I am so glad a friend of mine suggested The Lakeside Inn in Mt Dora, Florida. It is perfect for our needs. We are getting married in the Tea Garden and having the reception in the grand lobby. The fees for the space is very reasonable, they have several options for ceremonies and receptions, and the service has been fantastic. Betty the Inn's coordinator is awesome!! She has gone out of her way to make sure that we are getting exactly what we want. She returns my emails promptly and answers all my questions. There is no music curfew or restrictions on the volume level which I love. It is all inclusive,they do not allow outside caterers or alcohol, but again the prices are very reasonable. Also if you are the type of Bride that doesn't want to share the spotlight be aware that there can be more than one celebration going on at a time. But Betty and her staff are great at making sure your times flow as to not interrupt each others day. We are having over 50 out of town guests, so this is perfect because there are more then enough rooms for all of us, even the locals that want to make a weekend of it.

I love Mary-Grace!! She is so professional and genuine. We went to the cake tasting and she had so many books of pictures of her work and some beautiful cakes on display. The flavors we tasted were amazing and she uses all fresh fruit in the mouse fillings. She is warm and gracious and this is just hard to find. You can tell she loves her craft. Creating unique cakes to fit the personalities is her passion. I am so confident in her work I can't wait to see the final cake.

On the first visit my sales associate didn't seem to happy that I wanted to try on as many styles as possible...isn't that the point? I found the perfect gown after several tries. I then came back another day to try it on again to make sure and to purchase it. I thought it was a reasonable price and the lady I spoke with that day was friendly. I paid half down non refundable to have it ordered and was told they would call me as soon as they got a delivery date. They never called I had to call them. Then I was told they would call when it had been shipped, they didn't call. So I called around the time they said to expect a call. The gentleman this call said oh yes it shipped out 3 days ago and should be here tomorrow, we'll call you. You guessed it no call. I waited a week and called. It had been there for 4 days. I am frustrated that I am paying a good amount of money and I am having to keep calling them for updates. I think they should be calling me. I have not gone for the fittings yet I plan to wait until after the holidays. ;o)