Despite the rise of inflation, Cincinnati chocolate maker Maverick Chocolate Company is making affordable box sets where customers can get anything from chocolate bars to heart-shaped truffles.

The history behind Valentine's Day chocolate, from its origins in Mesoamerica to the Victorian era to Richard Cadbury's heart-shaped chocolate boxes.

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Vogue photographed our favorite (and most unusual) chocolates on the market that would make Cadbury proud. Order one—or, hell, order all. To borrow a line from another famous moment in the confectionary canon: “Life is like a box of chocolates: You never know what you’re going to get.”

Love is in the air, but what can we do to keep from emptying our wallets. Many are trying to find the perfect Valentine’s Day gift that expresses our love without the high price tags.

Nowadays, heart-shaped boxes full of chocolate and candy are ubiquitous, but how did they become such a staple of Valentine's Day in the first place?