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Joconde Cakes & Sweets

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Last reviewed: September 20, 2026 | Vancouver |

Business status: Active.

Last reviewed: September 20, 2026. Business status: Active.

Joconde Cakes & Sweets offers Vancouver wedding cakes from a pickup location on Powell Street. Its official site presents both ready-to-order designs and custom work, including multi-tier cakes, handmade sugar flowers, flavour choices and serving sizes intended for celebrations of different scales. Couples can also find catering and wedding-planning services in the site's navigation, although the supplied evidence provides substantially more detail about cakes and coordination than catering.

This profile was last reviewed on September 20, 2026. It summarizes only information published on the company's official website. Product prices, ordering conditions and service availability can change, so couples should confirm the final design, total servings, event date, delivery arrangements and complete quote directly with Joconde Cakes & Sweets.

Services and specialization

The business describes its focus as wedding cakes, celebration cakes and catering. Its custom-cake page says it creates unique, elegant cakes for occasions ranging from weddings to birthdays and showers. For weddings, the documented options include multi-tier designs, handmade sugar flowers and other decoration pieces made in-house. The site invites inquiries for a custom design shaped around a couple's style preferences and event.

The two detailed product pages in the evidence illustrate different approaches. Modern Translucence is presented as a modern showpiece with edible decorations and handmade sugar flowers. Simple Beauty has gold-painted tier edges and a choice of sugar or fresh flowers. Both designs use four cake layers per tier, with filling and buttercream between the layers, and vanilla buttercream on the exterior.

Published flavours include vanilla, Earl Grey, vanilla berry, vanilla salted caramel, vanilla mango passionfruit, vanilla pineapple coconut and vanilla lemon lavender.
Chocolate-based options listed include chocolate, chocolate mocha and chocolate matcha.
Colour changes may be requested for the featured designs, subject to confirmation with the business.
The homepage also lists sweet-table treats, special-occasion cakes and children's cakes.

Service area and who it may suit

The official homepage gives a Vancouver pickup address. The wedding-planning page's description identifies Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, New Westminster and the Lower Mainland in connection with planning and day-of coordination services. Couples should not assume that the same geographic coverage or fee structure automatically applies to cake delivery or catering; those details need direct confirmation.

The published cake configurations may suit celebrations ranging from small gatherings to larger receptions. Depending on the selected design, the site lists six-inch cakes serving about 10 to 12 people and tiered choices with estimates extending to 140 servings. These are design-specific estimates rather than a universal capacity statement. Simple Beauty notes that its portions are calculated as 1-by-2-inch rectangular pieces.

Potential fit for couples seeking buttercream wedding cakes with handmade sugar-flower details.
Potential fit for couples who want published size, flavour and colour choices before ordering.
Potential fit for couples considering cake and coordination services from the same business, subject to separate availability and quotes.

Wedding planning and coordination

Joconde Cakes & Sweets states that it has more than a decade of wedding-industry experience and offers day-of coordination. That experience statement comes from the operator's own website. The documented day-of service is aimed at couples who have planned, or are prepared to plan, their wedding but want another contact for vendors and guests during the event.

The day-of package includes a list of necessary or recommended vendors four weeks before the wedding, creation of a timeline that can account for specific celebrations or cultural practices, final communication with booked vendors, and coordination of deliveries and pickups around the venue and schedule. The site also lists eight hours of wedding-day assistance from one main planner and one assistant, with extensions possible, plus a final site visit and/or rehearsal.

A full-planning service is also described. Its listed elements include vendor recommendations, vendor meetings and selection help, venue or vendor site visits, timeline creation, vendor communication, delivery and pickup coordination, a final site visit and rehearsal, and 12 hours of wedding-day assistance from one main planner and two assistants. Planning-service prices are not published.

Confirmed strengths and practical limitations

A documented strength is the amount of product-level information available for the featured cakes. Couples can review flavour lists, colour themes, tier counts, serving estimates, flower choices and modification notes before making contact. The company also states that its sugar flowers are handmade, edible and constructed with food-safe wire stems; it notes that they may be kept after the event.

The business says its custom wedding cakes received wedding-cake design recognition in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and were featured in several wedding publications. These are operator statements on the official site and were not independently verified for this profile.

Practical limitations include variation between the photographed cake and other available sizes. The product pages say the photographs show a three-tier large cake and invite customers to request images of other sizes. Fresh-flower type and colour are not guaranteed because they depend on season and florist inventory. The site also warns that fresh floral materials may not be safe for consumption and directs customers to discard cake portions where flowers were inserted.

Pricing

The official homepage publishes starting prices for several featured wedding cakes. At review time, Simple Beauty started at $180, while Ribbon Buttercream, Marble Floral and Semi Naked each started at $190. Modern Translucence started at $210. A product's displayed starting price should not be treated as the final price for every size, tier count, decoration, extra or delivery requirement.

For orders above $600, the two reviewed product pages say customers may contact the business to request payment in two instalments: a 50% deposit followed by the remaining 50% two weeks before the event. The order must be processed manually after the customer provides the design, size, flavour and date by email.

Delivery charges shown at checkout apply only to single-tier, single-item orders. The company says tiered cakes require a skilled cake decorator to accompany delivery, resulting in higher rates that are invoiced separately after ordering. Couples seeking a custom cake, catering, planning or coordination should request an itemized quote because complete prices for those services are not published.

Contact and booking

The official site identifies the store and pickup location as 1507 Powell Street, Unit 150, Vancouver, BC, and publishes contact@joconde.ca for email inquiries. No verified telephone number appears in the supplied official evidence, so the phone field in this profile is blank.

For a featured cake, customers can review the available size, colour or flower treatment, extras and flavour on the relevant product page. Custom requests may be added as a checkout note or confirmed by email, depending on the design. The business says it tries to accommodate last-minute orders, but cakes larger than two tiers require at least two weeks' notice. If such an order is submitted with less notice, the company will advise whether it can accommodate it; this is not a guarantee of availability.

Official website: joconde.ca
Published email: contact@joconde.ca
Pickup location: 1507 Powell Street, Unit 150, Vancouver, BC

What couples should confirm

Before paying, confirm that the selected date is available and that the quoted cake size matches the venue's guest count and planned portion dimensions. Ask whether delivery is available to the venue, who will handle setup, what the tiered-cake delivery surcharge will be and whether any venue access requirements affect timing or cost.

Couples should also confirm the final flavour, filling, exterior colour, flower treatment and any requested modifications in writing. If using fresh flowers, ask who will source and prepare them and how food-contact risks will be managed. For planning or coordination, request the current price, booking terms, service-area boundaries, extension rates, staffing details and precise hand-off date for vendor communication. Catering scope, menus, minimums, dietary accommodations and pricing should likewise be verified because those particulars were not available in the supplied evidence.

Final total, taxes, deposit schedule, cancellation terms and all delivery or setup charges.
Serving estimate for the exact design, tier configuration and portion size.
Lead time and availability for the wedding date.
Whether a tasting or consultation is offered and whether it carries a fee.
Allergen, cross-contact and dietary-accommodation information.
Fresh-flower responsibilities and food-safety arrangements.

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Frequently asked questions

What do Joconde wedding cakes cost?

The official site showed featured starting prices from $180 to $210 at the review date. Simple Beauty started at $180, several designs started at $190, and Modern Translucence started at $210. The final total depends on the chosen design, size, tiers, decorations, extras and delivery requirements.

What wedding-cake sizes does Joconde publish?

The reviewed designs list single-tier and multi-tier options. Published estimates range from six-inch cakes serving about 10 to 12 people to five-tier cakes serving about 140. Estimates vary by design, and couples should confirm the appropriate size and cutting portions for their event.

Does Joconde deliver tiered wedding cakes?

The official product pages discuss tiered-cake delivery but state that ordinary checkout delivery fees apply only to single-tier, single-item orders. Tiered delivery requires a skilled cake decorator and carries a higher, separately invoiced rate. Availability and the complete charge should be confirmed before ordering.

Does Joconde offer wedding coordination as well as cakes?

Yes. The official site documents day-of coordination and full-planning services. Listed support includes timelines, vendor communication, delivery and pickup coordination, site visits or rehearsals, and wedding-day staffing. Planning-service prices are not published.