09/12/2026
What an amazing, ridiculous, and fun time we have had over the past four years with BougieDilla.
We started this hobby business when Wyatt was working some inconsistent part time hours, and Mary was working as a substitute teacher.
We started with a few recipes, a micro business grant from GMCCI, and a borrowed 10*10 tent.
We have grown and built this into a fun side business for our family.
All of Mary's kids (Wyatt's siblings), many of their friends, and much of our chosen family has spent some time under the tent at one point or another.
A labor of love, through and through, that we never wanted to feel like a grind.
Life tends to ebb and flow.
Mary is working full-time as a teacher, taking grad school classes, and trying to navigate that all.
Wyatt is working a full-time plus position that he loves.
Life does not look the same as when we started.
All that to say, BougieDilla is a family collaboration, and our family needs to put a pause on it for awhile.
This is not goodbye forever, we will be out and about under the striped tent at some point, we just don't know when.
We love all the relationships we have with our followers, and you have helped us grow. It is because of you that we know we will be back, when the time is right for us.
Until then, stay cheesy and remember to take chances with your food choices!