A Little Indulgence is a unique company specializing in classic, well-made dresses for little girls and flower girls. I recently met owner, Ms. Tracy Young, who uses the tagline "Party Dresses for your Princess" and has given herself the title of Chief Princess. What is so unique about her dresses is the simplicity and the elegance of the designs. There are no spaghetti straps, no yards of tulle to make the young attendants look like mini brides. Rather the dresses bring you back to a time when children dressed like children.

Ms. Young started the business because she saw the need for beautifully crafted dresses that could withstand the fickleness of fashion. She views her company as more than an apparel business. "It's about making memories both for the children as well as for the adults. People see my dresses and smile," she said. "They remember when they wore dresses that looked like that."

The flower girl line was created from people ordering special dresses for weddings and wishing to customize a sash in their wedding colors to match their flower girl dress. The line highlights white or ivory dresses and features a colored sash to match your wedding color palette. The dresses are beautiful and perfect for your big day. One dress, with bold cream and orange stripes, is reminiscent of summers spent licking creamsicle popsicles. Another dress consists of a pink skirt with hand sewn pearls along the sash and the neckline. Most of the dresses are custom made and take 8 weeks to arrive. However, she does offer a small selection of ready made dresses for immediate purchase. You can view dresses and learn more by visiting www.alittleindulgence.us

In addition to flower girl dresses, the company has a wide range of party dresses for pre-teens. The "Contessa" dress is one of their best selling dresses for girls 8-12. It is simple yet dressy. "It's kid tested and mom approved," jokes Ms. Young. "My direction (for the company) is validated repeatedly by mothers who call me because they can't find an age appropriate dress for their preteen daughter."

The dresses are hand woven silk, making their product "all about Nature." Many of the company's suppliers are small businesses that personally hand loom the silk. You can only produce so many inches a day and if you rush the process the quality suffers, so you can be certain that your dress will be perfect.

"Clients will frequently comment on how well made the dresses are," says Young. In today's world of mass-produced items it is reassuring to see things that are custom made. "A Little Indulgence" dresses are designed to last so that they will be passed along to sisters, cousins, dear friends, or to anyone who will appreciate a special dress.

Ms. Young is not only selling dresses for little girls, she is creating cherished memories for the children as well as the adults. Many of her dresses are worn on special occasions for events that will be remembered for years.

Seeing the flower girl dresses reminds me how easy it can be to get caught up in the production rather than in the true meaning of the event. An amazing wedding is not about the perfect production. It's about sharing the time with people that you love. More often than not, children will do the unexpected. But then again, getting married is about sharing the unexpected journey that lies in front of us.

A dress from "A Little Indulgence" is a real treat and will help make your wedding special for you and your young attendants. As Ms. Young says, "our dresses make little ones feel magical."