31/08/2026
Well that is a wrap on Winter! ❄️
..and somehow we managed to fit A LOT into one season!! 😂
We celebrated FIVE YEARS of Sweet as El by officially opening our dessert trailer on the same day, which still feels pretty special and still a little surreal. That's literally half a decade of giving this business an actual crack...what the heck haha
Since then we have taken the trailer out and about, welcomed new staff, attended a heap of markets, kept our amazing stockists full of cookies, met so many new faces and I even did my first ever live (IYKYK 😂). If you know me, you know that one deserves its own mention!
There have been some great wins, plenty of mistakes, lots of tears, SO much learning and a few moments where I genuinely wondered if I was cut out for all of this. 🙃
But I have also grown so much personally through all of it. I have pushed myself outside my comfort zone, backed myself a little more and learnt that I am capable of a lot more than I sometimes give myself credit for.
One of the biggest highlights for me has honestly been the people.
I have been working more and more in the trailer, which means you have been seeing a lot more of my face, but it has also given me the chance to actually meet and chat with so many of you.
Familiar faces who have supported us for years, people I have spoken to online but never met in person and so many completely new faces finding Sweet as El for the first time. That alone has been pretty incredible.
Whether you have visited after a long day, celebrated something special with us, grabbed cookies from one of our stockists, stopped for a chat or sent someone else on the dessert run - thank you for being here for all of it.
Five years ago we started from absolutely nothing. Now we have this incredible community around us, an amazing team, our trailer on the road and so much excitement for what we are building next. I am incredibly proud, but even more grateful. 🫶🏻
Winter 2026, you were challenging, exciting, freezing, fun and definitely one we will remember.
Now bring on Spring!! The beautiful weather, longer days, beautiful flowers and plenty more adventures! We cannot wait!
El & Jamie x