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We're not being charged any extra for the picture that I posted. He literally took my picture of the cake that I printed and wrote down in his book, creat exact replica.

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Posted by astorc

Arighty girls... so we just got back from our cake tasting then our tasting at the DM.

First... the cake...
They were really great to work with. I took the advice since we didn't want fondant and told them I wanted the buttercream to look 'fluffy...' hehe. At first he looked confused, but then I told him (and showed him a picture in his book) that I didn't like when the frosting almost looks wet. So he got my drift. Mentioned that we'll havev 110-120 and did the four tiers, no questions asked. For you girls who haven't been to cascon yet. You get a choice of chocolate cake or vanilla cake. Then you get a choice of vanilla pudding filling, chococate pudding, strawberry pudding, canoli, and the rich chocolate. At first we were set on doing red velvet, but of course it was about $120 extra. We decided that between the canoli and rich chocolate we coudn't go wrong. So in the end, we decided on butter cream, vanilla cake, with alternating layers of canoli and chocolate.

DM Tasting...
So it was a little crazy in there today. Thomas had told us that there was a wedding going on tonight, but said that it would be the perfect time to come. First they treated us with some amazing wine... in total about three glasses :) We first got to try the antipasta... olives, red peppers, tomato/mozz., presciutto, salamis, etc. AMAZING.

Then we were served their penne vodka....probably going to be our choice for the wedding... very rich and a good sauce.

Then they brought out a plate of calamari... a bit overcooked, but last time we at calamari at the DM (in Jan? at their bridal show?) it was phenomenal. Still good though.

Last, they brought out three main dishes. First we tried the chicen apollo... chicken with tomato, spinach, presciutto motx? Very good... will probably be our choice for chicken.

Then was the Filet. Very good... we may ask for a different type of sauce but meat was cooked perfectly.

Lastly was the Sea Bass... the cut of fish was phenomenal. I love fish so this was a must for me. Only thing that I was a bit disappointed with was their citrus basil sauce on the fish. I didnt really like that. Talked to Thomas and said we could have it prepared whatever way we wanted and we could definitely change the sauce!


All in all it was a GREAT day. Food was amazing and I can't wait to have it again on wedding day! Thanks girls for the advice!

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THANKS FOR THE REVIEW!!!!! I cant wait to do our tasting soon!!!

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Posted by aniamario

I loved the way our cake came out -- Cascon did a great job! Sorry, the picture is a little fuzzy...

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Your cake was beautiful.

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Thank you! It was buttercream :) I showed Cascon 3 different pictures of the elements I wanted and they put it all together exactly how I described it. And they did not charge extra :)

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hey girls - i'm thinking about booking DM for October of 2011...after reading some of your reviews I'm wondering why no one at DM told me anything about the all inclusive package or a gold or silver menu - i was just offered one menu

also has anyone worked with Anthony, is he good? should I be reconsidering??

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Posted by cait625

hey girls - i'm thinking about booking DM for October of 2011...after reading some of your reviews I'm wondering why no one at DM told me anything about the all inclusive package or a gold or silver menu - i was just offered one menu

also has anyone worked with Anthony, is he good? should I be reconsidering??

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Same here, I booked with Anthony and I was never mentioned a gold or silver menu.
I do have to say that working with Anthony so far has been a pleasure.

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i'm going to the tasting Thursday night..i'm really excited because i really like it there...but i'm going to ask him about the all-inclusive packages and what the other menu options are. he also told me he would throw in 2 different bottled beers, but i just read a post where someone said she got 6 different bottles .... i didn't ask for more but still it wasn't offered either

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Posted by cait625

i'm going to the tasting Thursday night..i'm really excited because i really like it there...but i'm going to ask him about the all-inclusive packages and what the other menu options are. he also told me he would throw in 2 different bottled beers, but i just read a post where someone said she got 6 different bottles .... i didn't ask for more but still it wasn't offered either

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I did the tasting last week and the food was amazing. He also gave us two bottled beers. Good Luck, the place is beautiful.

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Posted by cait625

i'm going to the tasting Thursday night..i'm really excited because i really like it there...but i'm going to ask him about the all-inclusive packages and what the other menu options are. he also told me he would throw in 2 different bottled beers, but i just read a post where someone said she got 6 different bottles .... i didn't ask for more but still it wasn't offered either

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Have you signed a contract yet?

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just wanted to let everyone know I had my eparty at douglaston manor on saturday night-and everything went soo well!!!
Chris was soo great to work with!

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Posted by foundmylove

just wanted to let everyone know I had my eparty at douglaston manor on saturday night-and everything went soo well!!!
Chris was soo great to work with!

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Yay!! Thanks for letting us know! Congrats on being a 2011 bride!!!

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Is your wedding at the DM too?

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I'm getting married there next September of 2011.
We booked the all inclusive package with the Wedding Plaza/Ariana Studios. The menu that I am getting is the VIP Menu, which is posted on their website. They never mentioned anything to me about bottled beer - it comes with an open bar, so isn't bottles of beer included? I know that places usually limit the brands. I never even thought to ask about that. All these little details are so overwhelming, but I am getting great advice and ideas from everyone here! Can't wait to see more pics and reviews.

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Posted by astorc

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Posted by cait625

i'm going to the tasting Thursday night..i'm really excited because i really like it there...but i'm going to ask him about the all-inclusive packages and what the other menu options are. he also told me he would throw in 2 different bottled beers, but i just read a post where someone said she got 6 different bottles .... i didn't ask for more but still it wasn't offered either

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Have you signed a contract yet?

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Not yet - I was just so excited about it and now I'm thinking of all these little things and driving myself nuts....I'm going to ask them about everything tonight! I never even thought there would be 2 menus, I just assumed they would give me all the options ya kno?

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Quick question for you girls. Did the Douglaston provide menu cards for the guests or did you have to provide these???

And did they provide any candles for your tables??

Thanks ladies!!

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Posted by FutureMRS.Benn

Quick question for you girls. Did the Douglaston provide menu cards for the guests or did you have to provide these???

And did they provide any candles for your tables??

Thanks ladies!!

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Yes they made my menus and there were candles all over the place (in the reception room & in the bridal suite) that they set up (I didn't ask for them...they were just there) I'm sure if you ask for more candles they would put them out.






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more pics of candles around DM.




In the bridal suite




Here are my menus

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For the tables, I had to bring my own candles. I got them on sale at Michael's. Great deal!!

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Posted by aniamario

For the tables, I had to bring my own candles. I got them on sale at Michael's. Great deal!!

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I bought candles for my tables as well. Bought them from quickcandles.com! My florist told me I could probably find them from someplace cheaper than what they could give to us and they were right! :)

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Posted by astorc

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Posted by aniamario

For the tables, I had to bring my own candles. I got them on sale at Michael's. Great deal!!

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I bought candles for my tables as well. Bought them from quickcandles.com! My florist told me I could probably find them from someplace cheaper than what they could give to us and they were right! :)

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Why did they provide them for AugustBridein09 but not you ladies??? This sounds weird to me. Hmmmmm. Thanks for all the responses ladies

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I want to say that they offered to supply some... not enough (I called at some point and asked) but with me being anal, I wanted them to all look the same!