Dukessa - Timeless & Classic Weddings - Galleria

od I've ever had at an event. They have a restaurant that we plan to go to every month on our anniversary!

yard is the perfect cozy space for cocktail hour and the string lights make it very romantic and intimate. No detail has been spared from this venue. The windows upstairs, where you get a panoramic view of the city is breathtaking. My best friend was so happy with how her wedding day went and 5 months later we are all still talking about it. Once, my boyfriend proposes I am definitely checking them out!

ishes were tasty and satisfied all the guests. Their courtyard is the perfect space if you don't want to fully commit to an outside cocktail hour. It allows guests to be outside but also step back into the A/C for the summer months (so all year for TX!) Go check them out, you won't be disappointed!

great in pictures...and yes their floor to ceiling windows in their main ballroom allow for the greenery of courtyard to mix with the beautiful wood floors of the room ...yes the venue is beautiful ....BUT the best part of Dukessa is the people who work there..Johnathan had been so helpful right from our tour to teh night of our wedding ...and we couldnt be more pleased with how our wedding night went and how smooth everything was because he took care of all the little details for us. It is my pleasure to write this 5-star review for Dukessa -- pls call them they are awesome!

e same year. Talk about last minute planning! With a small guest list of less than 70 and majority of out of town guests, Dukessa delivered every single details. Lyssa Howeth is super helpful when it comes to any questions that I had in between. She is a call/email away. Even during the day of the wedding, Lyssa is such a sweetheart and helping me to go as planned despite all my family guests came early and bombarded the venue ( the kids are running all over the place, my groomsmen being late, bridesmaids are not being helpful, my bridezilla self being controlling...) Lyssa even helped me try to find my bustle on my dress when my bridesmaids can't ... talk about her dedication! Jonathan was our reception supervisor. He ensured the food, drinks are on point throughout the night. I did not have to worry about anything and that is a big plus. The bartendar ( Sorry, I forgot his name but I guess he did his job right haha) was exceptional. We had an open bar and everyone was happy dancing ( No drunken accidents). Even one of my cousin doesn't drink but he was raving about this one particular signature drink that the bartender made. THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS! All the guests complimented on how perfect it was! How amazing it was to have a ceremony and reception in one BEAUTILFUL location. With the bipolar weather in Texas, Dukessa was the ABSOLUTE PERFECT choice for indoor and outdoor venue. For our chilly December wedding, we decided to have indoor ceremony and reception for the elders. But for the cocktail hours, the beautiful outdoor garden was DISNEY dreamy under the sparking lights. Thank you so much to all the Dukessa staff to made my wedding more than perfect. It was a special spot for an intimate wedding surrounded with close friends and family.

and can go with any style of wedding you are planning. And you get all this right in the middle of Houston - next to the Galleria mall. I loved Dukessa in the pictures and I loved it even more when I got there. It looks better in person! Courtyard is beautiful and perfect for cocktails and so is there ceremony room downstairs with lovely iron doors. Food was phenomenal at our wedding - still hearing such good things about it! Staff throughout has been wonderful and super helpful. I highly recommend Dukessa as a wedding venue in Houston!

n some beautiful town in Europe in the Summer! It has this beautiful wrought iron and wood and greenery everywhere --- just gorgeous! Besides just an amazing space, their food is beyond great -- chef is some big-time award winner - they even have a lunch restaurant downstairs that has won so many accolades. But totally deserving as the food at our wedding was delicious. Service was great as well - actually all the staff at Dukessa was great! You will love this beautiful venue - A MUST SEE!

as well. They were so accommodating to all of our needs which was so helpful. Would definitely recommend this venue. We had about 170 guests and were not squeezed in at all. The patio out back was so perfect for our cocktail hour. Lyssa the venue coordinator was great to work with, super responsive and accommodating. You do have to work with The Perfect Touch for decor and flowers, and they are great to work too! My reception, ceremony, and cocktail hour all looked so elegant! My bouquet and flowers were so beautiful. We got so many compliments on the venue. It’s reasonably priced and located in the galleria area!

t manager and we had no problems working with her. Both of them were prompt with emails, understood what we wanted, and helped us make our day perfect. The day of, Lyssa stayed in the morning and Rebecca stayed until the event ended. The day went smoothly and we had no problems with our schedule. The only thing that was a little disappointing was our steaks coming out cold for some guests and we (bride & groom) had to ask for our plates after many tables were served. No problem, we understand that serving big groups is tough so it wasn’t something that made or broke our experience here. I’d suggest a tour to make sure you like the atmosphere and style the venue has to offer. It’s very pretty! We had 175 guests roughly. I wouldn’t have more than 18 tables upstairs because it will get tight. It was enough room to mingle for our awesome group though! I will definitely be back for brunch sometime. Our friends and family really enjoyed the venue!

y comfortable that everything was taken care of. We met with the chef at our menu tasting and all the food that we selected was impeccable. Then Johnathan was there on the day of our event to make sure that everything went off without a hitch. I would definitely recommend Dukessa for any couples who are hoping to have a stress-free, beautiful, magical wedding in the city.

to the actual wedding day was efficient, positive and stress-free. We loved everything about this venue - first, it had the best location as I didnt want my guests to have to drive hours for my wedding, second, it is a gorgeous venue with so many nice little details including their beautiful courtyard which we used for cocktails, and third, they do all their catering in-house and they have an amazing chef (we are foodies and we take our food very seriously but their chef knocked it out of the park). We are super excited to share this 5-star review with you because really you cant go wrong by having your wedding at Dukessa - your day will be everything you dreamed of and more!! LOVE Dukessa!

Winning executive chef (which I am pretty sure no other venue has!) and it shows. Our food was delicious - in fact, our guests are still raving about it! Johnathan took really good care of us on the day of the event and bar service, waitstaff, valet - all was smooth and professional. It was a beautiful Fall evening for cocktails in the nicely lit courtyard - kind of magical. We loved our entire experience at Dukessa and we are very happy that we chose them for our smooth, stress-free wedding! Thank you all.

icious- with a capital D. So many people came up to us on the wedding day and after talking about how incredible the food was - big big thank you for pleasing all my foodie friends! Dukessa is truly a wonderful option for all you engaged couples out there. You will be so happy! 5 - stars!!

rgeous with fountains and flowers and the wine room inside with beautiful windows is so inviting. And then the ballroom upstairs where we had our dinner and reception was impeccable. Again with lots of windows and a balcony overlooking the courtyard. Dukessa staff was equally nice - super informed and efficient. They also have the best food in town. We ate lunch at their restaurant downstairs just to try it out and it was awesome. On our wedding day, the food was just as good! We will chose Dukessa again for any other special event that we may be hosting - it was a wonderful experience all the way!*****

just ridiculous. - First off, once the salad was served the wait staff took so long to serve the main entree. Many of my guest after the wedding. Informed me that their food was in fact COLD when it arrived. I was very organized with my meal selections and had meal stickers on every place card, sent them a list prior to the event so the time they took to serve food is outrageous. - Laura (the dukessa coordinator) and I have been working together for OVER A YEAR assured me and promised me that she would be present for the day of the wedding as my coordinator. Well the day of the wedding she is not present and the staff informs me that she is “out of the country”. There is no way that you can know you will be out of the country without advance knowledge. I was not given any information prior and she was replaced with Rebecca. I had no prior experience with her so it was very frustrating. - The venue apparently does not know how to cut a damn wedding cake. I had to get my groom and wedding planner to yell at the staff and tell them to PASS THE CAKE OUT” and when they did my guest received cake in little pieces. Not pretty whole pieces but chopped up crumbles of cake. - They told my mom and sister who stayed back to clean up whatever was personal items “that if these items are not take home they will be thrown out” - They force you to work with “The Perfect Touch” because it’s the owners brother and half my flowers were already withering and dying when I received them. Everything that I informed them I wanted they half assed. For instance I paid about $600 for flowers to go up the main stairway and sent savannah (who I worked with from the perfect touch) pictures and inspiration. They literally took some greenery and wrapped it around the stairway and placed (and I’m not exaggerating) 4 roses on that stairway. It made me upset because it wasn’t what I paid for. I paid for flowers and I made that very clear to the perfect touch. - All the candles on one side of the wall was not lit - The venue had a electrical problem with my photo booth. (See attached email) - I had chandeliers hanging in the courtyard and i had to tell the staff to go turn them on. Things like these are very frustrating as the bride. You’re trying to have a great time and these thing occur. If it was something that was beyond the dukessa control I would understand but the cold food, the rudeness I experienced is not fair. I paid so much money to a venue that delivered half ass. Other than the building because pretty it’s not worth it to go with this venue. I would encourage any future bride to really take your hard earned money elsewhere.

sales staff (also not very common!) We feel very fortunate to have chosen Dukessa. Our wedding and reception went so smooth and everything looked gorgeous. Our guests raved about the food. We are thrilled with Dukessa and all that it provides. Love love loved it!

ain at this beautiful place. Courtyard is gorgeous and so so romantic - perfect for cocktails. The venue has great flow too with no room flips necessary. We loved the floor to ceiling windows to bring all that lush greenery inside. Besides all that, food and service was outstanding. Couldn’t have asked for anything better. Thank you Dukessa staff - from the Bradfords.

There are so many pictures opportunities inside the venue that we didn’t have to waste time going outside. Staff is so helpful and kind and smiling all the time. The food was just delicious, was presented really well in the buffet, the waitstaff was very attendant and helped in any way they could. It was a wonderful experience throughout and a wonderful wedding day. Thank you Dukessa ladies (and gentleman). You guys rocked!

de the planning process so easy and answered all of my (many) questions quickly! The day of, I didn't get to see the venue until after my guests got there for the reception, and everything was perfect! Everything was in the exact spot as discussed with the venue director. The waitstaff and bartenders were very attentive and polished. My guests raved about the food and cannot stop talking about the venue!! I would highly recommend Dukessa!

nd prompt. I really enjoyed working with Laura and Rebecca. They responded to my emails throughout the process and my wedding day was nicely structured and smooth. Everyone has wonderful things to say about the beautiful ceremony room. It truly lends itself to little or no decoration. The upstairs reception area is breathtaking with floor to ceiling windows throughout and lots of natural light and outside greenery coming in. Thank you Dukessa! It was all that I had envisioned and more!

is amazing and they take care of everything for you and they are there every step of the way. The food is out of this world and so is their service with the waitstaff always smiling and going the extra mile for us and our guests. Dukessa was absolutely the best choice we made and I would recommend Dukessa to all the brides looking for a fun, classy, elegant and stress-free wedding !

t that my mother and I made to give to the guests. Everything came out wonderful and my husband and I are happy we chose Dukessa.

er control. The whole day went off without a hitch. I was super impressed by the food, the space, the decorations, bar and waitstaff. The whole place was picture perfect. Dukessa is generally so gorgeous that you really don’t need to add much at all. People at Dukessa are incredible, space is flawless, food is delicious, outside courtyard is beautiful and it was a perfect venue for our romantic indoor / outdoor ceremony and reception. Best customer service in town as well!!

and the service was impeccable. The sales staff was awesome throughout the process and they did everything they could to make the process as easy and smooth as possible. Our guests had the times of their lives and were so impressed with the venue and food and all of it. We wouldn’t change a thing! Our wedding day was hands down the best day ever!!

g ran smoothly. Our friends and family are still raving about the delicious food and gorgeous venue. The floor to ceiling windows really brought the outside inside with the beautifully lit courtyard- It was lovely. Choosing Dukessa for our wedding was the best decision we made. Two thumbs WAY UP!