Sweet Expressions

I absolutely love Amy! She is so sweet and you can tell she loves to make brides happy. She was able to meet us for a tasting late on a Friday night and after an incredibily long day, her appointment was a great way to end! She was able to do 2 flavors for us since I wanted Red Velvet and my husband wanted the White with Strawberry filling (which was phenominal!). Everyone really enjoyed the cake and my husband loved it so much he not only ate his but mine as well :)
The cake came out beautifully with a dark purple bow on top and silver snowflakes all around the cake. I wasn't too sure what I wanted so I just trusted her judgement and was pleasantly surprised!
I can't wait to eat it again in a year (if I can wait that long!)
Thank you Amy!! You really do have the best wedding cakes around the Capital District!

Amy was a pleasure to work with! Due to an illness in my family, Patrick and I had to postpone our wedding for a year, and Amy was more than flexible when working with us to rebook our date.

We decided that we were going to do cake tasting the second time around! We met at Brown's Brewing Company and Amy came in with six inch cakes. Not only were they huge, but they were delicious as well!! I showed her a picture of a cake that I pinned on Pinterest (of course) and she said that she could recreate it. During our meeting, though, I changed my mind and decided to add an extra tier to the cake, which Amy said would not be a problem. Amy reached out to my florist, Pesha King and communicated with her in regards to the pearl beading that I had seen in the picture.

When Patrick and I walked into our venue that night, our eyesz were immediately drawn to the cake. It was magnificent. Although there was a slight difference in appearance than in the picture, which I wasn't aware of, it was still magnificent.

Cutting the cake was a breeze. Amy had marked a notch that we would cut, as we had sheet cake in the back. The carrot cake that we had was amazing! Patrick commented, with a grin, "It's almost as good as my grandmother's" - - (no one can really top grandma :)

All of the guests raved about the cake that was served, red velvet with raspberry filling and a buttercream frosting. It was to die for.

Patrick and I can't wait for our one year anniversary to have some more of the carrot cake!

Thank you Amy!

Amy Mears of Sweet Expressions provided both my wedding cake and grooms cake. I found her through the internet and after speaking with her a few times via email we met up for sampling. She brought with her large slices of all the flavors I inquired about and my mom and I had a great time trying to cake and chatting with Amy. From there we decided on a flavor and went forward. I was planning from out of town and Amy was always very easy to get ahold of via email. She was very flexible when I changed my mind or added different cakes. She explained all the options to me and helped me make informed decisions.

Needless the say the cake was SO tasty, both wedding and grooms cake. They looked great as well. Prices were more than reasonable. I highly recommend her!

Amy did everything we asked for and the cake came out better than we could have imaged.

Amy was a true professional. We set up our first meeting, she brought multiple cakes for us to try and they were delicious. I had some health problems throughout the 6 months leading up to the wedding, and she was extremely flexible and always available via phone or email. We sent her a copy of our invitation and she used that design as an inspiration for the design on our cake - which was beautiful - not an exact copy but had all of the beautiful elements we loved. The cake was delicious, and she included a pre wrapped extra top layer of our cake for us to freeze for our 1st anniversary, as a wedding gift for us. The cake was delivered with a cake stand, and picked up without us having to worry at all. I highly recommend Amy for your wedding cake!

Amy was great. Right from the night we met with her and she made us these fabulous samples. She was so easy to work with and helped Dennis and I create the most beautiful cake!!! She heard what we were asking for and delivered!! Our cake was delicious and beautiful! Amy was very professional and a pleasure! Everything was perfect!! I look forward to having her make other cakes for us!

Our wedding cake that Amy made was the most delicious most beautiful cake I've ever seen.

Amy was absolutely wonderful!! She made a beautiful cupcake tower for us that included a top tier with cupcakes. The cake was so delicious and it looked amazing. All of our guests raved over it and we're still hearing about it 2 months later!

I think what I loved the most about working with Amy was that she made the process so easy and stress-free. I wasn't quite sure exactly what I wanted for my cake, nor did I end up having a ton of time to really think about it, so I ended up relying solely on her expertise and trusting her 100%. Honestly, the only thing I knew was that I wanted a white cake (with a hint of almond) with a classic, elegant look. That is literally all I said (no other instruction) and Amy was able to create the absolute perfect cupcake tower! It was beautiful.

So, ladies (and gentlemen), if you're looking for someone who is a pro, reliable, super easy to work with, and VERY reasonably priced, choose Amy and Sweet Expressions!! We would hands-down recommend Sweet Expressions to anyone.

I was recommended to Sweet Expressions by my Florist who is an old friend of Amy's. When Amy and I met I had a set vision for my wedding cake. Our theme for the wedding was birch tree and I wanted the cake to look just like the bark of a birch tree. Amy was very excited and certainly exceeded my expectations!!! People are still talking about how great the cake looked. Amy also created a red velvet/vanilla swirl cake that was unbelievably moist and DELICIOUS!! I will certainly be recommending Amy to my friends!

I wish I could give more then 5 stars for these categories. Amy is amazing! She totally made our dreams come true with the perfect cake for our perfect day :)

Not only was the cake the most delicious cake I had, all of our guests commented on the beautiful presentation.

Beautiful cake and taste great! I knew when I was getting married I would use Amy. She did my daughters wedding cake and it was amazing. Our cake was beautiful. It was perfect!

Our cake was decorated beautifully. It looked so pretty with the white gerbers and the black ribbon. The taste was magnificent. The chocolate raspberry ganache just melted in our mouths and the frosting what so light and yummy! Thank you!

Amy's cake was amazing!! We had a unique looking cake request and she nailed it!!!! The cake tasted amazing - we're still receiving compliments!! We would very highly recommemd her!!!!! Absolutely perfect!! Thank you for adding to our awesome day! -Michele & Bill

Amy at Sweet Expressions was wonderful. To start, she met us at Panera to taste some cake. We mentioned four flavors we would like to try. Thinking she would bring a slice of each kind, we thought we'd grab lunch afterward.
Well, she actually showed up with four 6" cakes!!
Well, they were all delicious. We couldn't decide. So we picked them all. a different flavor for each tier and then the last flavor for a small anniversary cake.
We didn't have to talk much after that. Which is exactly how I wanted it. I paid her. She showed up to the venue, on time, with the cake. It was beautiful. The simple design we had discussed, and it was the right color. It was perfect. And delicious!! A beautiful cake is useless if it doesn't taste good.
So Sweet Expressions can do it all, tasty, pretty cake. I would recommend them to anyone who wants a yummy cake.

Working with Amy was a pleasure. First, she was so easy to communicate with. She prepared three different cakes for us to try...all of them full cakes and we got to take home the leftovers. The cakes were all spot on. They were moist, the butter cream not too sweat and the fillings delicious. We went with her white chocolate cake with white chocolate chips mixed in the batter and then filled with chocolate mouse and her chocolate cake with peanut butter filling. Some of my guests told me it was the best wedding cake they ever had.
As for the look of the cake, it was beautiful. I sent her several pictures with aspects that I like of each. She combined my ideas, emailed me with clarifying questions and then confirmed that it was exactly what I had envisioned. When I arrived at the venue, the cake not only lived up to what I wanted but surpassed by expectations. You can't go wrong with Sweet Expressions.

My husband and I weren't even going to have a cake at our wedding, but meeting Amy is what really sold us on it. She was incredible to deal with from start to finish, and our guests are still raving about the cake. It was a sad, sad day when we finished the leftovers -- but she did package a separate top tier for us to freeze for our anniversary!

We needed a kosher cake, and Amy worked with us on flavors and icings to make sure we were able to get exactly what we wanted. The tasting was, by far, the most enjoyable wedding meeting we had during the entire process. She was incredibly flexible and accommodating, especially when we had a late-in-the-game request for a flavor change. And when I took a break from hair and makeup to say hello while she was baking the morning of the wedding, she sent me back upstairs with some cake for the bridal party, which really started our day off right!

And did I mention how positively gorgeous the cake was?! Her portfolio is amazing, and the in-person product was breathtaking -- and that's saying a lot, given that we weren't even on the cake bandwagon in the beginning. We are so, so glad Amy changed our minds.

When I say Amy is incredible, I really do mean it. We can't recommend her enough.

The cake received unanimously superb reviews for its appearance and taste. So many people came up to us and said, "I've been to a lot of weddings and yours... had the best cake." Everything was personalized from the consultation to the cake flavors, fillings (mocha cream!), and the decorations. We would rather not have another wedding, but if we did, we would use Amy's cake!

If you are looking for a wedding cake vendor please please please go with Amy Mears at Sweet Expressions. I was in a wedding about 5 years ago and what I remember most about that wedding was how fabulous the cake was. When it came time to plan my special day the choice was easy - Amy Mears of Sweet Expressions.

The wedding cake she did for my wedding was AMAZING! It was even more delicious then I remembered. We have gotten so many compliments on how beautiful it was, how fresh and moist the cake tasted and how delicious the flavors and butter cream frosting was. As we walked around the room we saw many empty plates! Her design for our cake was just perfect and added such elegance and beauty to our wedding.

Amy was such a pleasure to work with. I felt lucky to have found her, she truly made our wedding day special. I can't wait for our 1 year anniversary so that I can have another bit of that wonderful cake (Amy kindly providing us with a top tier to freeze).

Our wedding cake was more beautiful than we could ever have imagined and it was the most delicious cake we have ever had. Many of our guests commented on how much they enjoyed the cake.

Amy did a fabulous job on our wedding cake. I had given her one of our invitations to try to match the pattern on the cake, and what she came up with was amazingly close to our invitations. It was beautiful and so delicious. All of our guests loved it!! Also, one of the best parts of the experience was the abundance of 'sample' cake Amy brought for us to try. We left the tasting with six mini cakes in different cake/frosting combinations--YUM!!! If you want a delicious cake, go with Sweet Expressions you won't be disappointed!

Amy was a pleasure to work with! She was responsive to emails and flexible in meeting for a tasting, dropping off the cake stand we borrowed, and with mixing and matching cake flavors, types etc. Speaking of the cake tasting, we were surprised and impressed that Amy provided small cakes of each flavor/filling/frosting combination (there are MANY to choose from) for us to try. She was able to provide us with the amount of cake we needed for our guests within the budget we set by helping us to be creative in choosing the cake. Our wedding cake was gorgeous and delicious. Guests commented on how moist and fresh it tasted. Perhaps best of all, we were able to serve the entire cake we purchased because Amy made us a separate anniversary cake to freeze for our celebration of our 1st anniversary next year. It was a pleasure to work with this very professional vendor.

Amy did a wonderful job with our June 9th 2012 wedding cupcakes and mini cake! She was very kind and very willing to work with us on what we wanted...most of all her cupcakes and cakes are very very delicious! We Highly recommend her! Thanks again Amy! We can't wait to eat our 1 year anniversary cake already! :)

Amy was fabulous to work with. We had her create a white cake with raspberry filling and a lemon butter cream, it was all white with two lavender roses placed on the side. It was simple and beautiful and I have gotten multiple compliments on it, many of my guests said it was the best wedding cake they had ever had.
My husband is not a cake lover, so I had asked Amy to make a "grooms pie" because his favorite dessert is banana split cream pie. When we did our tasting Amy had said that she had never made it before so she did some research and made one for us with direction from her findings.. it was the best banana split cream pie either of us had ever eaten. He was floored that not only did I ask to have on made for him but that Amy went through the trouble of researching this odd request and making something even better than his favorite.
I would highly recommend Sweet Expressions to any bride.

As recommended by Amy we decided to go with a fake cake display with a notch to cut as tradition and had 5 round cakes in the back and let me tell you it was a hit! We had a cake buffet table and absolutely every flavor was a hit! I will go NSC to Amy for cakes forever! Thanks so much!

Amy,

Our cake was AMAZING!!!!! It was the most beautiful cake I have ever seen! You surpassed ALL of our expectations!!!! It was such a pleasure to work with you! We met with several other well respected cake bakers in the area and by FAR you were simply the best! I would NEVER EVER recommend anyone else but you for wedding cakes! Our guests raved about how yummy the cake flavors were and LOVED that all of the layers were different flavors for them to sample!! It was the talk of the night!!! Again, thank you so much for your lovely work! It was such a pleasure working with you!!!!

PLEASE READ BEFORE ENGAGING WITH AMY AND SWEET EXPRESSIONS

First let me state that the cake referenced in this review (Martha Stewart Dreamy 7 Layer Coconut Cake) is the image displayed on Amy's WeddingWire profile as of the time of writing this review. The cake was delicious and had the look we were going for. Unfortunately, the cake is only part of the equation and NOT the part that we remember out of this whole experience. Amy doesn't know how to run a business or how to communicate on a professional level with clients.

After meeting with Amy to discuss a different vision for our cake, she followed up a few days later with message stating that she was raising the price. In our meeting, to discuss our vision, she did not say anything about having to go back and reevaluate the contract or original costs.

The message regarding a new contract at a higher cost was a complete surprise to us. When we questioned this, she responded back with a very unprofessional, and sarcastic response.

To make matters worse and rub salt in the wound, Amy discovered a math error (in her favor) on the original contract total and took this opportunity to “fix” it by increasing our costs even further, rather than honoring what was agreed upon in our initial consultation.

Her approach was basically if don't like it, then I will return your check and you can find another vendor.

Her reasons for raising the costs were attributed to higher expenses to research the types of coconut, cost of the coconut, etc. Keep in mind that we were going from a hand stenciled, multiple flavor, multiple filling cake to a much simpler one flavor, one filling cake with buttercream and coconut on the outside. Not to mention that we gave Amy a picture, detailed instructions, recipe, etc. from Martha Stewart's website.

Again, in spite of the negative tone and email responses, we decided to move forward with the cake at the higher cost.

Shortly after this, Amy emailed again to inform us that the anticipated costs for the coconut cake were not as high as she initially thought and wanted to make good on our negative experience by creating an entire cake made of foam with separate cakes for the kitchen. We declined her offer as we wanted a real cake, not an entire cake made of foam. When we told Amy that we didn't want to change the cake, she never acknowledged or offered to make any adjustments to take into account her own admission that the costs were not as high as she thought and that she made several errors in her commiunication with us.

Still we moved forward with the transaction even though our experience was getting worse with every email communication received from Amy.

On our wedding day our cake was delivered. It looked good although we were a little concerned with moving he cake since it didn’t appear to have the necessary support inside of the cake. These concerns were shared by our venue.

The wedding itself was amazing and our experience with our other vendors was a positive one with one exception...this transaction with Amy and Sweet Expressions.

Recently, Amy requested that I submit a review for her on this site - weddingwire.com. As I started to write the review, I honestly could not ignore the negatives. So rather than leaving a negative mark against Amy / Sweet Expressions on this public forum, I felt it would better to share my feedback directly with Amy (see below) in a private email. Rather than accepting my feedback as constructive criticism and simply apologizing for what happened, she once again replied with a sarcastic and unprofessional response. She even made a sarcastic reference to the amount that we paid for our other vendors and our honeymoon (see her response below). This was the straw that broke the camels back. Inappropriate and uncalled for on so many levels. What we paid to our other vendors or for our honeymoon is none of her business and has no relevance to what we hired Amy to do,

I truly had no intention of posting a negative review for Amy, but at this point, I think others should be aware of our experience before making a final decision. A wedding is one of the most important events you will ever take part in and should not be negatively affected by one of your vendors.

Her cakes are good, but as I have pointed out to Amy in my final email response to her -- customers remember the experience more than the product. Honestly, If we could back to the beginning knowing what we know now, we would have NOT have chosen Amy as our cake vendor.

There are plenty of cake vendors out there who can make great cakes, know how to run a business, and communicate in a professional manner with their clients. More importantly, they understand their role in making your day special. Amy is not that person.

I am sure that Amy will have lengthy response to this posting to defend herself, but everything I have stated is 100% factual.

I just want to reiterate....my "angst" as Amy refers to it below in her email has nothing to do with the cost. It has to do with expectations and the way she handled herself through her communications. We spent a considerable amount of dollars on our wedding using top of the line vendors in the process so the funds were not an issue. It's how she handled herself that was the problem. Amy is confrontational, immature and very unprofessional and I hope that this review will help others avoid having to go through what we went through.

*** Point of clarification for readers of this review....although we went from a four tiered cake to a seven tiered cake, the amount of actual cake was the same. The second cake was larger because we added additional foam layers. It was our understanding from our in person review of this change that the addition of foam layers was going to be offset by the more simple design - one flavor, one filling, no stencil. Amy never indicated otherwise.

----My email response sent June 26, 2012 to Amy regarding her request for a review services on wedding wire - unedited --

Hi Amy,

The cake was delicious and looked beautiful.

I would love to post a positive review, however, I cannot overlook the poor communication and lack of business professionalism that we experienced during this transaction.

So rather than leave a negative mark against you on weddingwire.com, we will respectfully decline to post a review and communicate our dissatisfaction directly with you.

Regards,

Joe

------ Amy's email response on June 26, 2012 - edited only to remove other vendor names ----

“Hi Joe,

Thank you for the note back and your candor. I'm glad you were pleased with the cake. That's what matters most to me.

Again, I apologize for not communicating on the spot at our second meeting about any price increase when you chose to add three additional tiers and expected it to be the same cost because you and Emily thought the exterior work was easier. I guess I should have absorbed the extra cost myself because of that 'error' that was perceived as non-professional.

Surprisingly, it did involve quite of bit of labor and research on where to buy the right products, how to candy the one type, making and adding the second layer of Swiss buttercream so it applied correctly and the actual application itself. I thought the plates would look pretty with coconut on it; I did take time to instruct the kitchen staff on how to apply it. Know that I do not pick up equipment, and doing so for you at the State Room was a courtesy, but I'm sure your actions were intentional as other family members returned other things for you (like to TuxedoVendor etc).

This does leave a bit of a bad taste in my mouth as I knew it would but it's done and cannot be changed. What I can do is work harder with my current/future clients to be more 'on the ball' when it comes to this type of thing so there are no surprises. In reflecting, it's funny that $100 would cause you this much angst. It's hard to understand when your other vendors include PhotographerVendor and FloralVendor and include a trip to Mexico. Just saying. ;-)

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She made the most beautiful wedding cake I've ever seen. It was EXACTLY what i wanted and not only was it beautiful but it was DELICIOUS! I couldn't have been happier with her Weddding Cake Service. If you are looking for a stress free cake for your big day, which lets be honest everyone is, go for Sweet Expresssions. Thank you so much Amy!!

Amy was, by far, my favorite vendor to work with. She met with us and brought 3 actual cakes-not just little pieces to sample- and they were delicious! The cake was incredibly moist and was the biggest star of the reception. The detail was a damask design made out of buttercream, not fondant, and it was absolutely flawless. Not to mention that 3 weeks before the wedding we needed to add an extra layer to our cake, and Amy was perfectly fine with it. Unfortunately, our top layer won't make it to our first anniversary because we just ate it after we got home! Thank you so much, working with you was the greatest decision we made for our wedding!!!

The cake that Amy made for our Wedding was absolutely amazing!! It was chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate! And it was the best cake I have ever had. It was so pretty, Amy did such a great just decorating, especially because I didn't give her much guidance in that regard! I am still hearing from people how delicious it was!

Amy was so accomodating and helpful. I never had to worry about the cake for a second. She made it so easy and I would recommend her to anyone!!

We had a wonderful experience with amy mears. We had 4 cake flavors at our wedding and each wetr awesome. She designed our cake exactly how we wanted. Thank u so much.

I had to plan my wedding from California to take place in New York. I really did not know where to begin in preparation for such an event that would take place in three months. Amy was amazing. She was thorough and punctual with her responses and meeting my needs in every way possible. She sharred her ideas while listening careful to the needs of my own. She replicated a cake I had choosen in California and brought her own vision to the style as well and the cake turned out absolutely gorgeous. She surpassed my highest expectation and created nothing short of a work of art. I couldn't have asked for anything less than perfection because that's the personal standard she sets for her business. Less is more was the motto that rang true in our personal experience. She worked to meet our budget and what we could afford to do, leaving out excessive unwanted and unnecessary cost. She was really amazing and the cake was so beautiful. I feel lucky to have had her provide our wedding cake for our special day. I would give her a 10 plus rating for meeting all our needs and going way beyond the call of duty. She provided us with an amazing fliorist and guided us through the process of creating the wedding of our dreams. No stress and complete professionalism is what you have to look forward to should you make the choice to go with sweet expressions. Thank-you once again Amy. -Melissa

The cake was beautiful.... delicious too.

My wedding cake was Amazing! The design and taste was phenominal and Amy is just as amazing with her promtness, flexibility, and professional! I Recommend Amy to Everyone!

Amy Mears (Sweet Expressions) totally exceeded our expectations! From the cake tasting with several different flavor and filling combinations of our choice that we were able to take home to share to the anniversary cake that she left for us to freeze, Amy truly went above and beyond. Not only that but our guests could not stop raving about how delicious the cake tasted and how beautiful it looked! We highly recommend Amy Mears to any future bride and groom!

Amy Mears and Sweet Expressions was an incredible part of the wedding planning experience. I really had no idea going into the cake selection and design process and when I met with Amy, we planned and brainstormed ideas. Her enthusiasm was contagious and she was so creative. Within our first visit we created my vision and when the 'big day' came, the final outcome was beyond my imagination. Amy was also extremely professional and also very willing to go along with my nontraditional ideas for a wedding cake. Besides the ceremony, the cake was one of the biggest hits of the day.

Amy Meara was wonderful to work with and so accommodating. She went out of her way to make my daughter's wedding day as stress free as possible. We had tried several bakers for the wedding cupcakes and her's were miles ahead of the other's in taste, appearance and variety of flavors. And Amy's prices were the most reasonable. The cupcakes were moist and flavorful.
Amy offers her own custom designed decorative wraps to coordinate with the wedding colors and provided a beatuiful stand on which to display them. The display was so tempting, guests kept coming up and asking when the cupcakes would be served. And after the cupcakes were served, then there was a mad rush to trade for the exact variety each wanted.
Often at the end of a wedding there are lots of left over cake slices. At my daughter's wedding, guests were asking for extras to bring home. We ran out, even after ordering 25 extras.
We would highly recommend Sweet Expressions to any bride looking for cakes or cupcakes or any dessert for her wedding.

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Working with Amy was a dream! Of course my favorite part was the tasting as she brings giant pieces and you get to take them home! She did exactly what we wanted and even made a separate little cake and wrapped it properly for us to freeze and have on our one year anniversary. She truly enjoys what she does and it absolutely shines through in her work. Thank you so much Amy for making us a beautiful and utterly delicious cake! I will 100% recommend you to anyone who asks!

Amy did a fantastic job creating and baking our Kosher wedding cake. The cake was absolutely delicious and we we received countless compliments on its appearance and taste from so many of our guests! It was a pleasure working with Amy and we appreciate all her hard work!

Loveloveloved this cake! I shopped this around a lot prior to deciding on Sweet Expressions, even though i had heard such great things about Amy. None of the other companies in the area could even come close to the pricing or the quality that Sweet Expressions offered. It was a tough design, but ended up being everything we imagined and more! Amy, thank you so much for being so attentive and excited to work on our cake! We were so so happy with the final product and recieved so many compliments! It's the details that people remember about a wedding and our cake will definitely be one of them!

Well I cannot say enough about Amy Mears cakes, they are absolutely beautiful, fabulous and so delicious. I planned my wedding from top to bottom by myself and I am an extremely picky person when it comes to having a vision and making it come to life. All I had to do was tell Amy what my vision was and give her a little direction and she did the rest. She absolutely brought my vision to life and it was so much more than I could have ever dreamed of!! Our wedding cake was absolutely perfect and we had so many compliments on it after the wedding. Amy truly has a gift and was so easy to work with, very flexible and friendly she made me and my husband feel right at ease. We were able to sample all the flavors we requested and they were all so delicious it was hard to choose. Thank you so much Amy for being a part of our special day and making it stress free for us!! Needless to say I will be using Amy for all of our future cake needs:0)

The cake was absolutely delicious and beautiful. Amy worked with our florist to create exactly the cake we wanted. I will recommend her to all of my family and friends!

Our cake was amazing! Amy did a wonderful job creating the look I wanted, based on some pictures, emails, and a short talk we had. She worked together with the florist for the cake's flower decorations and they were perfect (she recommended the florist we used and we loved her too - Yankee Floral). We got married in Altamont, NY, but we live in Pittsburgh. Amy was easy to work with from long distance. She even arranged for us to get a second set of sample cakes on one of our visits to NY because we were having trouble deciding on our flavor combinations (she has lots to pick from). And, most important to us, the final cake tasted GREAT. Her cake was by far tastier than anything else we tried. I highly recommend the turtle filling! I have no complaints about the service we received.

Amy was great to work with! She was very professional and eager to help and discuss any questions or concerns we had. All of our guests keep telling us we had the best tasting wedding cake they've ever had and that it look absolutely beautiful! Amy's work is incredible and we would HIGHLY recommend her!!

Amy was wonderful! The wedding cake was beautiful, and she was willing to make several small changes to the decorating plan as I thought of different things. She made a groom's cake of brownies and drew a castle freehand for me. My groom was totally surprised and pleased. Amy was VERY easy and fun to work with. Highly recommended

I cannot say enough good things about Amy Mears and Sweet Expressions! When we first started looking for a baker/cake decorator for our wedding cake I contacted Amy and set up an appointment to meet with her and taste her cake. Amy asked us to choose a few different cakes flavors and frosting and even helped us to pick out some good pairings etc. Now most tastings involved a tiny sliver of cake that had been cut from a larger cake or a little cupcake, which I found made it very difficult to get a real idea of what a fresh cake would taste like. That is why we were so surprised and thrilled when at our first meeting Amy had brought a little mini cake in each of the flavors we had chosen. This was great as we were able to bring some back to our families and have them try them as well...and hands down Amy's cake was the one that everyone LOVED. This was just the icing on the cake! I was not any ordinary bride in that I had some very out of the ordinary requests for Amy that she was more than willing if not even excited about doing! Amy worked with me on every little request & detail that I had. She was so incredibly flexible. We absolutely LOVED the flavor of Amy's cakes, they were moist and rich as was the frosting! We especially loved her strawberry cake and the white sour cream cake! I would highly recommend Amy Mears and Sweet Expressions for all of your wedding cake needs!!!

Sweet Expressions exceeded our expectations. This was more than a wedding cake it was a delightful treat. I have tasted many cakes as a guest at other weddings and they don't even come close to her cakes. Our wedding guest have called us to see who made the cake,they said it was the best cake that they have had in along time. We wish that Amy made other special occasion cakes.

Sweet Expressions made a wonderful 3-tiered cake for my wife's and my wedding reception. We were happy well beyond our expectations. Our favorite layer was the red velvet, which was without a doubt the moistest we've ever had. (The carrot cake was also wonderful.) The cake was wrapped with a beautiful green ribbon (on each layer) and was topped with beautiful, handmade edible flowers that matched our wedding floral arrangements perfectly. The delivery and setup of the cake was also flawless. Thanks Amy for a great job!

Amy was absolutely amazing from our first meeting up through our wedding day. We pretty much had no idea what we wanted for our wedding cake. Amy sat with us and helped us look through books for ideas and then she was able to help us customize our cake. She set up our cake for us at the reception so it was one less thing to worry about. When we finally saw our cake on our wedding day, we were blown away. It was better than I had pictured it. Oh yeah and I tasted great!!! We still get compliments on our cake.

I can't rave enough about Amy, and our wedding cake she did! We had to contact her just DAYS before the wedding, and she was still able to accommodate everything we needed! Best of all, the cake wasnt just gorgeous, it tasted FABULOUS! Normally wedding cakes just "look the part", but taste too sugary, or aren't moist, etc...Our cake was moist and delicious, and the whole party raved abiout it! We also did Amy's cakeballs as a favor for our guests, and everyone loved those as well. She really did do a fantastic job, and I wouldnt get cakes anywhere else now!- Jennifer & Paul Marra. Brunswick, NY

Working with Amy of Sweet Expressions was wonderful! She was very professional, made everything convenient for us, and really listened to what we were looking for. She's very kind and personable. The final product is out of this world! We could not have been happier with our wedding cake...it looked exactly as we planned and more delicious than we expected! Thank you Amy & Sweet Expressions.
Lisa & Anthony
June 26, 2011

The cake that sweet expressions provided for our wedding was absolutely fabulous. Our guests could not stop raving about how delicious the cake tasted and how beautiful it looked. I was thoroughly pleased with the way Amy was able to take the intricate filigree design from our invitations and place it on the cake. I would highly recommend Sweet Expressions!

We were very happy with the wedding cake made by Sweet Expressions for my daughter's wedding in June. Amy met with us to get an idea of what we were looking for and brought us generous samples to taste (and take home). We gave her the cake topper we wanted her to use and she took it from there. In addition to baking the cake (which was delicious) and decorating it as requested, she came up with the perfect stand for it. It wasn't a typical request but she understood what we were going for and came up with a creative solution. Thanks, Amy!

My husband and I would recommend Amy to anyone! We had a cupcake tower that gave the illusion of appearing like a cake. We were not really sure how to do this, but Amy knew and made it look perfect! She is so talented that she just knew exactly what we wanted without any instruction. Amy even went so far as to hand make each white cupcake wrapper so that the tower appeared white even though we chose a chocolate cupcake. She is amazing! As for the cupcakes themselves: one word, spectacular! All of our guests were raving about how delicious they were. We chose a chocolate cupcake, strawberry filling, and whipped cream frosting. So good! My husband and I can not wait for our one year anniversary so we can have our topper.
To summarize, Amy made these decisions so easy for us. We trusted her completely to come up with a tower that we would love, and she more than exceeded our expections!

First & foremost - DELICIOUS!

Amy listens. She is an expert in creating the look you want for your wedding cake. If you are unsure, she is an artist who comes up with ideas to help make the occasion perfect. I think you will be pleased if you choose Amy to be a part of your special day.

Presentation was phenomenal, just what I asked for! Every day I see the top layer boxed in the freezer, I want to eat it! Oh well, 9 months to go. From the lines I couldn't describe to the flower cascade, Amy nailed it. Honestly, the cake was one of my favorite aspects of the wedding! Only wish I had eaten more of it.

Amy at Sweet Expressions is a pleasure to work with and very helpful in making your day exactly what you wanted. We went to her with a unique design made up of our own wants and she made them into a masterpiece.We had searched and searched and inquried about prices elsewhere and Amy was the lowest and not but a couple dollars but by a couple hundred and the cake was perfect! We had so many compliments about how delicious and beautiful the cake was and we look forward to our 1 year anniversary so we can eat the rest! I highly recommend Amy to any future bride and groom, especially if they want their cake to be amazing for low cost!

Amy was very professional, very responsive to what I wanted and my cake came out beautiful. It was above and beyond my expectations. From day one she worked with us to meet our budget, provided samples of the cake, and I enjoyed working with her. The cake was not only beautiful but it was delicious and I had many guests compliment it!

We were very pleased with Sweet Expressions from the first inquiry right down to the final product. Amy was very helpful and very professional from day one and always fast to respond when I had questions or changes. The cake was not only beautiful and exactly what I hoped it would be, but it was delicious and had many compliments on it! Thank you!!

I absolutely loved the quality of service we received from Amy. She made the cake exactly how we request and everyone at our wedding comment on the look and taste of it. She went out of her way to meet us at a place convenient for us to do a cake tasting. The prices she has for cake are awesome. I don't think we spend all that much for the service we got which is wonderful if you are on a budget like we were.

The cake was absolutely perfect!! Thank you so much, Amy.

Amy was recommended to us by another vendor and she provided us with an absolutely DELICIOUS wedding cake! We had a "faux" tiered cake on display, and then Amy made us 4 different sheet cake combinations. She was very willing to try out different flavors for us, and was a breeze to work with. While we don't plan on having any more wedding cakes anytime soon, we will DEFINITELY be contacting her for cakes for any other reason we can come up with!

Amy was wonderful to work with. She was recommended to us by a good friend who got married in May 2008. Amy was very flexible and listened to our requests. As we were working with a tighter budget, Amy was able to give us what we wanted by making a styrofoam cake (with a real cake notch in it to cut for pictures) while having sheet cakes in the back. Not only did we get what we wanted within our budget but we got a work of art. We mailed Amy a scanned photograph from a magazine for our cake design, and although the picture lacked detail, Amy's decorating was beyond what we expected and received many compliments from our photographer and guests! Not to mention that her cake was also delicious to eat. Thanks so much Amy, we're very sad to be giving you back the cake but we'll have the pictures to remember it by. We'll send some your way as well!

OMG this is the best wedding cake ever!!! We had a four layer cake, each a different type of cake and filling because we couldn't choose. At our tasting she listened to what we wanted and provided suggestions to meet our needs. Because she is not a big bakery, our cake was exteremely personal.

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Amy Mears of Sweet Expressions. She has a passion, a celebratory spirit for life that translates into her decedent cakes, beautiful design work, attention to detail, and fantastic personality and professionalism.

My now husband and I went to four tastings with other bakers before discovering Sweet Expressions. But I’m glad we did. It just reinforced how amazing Amy’s work is. Let’s be honest, wedding cake has become a traditional necessity and a design aesthetic. At most weddings, the cake is not keeping people at the edge of their chairs waiting for a taste. While it may be beautiful, more often than not, it is dry, bland, and just not worth the effort of eating (or the calories)! And that is what we found at our other cake tastings.

Everything changed the second we tasted Amy’s cakes. They were AMAZING! The flavor was awake and the texture moist and perfect. I wasn’t really a cake person before my wedding. But at my wedding reception, while greeting our guests I kept saying “save room for cake, it’s delicious!”

We even saved our top tier for our one-year anniversary and had it shipped overnight to California where we were vacationing just so we could enjoy it on our trip! And it was still delicious! Again, I can’t say enough, but Amy Mears and Sweet Expressions will be one of the easiest and most delicious decisions of your whole wedding!

Sincerely,
Eva S.

PS Here are the cake flavors we chose:
1. Top and Bottom Layer: Kahlua Velvet Cake with White Chocolate Mousse Filling
2. Middle Layer: White Chocolate Flavored Cake with Espresso Mousse Filling
3. Outer Frosting: Off-White Italian Butter Cream-Meringue

Beautiful cakes that taste great, our couples give great feedback!

It has been my pleasure to photograph the artistic creations of Sweet Expressions. Amy is truly an artist and I can tell from the attention to detail that she truely loves her work. It is a pleasure when people like Amy and her team make my job easy. Michael Johnson Photography

Amy Is A very Dear Friend Of mine as well as A Very Sincere, and Dedicated Lady. Amy takes pride in all of her work and does it Very well. She Loves creating New and exciting designs and will always take the challenge on! :))

Amy does wonderful work! I have personally ordered several of her cakes and everyone raved over how delicious they were. She is professional, friendly, and quite receptive to ideas.