My Precious Gem Boutique is a family owned mommy and me boutique. We personalize, send each and every thank you card, package, and ship all of our orders from home. We are truly passionate about what we do, and we're so humbled by your love, support, reviews, feedback, and recommendations. You're helping to support a busy, soon to be family of four, and for that, we're so grateful.
We love getting to know you. Whether your a mommy, or just a rockstar supporting our small little business - YOU ARE AMAZING, and we're so happy to have you here. We genuinely want My Precious Gem Boutique to feel different, in that we want each and every experience with us to feel personal.
We wouldn't be able to do this without you.
Who We Are:
Meet Jessica: Owner and founder of my precious gem boutique
Hi, and welcome! My name is Jessica and I am the mama in charge of this small but passionate mommy and me shop. I took a leap of faith, followed my heart, and opened up My Precious Gem Boutique in the fall of 2018. I never imagined us being where we are today. This small little business is growing by leaps and bounds, and my heart is so full. I could never say thank you enough.
Aside from MPGB - I am a mommy of soon to be two little babes. Being a mom is my favorite thing in this entire world. I adore every second of parenthood. Don't get me wrong, it's chaotic, messy, a bit stressful, draining, demanding, and all privacy is forever thrown out the window - but it's also beautiful, rewarding, extremely precious, and ultimately, without a doubt the best job one could ever pray for. We're pregnant with our second on the way (due any day, literally), and Gracie (our baby) cannot wait to be a big sissy. She asks about baby brother and "if he's coming today", every single day. She's so excited to show him the world, teach him everything, care for him, love him, and have a forever playmate. She's going to be such an amazing big sister, and we are beyond thrilled to be a family of four!
I love diving deep into a great book, wine and margaritas make this mama happy, working out relaxes my soul, and cooking and baking are some fun hobbies I really enjoy, (although, I'll be honest - I love baking way more. Shhh).
My weaknesses include Reese's, Diet Dr. Pepper, and chicken fingers.
And, some of my favorite mommy activities include: singing and dancing REALLY LOUD (Having a "dance party" with Gracie in our living room, kitchen or where ever really), and our special "Girl's Day's". No daddy allowed. Just Gracie and mommy grabbing lunch and getting our nails done.
Meet Zack: photographer, Husband, and father
Zack is the backbone, and support system behind MPGB. Just like anything in life, owning your own business comes with some really hard days. Yet, his never ending love and support continue to grow. I am forever grateful for his passionate spirit and kind heart.
Zack and I met in 2014. We were both 23 with a whirl wind of dreams under our sleeves. Since the day we meet, some of the things we dreamed about most included:
Traveling the world
Raising a family some day
And, owning our own businesses.
I think at the time our hearts were speaking in more general terms. But, there was an undeniable, firey, STRONG connection neither one of us could walk away from. We spent so much time together, and we couldn't stand the idea of being apart. A couple of dates go by, and Zack asks me to be his girlfriend on the Maid Of The Mist ride at Niagara Falls - and obviously I couldn't say yes fast enough. A few weeks later, we're planning our first vacation together to Virgina Beach (which we to this day still call "our spot" always, so we tey to visit as often as possible. I truly think that's where we started to fall in love). And then a few months later, we talked about moving in together.
Our love story happened really fast... We lived together months after dating. Got engaged a year after only being together
Had a baby...
Got married...
Created this beautiful little life together of happiness, joy, love and laughter
Growing our little tribe and creating precious memories that will last a lifetime.
I wouldn't take not one single moment back. I thank God every day for this man, and sometimes I question how I got so lucky I truly believe that when you find "the one", that special somebody that was created just for you, you know. Your heart knows. Your body knows. It just clicks and it feels right in every way. And I think we just knew from the beginning. Our personalities, hopes, dreams, passions, silliness, and love for one another led us to believe "why wait?"
Zack's biggest dream was to turn his favorite hobby (at the time) into a full time business. He talked about it for so long, but didn't know how to go about it. After Gracie was born, he finally said "I don't care how lomg this takes, or how hard it might be. I want to do this for us. For our little family. I am going to open up my own photography business." And that is exactly what he did. ZJG Photography was born, and he's doing what he absolutely LOVES full time.
I am so proud of him you guys! It took so much courage, and even now (almost four years into ZJG Photography), Zack gets nervous. But watching his eyes literally light up behind the camera when he takes family portraits, or shoots for a wedding, his butterflies instantly go away.