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We ended up serving cakes and a cake from Emma at our party, and man, did the guests love them. We had this raspberry yogurt cake that was just incredible—total hit. They’re seriously such sweet, kind people too... they actually let us try a bunch of different treats for free while we were trying to pick a flavor. They even delivered everything to us about 45 miles outside of Chicago and only charged us for gas and tolls, unlike some places that would've slapped on a $0.67 delivery fee per mile, which would've been way too much. Their cakes are top-tier and honestly don't feel overpriced compared to other bakeries, plus the little pastries are perfect. So yeah, I'm definitely vouching for Emma. 🙂
Figured I'd jump in and share my own experience with bakery treats too... Tried the stuff at Orient, they're decent, but they don't really do those bite-sized finger foods for weddings. Stopped by Casner once, but didn't grab any minis to taste because they only sell them by the pound ($30, and they say if it's for a wedding it's $27/lb). But seeing how much you guys are raving about their little bites might make me change my mind. 🙂 I picked up a Jaffa cake and a few other things there just to try them out, and honestly? A bit disappointed. The sponge was super airy, almost like that mass-produced industrial stuff, not that homemade feel. Maybe their mini pastries are better since you all seem so obsessed...
Tried some sweets from Emma, they were tasty—I think it was $33/lb—and the cakes I sampled were good too. Wedding pricing is basically the price per slice times the guest count, though the lady there mentioned you can negotiate with the owner...
Sugar Land... my absolute favorite is their four-chocolate cake (ordered it for a christening before and everyone loved it) and the raspberry parfait. Their bite-sized treats are also really delicious and high quality (especially the one with cherries and chocolate cream). Only thing is, they weren't all cut perfectly even, which doesn't bother me normally, but for a wedding, they really should look uniform. Grabbed a raspberry parfait cake for a birthday this weekend, but I have to say, it felt different than the one I tried before... like they skimped on the raspberry layer and added more sponge... I'll double check, but I hope I'm wrong because Sugar Land is definitely on my shortlist.