Dressie Jessie Smocking Turns 3 and a Giveaway!
Three years. I can hardly believe it.
I've been contemplating what I want to say in this post for the past couple of months. How do I adequately put into words the emotions I feel when I think about Dressie Jessie Smocking celebrating 3 years? I'm not sure I'm going to be able to, but I'm going to try....
This past year has been an amazing one. We held our first warehouse sale, we hired new team members (and couldn't love them more!), we continued our mission of supporting international adoptions of children with medical needs, and our list of amazing customers grew and grew. My heart is so full.
If you asked my husband how many times he's heard me say, "I have the BEST customers!" he would probably tell you he can't count that high (and he was an accounting major, ha!). But seriously, I have THE BEST customers, and I am forever grateful.
I recently came across this quote by Marc Jacobs, "Clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them." It reminds me of an encounter I had with a local customer a couple of summers ago. I ran into her and her daughter at a local park, and her little girl was wearing our Heritage Dress. They had been to Chick-Fil-A, and the little girl was hot and sweaty from playing outside. The mom was embarrassed because the dress was covered in ketchup smears and dirt from the playground. She was worried that I was thinking she wasn't "treating the dress properly," when in reality, I was OVERJOYED to see the dress being "lived in" and loved. For me, that is the whole point. Enjoy dressing your children every day, not just for special occasions. And take it from this mom of 4--now with 2 about to be hours away at college--every day with your children is a special day. I know you've heard it said a million times, but let me make it one million and one, these days are fleeting. They grow up faster than you can ever imagine. The days of smocked bishops, monogrammed longalls, ruffled bubbles....they don't last. But here's the good news...the memories you make while your children are "living in their clothes," well those are yours forever. What a blessing!
So as we celebrate Dressie Jessie Smocking turning 3, let me close with the biggest, most sincere "thank you!" Thank you to my amazing team. Thank you to my loving family. And last, but certainly not least, thank you to you, my wonderful customers. Without you, there is no Dressie Jessie Smocking. For your patronage and support, I am eternally grateful. To show my appreciation, I am giving away THREE outfits of the winner's choice! One winner--3 outfits!! To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment below. That's it! The winner will be announced on Saturday, June 2nd, so be sure to check back for the announcement!
UPDATE--Congratulations Kaitlyn Hunter! You are the winner!
XOXO, Jessie
141 comments
Congratulations on three years! I am so glad to have found Dressie Jessie! As a toddler girl mom and recently mom to twin girls I am always looking for quality, cute outfits. Best of luck on the years ahead!
So exciting!! Your sweet clothes were the first sibling Set I put my boys in!! We all loved the matching outfits and the quality. Thanks for helping to keep babies sweetly dressed! 💙
Do not include me in your giveaway, but I just wanted to let you know how VERY PROUD your Dad & I are of you…following your dream and finding the perfect way to fulfill it! I love being a tiny part of it, which is a good thing since you won’t let me say “no”! Haha! Since you were a little girl, you have loved dressing up your dolls (in real baby clothes), dressing up your children, and now dressing up the children of your many wonderful customers. Happy 3 Year Anniversary! We love you!
Happy third birthday Dressie Jessie! I’m so glad I stumbled across your shop. When I found out I was expecting a baby boy, I quickly became frustrated at the lack of cute, dressy clothes offered for little boys without paying an arm and a leg. I was raised that little boys should always wear their Sunday best to church and I was having a hard time finding suitable outfits! Luckily I found somewhere I can get the styles of clothes I feel like little boys should be dressed in for decent prices! I had almost given up my dreams of raising a cute little boy in proper southern style, but you have made that dream a reality! Thank you!!!
Congratulations on 3 years! We just discovered Dressie Jessie and I love it! So happy to see a seeet children’s clothing company in Virginia! We love you guys!