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I perform weddings in Los Angeles where people routinely spend $50,000 on a wedding. L.A. has some absolutely fabulous, breathtaking settings for weddings. There is an amazing abundance of top quality musicians. I've tasted the cuisine of world class chefs (even performed a wedding for one of Wolfgang Puck's). But the best wedding cake I have ever tasted -- and believe me, I've tasted a LOT of them -- was not down in L.A. but here in Portland, Oregon. The name you MUST remember is JaCiva's. I have to tell you a story. Twenty-seven years ago Jeanette and I were married in her hometown of Portland. Jack Elmer baked our wedding cake. At the time he had a bakery called Heidi's Swiss Village. People would drive 45 minutes just to enjoy Jack's incredible pastries. Jack was trained at the world class Richemont School in Luzerce, Switzerland and whatever it was they taught him, it worked! Over the years as I performed wedding after wedding after wedding, I always liked to taste the wedding cake to see if I might find another Certified Master Baker to match Jack's cake. Well, after 20 plus years, I was starting to wonder if maybe time was perhaps embellishing my memories of the flavor of Jack's cake. Then last summer Jeanette's parents had their 50th anniversary and needed a cake. We found Jack now had a new bakery with his wife Iva called JaCiva's. So I was anxious to see if the cake could possibly be as good as I remembered... |
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From Dr. Chuck Laird, WM president Have you read Tom Peters? He's known for writing "In Search of Excellence." But his book that impacted me more was something lesser known called, "The Pursuit of WOW!" I believe in WOW! Whatever we do, we strive for WOW! We haven't always achieved WOW! on WeddingMinisters.com but it is always our aim and passion. We can't settle for being simply good or even the best. It's about WOW! There are others in the wedding profession who share this same passion. I've seen WOW! in people and places both expected and "un." I'm in Los Angeles and have tasted literally hundreds of wedding cakes. But in little ol' Portland, Oregon there's a little family shop run by a Master Baker named Jack Elmer who believes in WOW! I tasted a cake of his last summer and it was like no cake I've ever tasted. I mean nothing comes even CLOSE! That's WOW! Whether you represent a world-class resort or you're just a small town florist, if you offer wedding-related products and/or services and you believe in WOW! -- and are confident enough to show me and win me over -- I guarantee you one WOW! enthusiastic endorsement. I'm only too happy to attach my name and personal reputation to those who truly are the cream of the cream, regardless of price. It's humbling and an honor that brides trust me. Perhaps it's because I am a minister myself. And I honestly, truly care about my couples. Even if they really aren't mine, I feel that way about them. So we connect. They can talk to me and know Jeanette and I are looking out for them. They know they can trust me and I know how sacred that trust is. So when I endorse someone's wedding service or product, I do so because I know first hand how great that product or service is. I know the person behind the service. They have earned my trust, just as I have earned the trust of couples who come to WeddingMinisters.com. Dr. Chuck's Top Picks is offered in three packages: 1. Company name, photo, write-up, link, and contact information (see partial sample above left). The Write-up is never less than two paragraphs or 1,000 characters and can go on rather extensively depending on how enthusiastic my response. 2. Category, business name, description (25 words or less) and link. Example: 3. Category, business name, description (6 words or less) and link. Example. |
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To purchase any ad on WeddingMinisters.com call toll free (866) WED-MINS (933-6467) between the hours of 9-5 pm Pacific time (or you may leave a message during off-hours). A sale representative will be glad to assist you. If you are interested in becoming one of Dr. Chuck's Top Picks, call the above number or e-mail him at DrChuck@weddingministers.com. |