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Confectionery Designs by Mark Souday

Confectionery Designs by Mark Souday

Newport, RI
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    Lauren K. Sent on 11/21/2023
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    Dream Wedding Cake!

    Mark and Marie are the BEST! We had a wonderful time working with them to design our custom cake - they are incredibly talented, easy to communicate with, and were genuinely invested in our big day. Confectionery Designs knew exactly what we were looking for and created our dream cake - both beautiful and delicious. Thank you so much, Mark and Marie!
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    Helen R. Sent on 09/24/2023
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    Beautiful and delicious desserts!

    The desserts from Confectionery Designs are just BEAUTIFUL!! The presentation was stunning at our wedding and everything was delicious. From the tasting to the wedding day - Marie was wonderful to work with.
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    Megan B. Sent on 08/14/2023
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    The best!

    Marie and Mark are the best! They were so wonderful to work with and everyone LOVED the desserts. We wish we ordered more!!!
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    Kiley M. Sent on 08/25/2023
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    Amazing Cake!

    Mark and Marie at Confectionery Designs were amazing!! Our cake was delicious and absolutely beautiful. We received so many compliments regarding the cake. They took the time to design our cake to match my wedding dress- it was breath taking! Marie was also so pleasant and responsive with emails throughout the process. We would recommend them to anyone!!
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    Caroline D. Sent on 06/30/2023
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    Most Incredible Team

    Mark & Marie are absolutely amazing!! Their desserts are delicious and they collaborated with us throughout the design process to make sure our cake looked perfect. They do the most incredible work with sugar flowers that I truly didn't believe the flowers were not real!!

    But, most importantly for us, they made everything safe for my now husband who has deadly food allergies -- safe desserts for him are something he/bakeries can never be sure about, but this was the first wedding cake he (and our other guests with allergies) could safely eat and enjoy! This was by far the part of our reception that he was most excited about and we are counting down the days until we defrost the top for our one year anniversary. Thank you so much Mark & Marie!!!
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    Kira P. Sent on 06/23/2023
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    Love Confectionery Designs!

    The Confectionery Designs team was a dream to work with on our wedding cake! All of their cakes were delicious (our tasting was a highlight), and the lemon and red velvet that we landed upon were huge hits at our wedding. Beyond her baking, Marie was truly such a joy to work with. She was so thoughtful and personable every step of the way, and during a busy and stressful time, allowed for a sense of ease and comfort while working on our cake. I can't recommend her enough!
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    Ashley K. Sent on 07/30/2023
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    Confectionary Designs is Amazing!

    Marie and Mark are the sweetest people ever and so so talented. The cake they made for our wedding was amazing and tasted SO good. We highly recommend hiring them for your event!
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    Max I. Sent on 10/24/2022
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    Stunning cake, great people

    Mark created a wedding cake exactly to my wife’s specifications which was truly impressive. We had asked for a cake that took into account Chinese cultural elements and he was even able to pull off a stunning painted tier very much in the style of Chinese paintings. The cake itself was incredibly tasty and tailored in flavor to what we wanted, and used fairly creative combinations of flavors. Also, I’ve never seen such realistic sugar flowers in my life; it seems like magic to me how they do it. Marie was very easy to work with and incredibly flexible and inviting in our communications. Overall, highly recommend.
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    Matthew S. Sent on 10/18/2022
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    Lovely People that will help perfectly execute your cake vision

    Marie and Mark were truly some of our favorite vendors to work with during our wedding process. We came in for our tasting and were given so many choices that we literally had to take things home in doggy bags (we were not complaining). Marie and Mark were incredibly responsive when helping us design our cake and they perfectly executed the cake of our dreams for our wedding day (as well as a multitude of smaller desserts that were all delicious!) On top of being very talented, this is a small, family run business that truly cares about its clients and wants to make their clients incredibly happy with their products. We wish we lived closer to their baker so we could enjoy their donuts on a regular basis, they are truly the best donuts we have ever had (and many of our guests wedding guests agree!) It was such a joy to work with Confectionery Designs, and we will be customers for life.
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    Jake K. Sent on 11/07/2022
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    10/10 - absolutely delicious wedding cake and desserts!

    We hired Confectionary Designs (Mark and Marie) to do the cake and all of the desserts for our wedding at Castle Hill Inn in Newport, Rhode Island. Mark and Marie are consummate professionals and every single thing they made for us that day was truly exquisite. The cake was everything we dreamt about, but more importantly, the flavors were insanely delicious. It wasn't just a good-looking cake. In addition to the cake, Mark and Marie at Confectionary Designs also made an assortment of truly special fall desserts and even followed a few family recipes for an added custom touch. I would highly recommend them for any event. They're great people and they sure know how to make delicious sweets!
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    Dana E. Sent on 09/26/2022
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    Beautiful & Delicious!

    We loved working with Marie and Mark! They are incredibly talented and brought our cake vision to life. Mark was able to create a cake that mirrored our invitation and it was stunning! The cake and desserts were truly pieces of artwork. They also tasted DELICIOUS! All of our guests raved about the donuts. The profiteroles and key lime tarts were also amazing. I highly recommend working with Confectionery Design for all of your wedding (and everyday!) dessert needs!
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    Taylor B. Sent on 09/14/2022
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    Amazing and Delicious

    Confectionery Designs was such a joy to work with and the pastries and cake were the best sweets I've ever had! Marie is so nice and so detailed! Nothing was overlooked and it all came out so amazingly!
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    Marisa K. Sent on 01/01/2023
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    Beautiful and Delicious!

    We had Confectionery Designs for our cake, desserts, and favors for my daughter and son-in-law’s wedding and we couldn’t have been happier! Mark and Marie were such a pleasure to work with. Marie was always very responsive when we had questions or wanted advice and ideas. Mark is extremely talented and the sugared flowers for our cake looked like real flowers and were simply amazing. We met the two of them when we went for our tasting and they were both so warm and friendly. They were very accommodating in creating everything exactly how we envisioned. Not only did everything look beautiful but it was all so delicious! We had 2 different flavors for our cake which were done in different tiers, 5 different types of desserts, and little blueberry tarts for our favors. They even boxed all the favors for us and attached all our tags! We are truly grateful to Mark and Marie and highly recommend them!
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    Genevieve B. Sent on 08/28/2022
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    The best of the best - without question!

    I’m going to be totally honest here: I had never been to a wedding where I’ve said, “WOW, that was super delicious wedding cake and dessert!” I want to emphasize the *had* because it all changed with my own wedding cake and the extraordinary work—both in design and in deliciousness—from Mark & Marie.

    My wedding planner was insistent we go with Confectionery Designs. She kept telling me: “They’re the best of the best and you want the best. Trust me on this one.” So we moved forward with hiring Confectionery without having tried any of their food. Their stunning designs and deep creativity—all researched through IG—were enough to sell me. At the least, I knew our cake would be so beautiful.

    But holy moly, I had no idea that it would be one of our best wedding decisions ever. Mark and Marie are truly the most delightful humans on the planet. They lead with kindness, openness. We wanted a design that was…complex…to say the least. We had a cake covered in hundreds—likely thousands—of sugar hydrangea leaves. On top of that, the cake had secret love notes from my husband and me in it, which we quietly read to each other at the wedding. Mark and Marie jumped on board the plan and gave it their all. It was a cake unlike anything we had ever seen before. It was a masterpiece! It was what my mother was most excited to see at the whole wedding.

    So after seeing it, here I thought, okay, well it’s beyond gorgeous. That’s the best gift ever! Who cares what it tastes like?! Then the first guest went into our dessert room, with sugar cookies, mini donuts, macarons, cheesecakes, key lime pies and beyond. She ran up to me with a plate full of sweets and told me it was the best dessert of her life. Then a second guest came up to me. Then a third, a fourth, a fifth. All were rave reviews. People were asking our wonderful caterers to bring them to-go boxes, so that they could eat their dessert the next day. I literally saw my grandfather leave with a cup full of canolis. Never had I ever heard of anyone loving wedding dessert so much. It was such an unexpected and pure joy!

    Then, I ate some leftover cake the next day and my mind was blown. I totally understood. It was the best cake I’ve ever eaten in my life. How could something so gorgeous just also be so delicious?

    Well that’s because of Mark & Marie. They can do anything. They are extraordinary and worth every single penny. Although I’m from out of state—and even out of country—I know I will be back to get more of their desserts. My planner was right: They are the best in every way.
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    Nicole T. Sent on 08/01/2022
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    Amazing!

    My husband and I used Confectionery Designs for our wedding at Castle Hill on July 10th and it was one of the best decisions we made. First, they did a dessert tasting with us and was so accommodating and made sure that we had everything we loved while also pleasing our guests. Next, the presentation of our desserts and cake was tremendous! You can tell that they spent so much time ensuring that they were perfect! We are now almost one month married and our guests are still talking about our desserts. PLEASE do yourself a favor and hire confectionery designs - they made planning easy and everything was beyond amazing. Thank you so much to you and your wonderful team! I can't wait to hire you for my next event!
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    Mary M. Sent on 07/18/2022
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    Absolutely The Best!

    Confectionery Design was recommended by the venue and after the bride did some research we selected them. The bride had specific ideas for the cake. Confectionery Design was responsive and wonderful to work with. The cake was so beautiful and the most delicious wedding cake ever! Our experience with Confectionery Designs was terrific from start to finish. We are so glad we used them as were the caterer and the venue!!
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    Caroline G. Sent on 06/27/2022
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    Amazing Cake!

    Beautiful and delicious cake!! We loved working with Marie.
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    Beautiful and Delicious

    Our cake was beautiful and delicious! Exactly what we asked for, and the sugar flowers were stunning. All the details of the process were very clear throughout, Marie was extremely easy to work with, and the tasting was super fun.
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    Hayley V. Sent on 06/14/2022
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    Incredible Design, Taste, and Collaboration

    Confectionery Designs does not only have the most wonderful tasting desserts and cakes I have ever had but they also have incredible taste in their design work and pairing the flavors. They were very collaborative and worked with me to make my dream cake for my wedding including antique hydrangea sugar flowers on a bed of whimsical grass for my garden theme. Don't miss out on working with Mark and Marie, they are an incredible team!
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    Lyn H. Sent on 09/18/2021
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    Much More Than a Cake

    Our daughter's wedding cake was beautiful and tasted every bit as good as it looked. Marie and Mark were a pleasure to work with and an essential element to what proved to be a magical wedding.
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    Lauren F. Sent on 09/14/2021
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    Friendly and responsive team that makes you feel like family!

    Marie and Mark are absolutely incredible. Not only are their cakes beautiful and their desserts all unbelievably delicious, but the duo made us feel like family. They've had a very busy 2021 season and never failed to make us feel special throughout the planning process and day of. This was one vendor I completely trusted from the start and didn't have to worry if they'd deliver -- they sure did! I cannot WAIT to eat our wedding cake on our anniversary! Seriously counting down the days.
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    Lindsay Sent on 01/17/2020
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    10.11.2019 Wedding

    We hired Confectionery Designs to do our wedding cake, a dessert table, and donuts for a post-wedding brunch. Everything they made was of course delicious, but also so beautiful!! Our wedding cake had the most amazing sugar flowers on it. So many guests thought they were real! They looked stunning! The cake also tasted absolutely amazing! the dessert table Marie and Mark designed for us was seriously a work of art. I couldn't stop staring! It was so beautiful! I had a pretty specific vision for what I wanted and they nailed it! I think almost every guest came up to me and told me how amazing the dessert table was! And then of course everything on the table tasted DELICIOUS! The attention to detail was phenomenal! Marie was an absolute pleasure to work with every step of the way. If you want to have the most AMAZING desserts and wedding cake ever...book Confectionery Designs ASAP!

    Confectionery Designs by Mark Souday's reply:

    Thank you so much Lindsay...you were just WONDERFUL to work with !!
    The photos look amazing. Please keep in contact xo
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    Jenn D. Sent on 10/28/2019
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    Fantastic Experience!

    Confectionery Designs provided the cake for our wedding - from the moment we met with Marie, she was wonderful to work with! She arranged for a tasting, worked with us to select the flavors we wanted, and designed an absolutely stunning cake with sugar flowers in gorgeous fall colors. Our guests could not believe the flowers were made of sugar! And the cake tasted as wonderful as it looked. We were so very happy, everyone remarked how wonderful the cake was - truly memorable!
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    Over the Top Cake Experience

    Marie and Mark are a dream team. Not only very talented but genuine people. Our wedding cake required a lot of energy and work to achieve. It was only to be done by the highest level of skill with attention to detail. They studied every detail in our cake blueprint and brought our vision to life. The guests and the entire vendor team were over the top impressed by their work of art. It was timeless, elegant and never before done. They truly can create any vision. The details were to die for but the tasting was even more to die for. The cake needed to taste as delicious as it displayed. They exceeded those expectations even with gluten sensitivity. They worked with our specific dietary restrictions. Confectionary Designs provided the highest level of professional service from the initial consultation to the end product. Very responsive and organized. We look forward to working together on our next creative cake proposal.
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    Tayler F. Sent on 11/12/2019
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    OceanCliff Wedding - 9/14/19

    Marie was an absolute pleasure to work with. Our tasting was so much fun and every single cake that we tried was delicious. She helped us pick out a great combination for our wedding that everyone loved. All of our questions were answered so quickly and we had absolutely no issues. Marie also gave me the great idea to match details from my invitation and dress to the cake which was a HUGE success! I would recommend confectionary designs 100%!!
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