For The Day Itself
Wedding cakes, made the way Paris would.
A real fraisier. A real entremet. A real croquembouche piped to the table while the guests are still finding their seats. We bake for the wedding day itself — by Ali, alongside your planner and venue, in technique trained at École Ducasse.
Not a wedding? Corporate events, galas and parties at home.
What We Do
Four pieces of the wedding,
done well.
Multi-tier Wedding Cakes
From a quiet two-tier for an elopement to a sculptural multi-tier for a 250-guest reception. Buttercream, ganache, naked, or sugar-flower finishes. We'll match the venue and the table linen, not a Pinterest photo.
Dessert Tables & Patisserie Stations
A dessert table, styled and set up on-site, is how a French wedding actually does dessert. Mini fraisiers, individual entremets, tartelettes aux framboises, plated croquembouche centerpieces, and trays of madeleines baked for the day.
Wedding Cake Tastings
After the consultation deposit, we sit down with you (or your planner) for a private tasting. You taste the actual recipes (not a stock cupcake) and we sketch the final piece together.
Plated & Coursed Desserts
For seated dinners, we coordinate with your caterer on the dessert course: individually plated entremets, fruit-and-mousseline compositions, or a coursed dessert flight in three small pieces.
Recent Work
From the kitchen.
Where We Work
Venues and households we know.
We do most of our wedding work in northwest Houston: the country clubs, the private residences in Carlton Woods, the boutique venues along FM-1488, and increasingly downtown Houston. If your venue isn't listed, ask.
- The Woodlands Country Club
- Carlton Woods
- Lake Windcrest
- High Meadow Estates
- Magnolia Country Club
- River Oaks private residences
- Houston-area boutique venues
How It Works
From application to plate.
- 1
Apply through The Private Calendar
Date, headcount, venue, the feel you're after, your planner if you have one. Ali reads every application himself.
- 2
Consultation deposit
If we can take the date, you'll receive a private deposit link within 1–2 working days. The $750 deposit is credited in full against your final booking.
Before paying, you'll sign a short electronic acknowledgment that the $750 is non-refundable under any circumstances (cancellation, postponement, or non-attendance) per Terms & Conditions § 5. Your receipt carries your acknowledgment reference.
- 3
Tasting & design
A private tasting (you, your planner if you'd like, sometimes a partner). We sketch the cake, finalize flavors and finishes, and confirm logistics with the venue.
- 4
The day
We bake the day before, deliver in our own van the morning of, and assemble on-site if the cake is multi-tier. We coordinate with the venue and the planner directly.
Questions Couples Ask
The cake and the dessert table.
Can you set up a wedding dessert table at our venue?
Yes. Ali styles and sets up the dessert table at the reception: mini fraisiers, individual entremets, tartelettes aux framboises, a croquembouche centerpiece and trays of madeleines baked for the day. Nothing is served at our kitchen; everything comes to your venue.
Do you work with our planner and caterer?
Yes. The application has a field for your planner, and Ali coordinates directly with the planner and the venue from the consultation on. For a seated dinner he works with your caterer on the dessert course.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can. Ali takes four to five private events a month and the calendar is built five to nine months out. For a large event, four to six weeks is the shortest notice we can usually work with.
How does the cake get to the reception?
We bake the day before, bring it over in our own van the morning of the wedding and assemble a multi-tier cake on-site.
What does the consultation cost?
The consultation deposit is $750, credited in full against your final booking. It is non-refundable, and you sign a short acknowledgment of that before paying.
Can you handle guests with allergies?
Most of what we bake contains wheat and dairy, often tree nuts. We make gluten-free and nut-free pieces by request with enough notice, but they come out of the same kitchen, so tell us about any severe allergy at the application stage.
Ready?
Apply to the calendar.
Even a rough date and headcount is enough to start. If we can't take the date, we'll write back and tell you that, too.
Open the application