As the dust settles from our last two incredible adventures—Salt City ParaCon at The Saltair and Price City International Days—I keep coming back to one simple feeling:

Gratitude.

When Wildwood Beard Rituals began, it started with a dream. A dream of creating something of my own, building products I could be proud of, meeting incredible people, and hopefully creating something that others would want to be a part of.

What I never could have imagined was the amount of support we would receive along the way.

⚔️ ParaCon was absolutely incredible. From the people who stopped at our booth to ask about our products, to those who purchased something, shared a story, followed us online, or simply took a few minutes to talk with us—the support was overwhelming in the best possible way.

Then we traveled to Price City International Days, and once again, another community welcomed Wildwood with open arms.

Price City, you were amazing.

The conversations, laughter, new customers, returning supporters, fellow vendors, and people discovering Wildwood for the very first time made the entire experience unforgettable.

For a small business, every purchase means something.

Every share matters.

Every recommendation matters.

Every person who walks up to our booth and says, “I’ve seen you online,” or “I bought this from you before and loved it,” reminds me why I keep doing this.

You aren't simply buying a bottle of beard oil, a balm, something from the Goddess Collection, or another Wildwood creation.

You are helping someone live his dream.

That is something I will never take for granted.

There are long nights behind the scenes—making products, designing labels, preparing inventory, loading vehicles, setting up booths, tearing them down, traveling, and then getting ready to do it all over again. But when we arrive at an event and experience the kind of support we received at ParaCon and Price City International Days, every bit of that work becomes worth it.

Wildwood Beard Rituals is still growing. We are still learning. We are still forging what this little business will become.

But one thing has become very clear:

We aren't forging it alone.

There is an entire community standing beside us.

To everyone who has purchased from Wildwood, visited our booth, followed our pages, shared our posts, told a friend about us, invited us to an event, supported another vendor beside us, or simply offered a few encouraging words—

Thank you.

Thank you for believing in small businesses.

Thank you for supporting makers and dreamers.

Thank you to the incredible communities at Salt City ParaCon and Price City International Days for reminding us just how powerful community support can be.

And most of all, thank you for giving me the opportunity to do something I genuinely love.

It is an honor to be able to live this dream, and I know that dream would not be possible without all of you.

The markets may end.
The tents may come down.
The road home may grow quiet.

But the Wildwood saga is only beginning.

⚔️🌲 From our Wildwood family to yours—thank you for standing with us.

May your beard stay mighty, and may we meet again somewhere along the road.

— Jerry
Wildwood Beard Rituals
Forged in Small Batches • USA