Hello Sunshine!! I'm so glad you are here! I'm Crystal- founder, owner, CEO, marketing, buyer...well, you get the picture! I've always loved fashion, but for years I struggled with finding comfortable clothes that fit me. I was exhausted from searching for size 3X clothes that were cute, comfortable, and affordable. So, back in 2017, I decided to do something about it- I took the plunge, got my business license and ordered two items to start a boutique. I literally started with two different items only in plus sizes.
You see- I've always been an entrepeneur at heart. Add in the fact that I love empowering other women and helping them to feel their best- a boutique just made sense for me.
Let's go back a little further than opening the boutique. When I moved here almost eleven years ago, I knew no one except my boyfriend at the time. We eventually got married, but it's hard to meet friends when your an adult coming into a small community where everyone knows everyone. I was overweight, depressed, and I missed my family and friends. My boyfriend (now husband of 10 years) knew I was struggling with the changes. My anxiety was literally at an all time high and while I loved being with him, I was in the pits of despair at the time. God bless his soul for sticking by me through all of that!
Thankfully, his family took me in as their own and one day I attended a Mary Kay party that his niece hosted for her neighbor. That party changed my life forever. I signed up to become a MK consultant and never looked back. I met some of the most amazing friends I have through joining MK. I found a passion for helping other women feel good about themselves and I knew I wanted to spend my life empowering women and helping them feel confident. To this day, I am still a MK consultant. That is where my roots are and I will never give that up, but I needed more...so, I took my passion for fashion and founded Hello Sunshine Boutique. It was a pivotol moment in my life.
Here we are three years later and I promise you that my favorite thing about owning this boutique is the messages I receive from you ladies telling me how amazing you feel in an outfit you bought from me. I love that I've met customers who have become friends. I adore the fact that if one of my regular customers says they need something for a date, GNO, or an event- they trust me to help them pick out the perfect item. I love when the ladies in my life post their selfies in our Hello Sunshine Besties group.
Alot has changed over the past three years and next week, we will dive into that and how I've found more than just a boutique to fulfill my heart and passion of helping other women feel good about themselves. But, for now.... if you've never met me, I hope that you have a better sense of understanding who I am and why I work so hard to help you feel good about yourself by bringing you clothes that make you feel confident!