Frank Orlando, 22, of De Soto and Aubrey Petsch, 19, of De Soto represent Pizazz Hair Salon and Richard’s Produce at their combined booth.
Cousins Jami Lucy, 50, left, and Tracy Hankins, 54, both from Bonne Terre, are the owners of Wildflowers and Denim mobile boutique, which has been in business for about seven months.
Anna Brown, 26, of Festus is the owner of Safe Stem, which creates and sells pet-safe bouquets and plants.
Toni Hayes, 44, of Festus, co-owner of Sixth and Sunshine, said she was excited to sell her laser-engraved gifts and custom creations at the Gals on Main event.
Krista Armentrout, 53, of Edwardsville, Ill., owner of Jordan Essentials, said the Gals on Main event was her first time in Festus.
Alicia Vazquez, 42, of Festus, right, from the Sandy Valley Honey Company, was assisted by her friend Jamie Brown, 43, of Festus to sell her honey products and beekeeping resources.
Oli Schaefer, 34, of Maeystown, Ill., is a Navy veteran who owns CandaLuna Candles, a small-batch candle business she started as a hobby during COVID.
Samantha Bauer, 30, of Festus, is the owner of Sam’s Soaps, which sells soaps, shower steamers and bath bombs.
Wanda Sasenger, 53, of Pevely, owner of Winking Owl Creations, was at the event with her daughters, from left, Breanna Nipper, 31, and Chelsey Litzau, 28, both from De Soto.
Whitney Edmondson, 36, of Palmyra, owner of Whit and Wonder, a company she recently started by selling cookie kits for Christmas. She said Gals on Main was her first ever event she had come to as a vendor.
Sierra Moyers, 22, of Park Hills, is the owner of Busy Bee Crafts, which sells handmade crochet items. Moyers said she typically attends events in Fredericktown and Farmington, but decided to try the Festus event to expand her reach.
Melody Mollet of Decades Antique Mall, located at 207 E. Main St. in Festus, said she was enjoying the Gals on Main event and all the extra foot traffic it was bringing to her Main Street shop.
The Schropshire sisters, from left, Emmie, 26, and Lily, 23, recently moved to Festus and were excited to attend the Gals on Main event together to learn more about their new home.
Nikki Masiulis, 39, of Arnold, left, and Kelsey McKnight, 34, of Barnhart said when they saw the Gals on Main event on social media, they decided they wanted to come and shop together.
Kalina Kohlfeld, 34, of De Soto purchased the VIP Experience for the event, which included a free henna tattoo.
From left, Coral Barns, 45, Dan Luck, 43, and Rick Eves, 36, at Four Brothers Mead, located at 124 E. Main St. in Festus, offered Dudes Daycare during the Gals on Main event as an option for women to drop off partners who were reluctant to shop until they dropped. During Gals on Main, Four Brothers offered drink specials and mug giveaways.
From left, Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway, 49, of Festus, Wendy Good, 53, of Cedar Hill, and daughter Aliana Good, 23, Cedar Hill said they attended the Gals on Main event to enjoy spending time together without worrying about work or family.
Kayke Stimpson and Emily Sweeney, both from Imperial, shop in Fredrick’s where the vendors were displayed for Galentine’s Day.
Abby Schnable of Festus buys sugar cookies from McKenna’s Sugar Time Bakery located in Festus.
Dawn Duncan of Hillsboro with her mom, Donna Massey of Festus.
Susan Kalb with her daughter, Annelisa, 5, of Festus shops at Fredrick’s during the Galentine's event.
Chauntel England of Barnhart and Tiffany Przygoda of Arnold.
Kenzie Brayton of Park Hills, Abbie Brayton of Potosi, Miranda Jones of Festus and Danna Brayton of De Soto shop at Alexander Harper.
Angie Eisenbeis with her daughter, Jenna Myers, both from Crystal City.
Tasha Dennis, Lindsey Davis and Stephanie LaTorre, all of De Soto.
Jessica Viox of Ste Genevieve and Jill Davis of Arnold were so happy with the free gifts and activities of signing up ahead of time for the Galentine’s Day event.
Jordyn Pettibone of Crystal City and Brooke Rust of Chester, Ill.
Ashley Glaus, Taylor Bilbrey and Brittany Eaton, all from Imperial.
