Our first date started off with lunch and afterwards we went to Dessert Gallery at their original location. I ordered an oatmeal raisin cookie that we shared, not knowing that my date’s favorite dessert must include Peanut Butter or Chocolate (both is even better). The date was going so well that he didn’t want to say anything. We also played Sorry, but had to make up our own rules since they were missing. We had such a wonderful time on our date and despite not getting a dessert with Peanut Butter or Chocolate, we are still together and happily married for 15 years. Because Dessert Gallery was such an integral part of our first date, we ordered our cookies from Dessert Gallery to use as wedding favors. The cookies had pictures of memories we shared throughout our time together. We also took them all the way from Houston to Baltimore, Maryland. The cookies made it safely to our wedding. We are sharing the love with our children as they have big momentous occasions coming up. - Julie S.

I was setting up my girlfriend’s birthday dinner and needed an amazing cake to go with it. I asked around and kept hearing about DG. I call up, and we selected Chocolate Euphoria over the phone. A few years later and now we are married and just welcomed our baby last month! Thanks Dessert Gallery! - Drew H

The suitcases of cake, and the raised TSA eyebrows to boot.
The husband I met in Houston 24 years ago and our date nights with you.
The cake we ship each year for our anniversary, and the fights over who takes bigger pieces. (We love each other, but Diner Cake love? Different echelon.)
The son whose middle name is Kirby, and not because of Twins baseball legend Kirby Puckett (sorry, MN).
The neighbor who rang our doorbell with the surprise slice he gingerly shepherded home from a business trip.
The sampler box my best friend sent as I navigated a year of scary and uncertain health issues.
The joy of our boys voting for TX over Disneyland (!) so they could choose their own suitcase slices.
The steadfast and comforting line you have been through our evolving lives together. Now 20 years of marriage across multiple states, apartments, houses, babies, celebrations and sorrows.
Forever love, from us to you. As long as you’re there, we will be, too. - Clare S.

We were going to have a beach wedding and then came quarantine! But we still had our wedding cake and ate it too! We had a small wedding ceremony, complete with beachy motifs. Dessert Gallery’s Italian Cream Cake fit right in! – Brittany A.

I was introduced to Dessert Gallery by my husband. I’ve tried the Mom’s Chocolate Cake, Tres Leches, and Red Velvet Cake, and let me tell you—ALLLLLL were fantastic!! The chocolate cake with the buttercream frosting is… chef’s kiss DELICIOUS!

Turns out, the way to my heart really was through dessert. - Kelley W.

My then-girlfriend grew up in Houston with Dessert Gallery’s Old-Fashioned Diner Cake. By the time I met her, she and her family had moved to Chicago, and the cake was just a memory. For her 21st birthday in 2020, mid-pandemic and far from home, I wanted to give her something special. So I DM’ed Dessert Gallery, shared her story, and asked for the recipe. Instead, Sara, the owner, replied personally and offered to ship the cake, on the house. It meant the world to both of us. Fast forward to 2024, Emily and I are engaged and BIG fans of Dessert Gallery. - Matthew H.

I proposed to my now wife with a Dessert Gallery cupcake and the ring hidden in the frosting. She cried, said yes, and ate the entire cupcake before answering all our friends’ texts. She still says it was “the sweetest proposal ever.” - Mei L.

Our first date was at Dessert Gallery. He ordered the Red Velvet, I ordered the Italian Cream, and we ended up sharing both. We’ve now been married for 12 years, and every anniversary, we come back and order the same two slices. It's our little tradition that reminds us how it all began. - Angela & Marcus H.