We hear versions of this every day. 

 ”I want my flower girl dress to match my brides maids.”

There are many reasons or versions of “want it to match”.  Let’s discuss it.

To get a true understanding of the concept of matching garments - which means matching fabrics - we have to discuss fabric itself. 

All garments are made out of fabric, of course.  Every manufacturer purchases their fabric from different places at different times.  That’s assumed too, right?

Every time fabric is woven and dyed, it comes out a different hue.  Even if it is milled and dyed by the same company - slight variations that can range from the dye itself to the temperature and humidity of the day - will affect the shade or hue the fabric comes out.

This means that the same fabric from the same company will look different with each “dye lot”.  What do you care about dye lot?  Quite a bit, really.

To get all brides maids’ dresses to match, they have to be ordered specifically from the same dye lot.  This means that to get the flower girl dresses to match, they have to be ordered from the same manufacturer - at the same time - and from the same dye lot.

Expecting one company to match the dye lot of another is, well, rather precarious.  And remember - even fabric samples from this dye lot will be different from the next dye lot. 

In short, getting dresses to match at different times from different companies really isn’t the best or most reasonable expection.  Are there alternatives?  Abosolutely!  We’ll be covering those in the days to come.

In the mean time, be sure to check out our free Wedding Tips - this is covered there extensively along with a lot more about colors and including children in weddings.

We get asked this a LOT.

If you are anywhere in the USA or Canada - the answer is simply - YES!

If you are in most places in Western Europe - the answer is probably YES too!

Many other places include some of the orient, Australia & New Zealand too.

Where/how do you find out if we ship to your location?  A complete drop-down list of countries we can ship to is in the check out of our shopping cart.

If we don’t ship to your country - can you order from there?  Sorry, no.  We cannot accept an order on a credit card that bills to a location in a country where we do not ship.

Can we deliver to a military address?  No.  UPS cannot deliver to a military address.  We understand that it can save quite a bit of $ for you but also realize that there’s NO guarantee that you will get it within a reasonable amount of time — and almost everything our customers order is time-sensitive.  So it’s really to your advantage.

We can ship directly to almost any place where we have a military installation.  Or, you can have your order delivered to a friend or family member in the states who can then ship it through your military address, if that is the way you want to go. 

Baptism - Christening - Dedication - Blessing Ceremonies

Baptism is a sacrament in most Christian denominations.  In many it is reuqired of a candidate for church membership.

John the Baptist baptized Jesus himself in the River Jordan.  The Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus in the form of a dove as He emerged from the water and the voice of God the Father spoke from heaven declaring Jesus to be ‘my well-beloved son’.

According to the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus commanded his disciples to baptize believers.  The rite of baptism has been exercised ever since including today.

Various baptismal rites were developed in the early Church, all designed to bring some or all of the body into contact with the baptismal waters.   In earlier times most involved immersion. 

As time went on, baptism of infants became the custom with many.  This is frequently called a Christening. It usually involves sprinkling the child with water rather than full immersion.  In times of high infant mortality, the Christening was done within days of birth — often while mother was still recuperating in bed at home. 

Today, however, and with much lower infant mortality, a child is often baptized at a much older age - 6 months, 9 months, 12 months or more.  The Greek culture, for instance, typically baptizes around age 2-3.  And in many locations it’s simply a matter of having to wait to get a date on the church schedule.

Many believe that a child cannot go to heaven if not baptized, though this is not supposed in the Scriptures.  However, Baptism is cleary described as an act of obedience for the true believer, so it is understandable how many see it as required for salvation.  Many passages in Acts teach that baptism must be preceded by faith and the confession and renunciation of sins. The water is the visible sign of God’s grace washing the sins away.

The many churches who require the candidate to be of an age of understanding prior to baptism often exercise the tradition of the family presenting the child to God - a dedication.  This is a beautiful time where the family and friends get together to ask God’s blessing and guidance in raising the child to honor Him.  Some choose to use traditional Christening gowns for this dedication - or blessing - ceremony.  However, less formal attire is frequently chosen as well.

Many Hispanic cultures exercise the tradition of the Presentation - presenting the child go God.  This is very similar to a Dedication and is a very important day for both the child and family.  The Presentation is often done around the age of 3.

We’re starting a new series here - “Dress Spotlights”.  In this we’re going to feature dresses with huge impact.

With so many dresses available, it’s easy for really terrific styles to get lost in the pack, so to speak.  Certain ones are just amazing for various reasons, so we’re going to feature them in Dress Spotlights from on!

Our first featured dress is #VN-V907.

We’ve long loved this dress for oh, so many reasons.  Today we received one in size 12 in cranberry and OH MY!  It’s GORGEOUS!

That’s the thing.  We can only show one or two views of a dress.  But this one has so much going for it . . . .

It’s available in sizes 2-16, to start with.  What does this mean?  Well, for one, suitable for all ages so it’s perfect to  coordinate wide age differences for wedding parties.  A 4-year old and a 10-year old could look great together in this dress, for example.

That means it’s a great choice for SISTERS’ DRESSES, too!

It’s darling on little ones, as you see in the photo.  But don’t overlook the fact that it’s IDEAL for the pre-teen (Tween-ager) too!

The cranberry dress we packed and shipped today is STUNNING with that rich beading.  The A-line style is flattering on just about every figure type and is always in style.  There is detail in front (beading) and in back with the ruched draping.  And what’s more - it can be worn sleeveless without the jacket or with sleeves with the jacket.

As if that wasn’t enough reason to run and look at this dress, consider two other very important features:

• It’s available in SO MANY COLORS - 36 right now!
• It can be ordered with extra length for tall, slim girls too!

Who would wear this dress?  Flower Girls - Jr. Brides Maids - Pageant Contestants - just to name a few. 

 #VN-V907 is a lot of dress for a pretty reasonable price.  It certainly warrants checking out!

   Snazzy new baby styles have arrived!         

New Baby boy styles are plentiful - rompers, tiny suits and a new boy’s convertible Christening gown. 

What is a convertible Christening gown?  It’s a romper with a button-off skirt so it can be converted back and forth from “pants” to “gown”.  It’s perfect to please today’s modern Dad!  

And don’t over look the specifically Bris ensemble . . . .

Baby suits are shown in fabrics from rich silks to gaberdines in styles from simple rompers to jacket sets to sailor styles.

But not just baby boy styles are arriving - GORGEOUS new girls’ Christening gowns and baby dresses have arrived too!  From classically styled with smocking to modern with leggings for the coming cooler weather - you’ll find just what you love for your baby here at The Perfect Pear Children’s Special Occasion Clothing Boutiques.

After all - with a baby, every day is a Special Occasion! 

To see all the new styles quickly, click here .

Have you noticed our new logo on this Blog?  Perfect Occasions . . . by The Perfect Pear, l.l.c. 

You’ll be seeing a number of changes coming as we update.

Why Perfect Occasions by The Perfect Pear?  Well, the little girls we’ve been dressing all these years have been growing up!  Perfect Occasions is ’perfect’ for all ages from infants and little ones to teens, juniors and misses.

It’s all the same company - The Perfect Pear, l.l.c.  But we cover SO MANY perfectly wonderful special occasions . . . and our name has to cover them all!

So keep watching as things progress with our new look!