Dan Sheppard

Went to my first gay wedding! From drag queens to glow sticks, delicious food, lots of dancing, cookie tables, and lot of crying. 👉 https://youtu.be/1bWI4E3OFaE?si=dydgZ...

7 months ago | [YT] | 5

Dan Sheppard

‪@pokemon‬ cookies on Pokémon Day to enjoy with another pokemon Presents from ‪@NintendoAmerica‬ sounds just about right 🖤🤍

8 months ago | [YT] | 5

Dan Sheppard

[long post] What a whirlwind of a month. Getting married in what turned out to be a crazy wedding weekend (pictures to come) & being adopted by these two wonderful women.

Some of you asked why my name changed on social media. Well, I took the last name of Alexander as a legal step for my adoption. With the adoption finalized, I can finally introduce you all to my wonderful moms.

Growing up in the foster care system, I felt impermeable to the idea of family. It wasn’t until I made it through the system & left for college that I realized I have no where to go other than a dorm room.

It's like RuPaul said, “You know, we as gay people, we get to choose our family. We get to choose the people we’re around.”

When I moved to Pittsburgh, I kept myself open to a chosen family; filled with connection, love, & support. Flashback to 6 years ago, I met Loni & Anastasia and I finally understood what led me this idea of chosen family through them.

When my moms invited me over last year & asked me to be apart of their family with a simple, “We would like to adopt you”, I was frozen. I was looking at these two women - who I’ve spent years admiring for their strong relationship, their welcoming hearts during the holidays, the joy they find in life - & I felt home.

With getting married & being adopted, the idea of family to me continues to transform & with that comes new perspectives & questions such as how do I be a husband, how do I be a good son, a nephew, a brother, & a cousin & maybe one day an uncle or father myself - I don’t know what the future is going to bring but with my family, I’m excited to see what the future brings & the memories we all get to make together.

I’ll be back in January with a blended schedule of food/gaming videos but for now I’ll be taking time off to get content ready for 2024.

Sincerely love & appreciate you all. I hope you have wonderful winter holiday celebrations with your chosen families filled with connection, love, & support.

11 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 16

Dan Sheppard

Less than 30 days until my wedding & we are finally starting the seating chart and layouts. But I'm thinking for my first bake video after the wedding that maybe I recreate our wedding cakes or all the cookies on our cookie table. What are your thoughts? Cake or cookies?

1 year ago | [YT] | 4

Dan Sheppard

My wedding is less than 90 days away but also my wedding is less than 90 days away

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1 year ago | [YT] | 6

Dan Sheppard

Have you heard about the new Twitter called “Threads”? I might want to bring some exclusive content over there but wondering if you all are using it ♥️

www.threads.net/@officialdantoro

1 year ago | [YT] | 8

Dan Sheppard

The votes are in and it was a tie between for something Summer ready & something rainbow. So this week I’ll be sharing a new recipe for Rainbow Crunch Donuts 🍩 🌈 ☀️

1 year ago | [YT] | 7

Dan Sheppard

163 days to go until my wedding but I’m taking next week off to bring back some more food videos. So since it’s June, what kind of dessert video would you like to see?

1 year ago | [YT] | 6

Dan Sheppard

Happy Birthday to all my fellow Aquarians ♒️

1 year ago | [YT] | 6

Dan Sheppard

Hey all! So while I’m wrapping up some edits on the remaining cakes for my Sailor Moon cakes series, I’ve been diving into a fantastic Sailor Moon essay video by ‪@clearandsweet‬. You should definitely check it out 🌙 https://youtu.be/2DIW7hdbs5U

1 year ago | [YT] | 7