and Talana Maria. There were a few minor misses on the day of that were not captured, however not documented (only discussions via email). DÉCOR Talana Maria has the most beautiful pieces to help display flowers, desserts, tables, lanterns etc. She was very generous to allow me to use some of her very special pieces that completely captured the rustic vision I had. My bridesmaid bouquet we nestled on top of her vintage inspired lantern and I cannot stress enough how obsessed I am with how they came out. I get compliments all the time…a year later. FLOWERS, CAKE AND DESERTS Now, this is where it went from great to perfection. My flowers were everything. I’m getting goosebumps just thinking about them. First, she captured the look of my florals To. The. Tee! Throughout the process, we shared text messages of pictures and suggestions. I was even given photos while she was creating the bouquets. Zero guessing as to how they will show up, because she invites you in her process. Day of my flowers were fresh, vibrant and best of all stunning. The Arbor flowers were stunning. The bridal party florals were stunning. And my table arrangements were absolutely breathtaking. Your guest will fight over the center pieces, guaranteed. The cake and deserts were delicious AND beautiful. I loved my time with Talana during our cake tasting and she has an abundance of flavors to choose from. Everything was delicious and super affordable. Baking is definitely Talana Maria’s strong suit and it showed. I’ve gotten rave reviews for all the deserts. Also, there were some odd ideas that I had (for example, black candied apples LOL), and with no hesitation- made it happen. If you have a vision for your deserts she will meet it. A BRIDE’S BEST FRIEND Lastly Talana makes you feel special. I must admit I have lost my cool a few times and went Bridezilla. She does not only calm stressful situations, but when she says she’ll make it right, she is a woman of her word. She is very professional at the same time so friendly you would have thought you’ve known her for years. She is very responsive and knowledgeable. I can’t tell you how privileged I am to have worked with her.