Its hard to believe another year has come and gone! Tomorrow is my favorite day of the year. It is so exciting to see 365 brand new days stretching in front of us with no mistakes in them yet! Each day is full of opportunities and new experiences just waiting to happen.
This year has seen us double the size of the shop for the third time in as many years. Even through the tough economic times, we have managed to survive and to grow. We have grown to a team of 5 now! We have come so far since my opening day when I had 21 dresses in my basement!
When we moved into this fabulous space at 10 W. Main Street, Greenfield, IN, we were happy to have one dressing room. We knew there would be a time when we would need more but had no idea the need would be such a big issue. Hannah, my event designer and shop manager had the brilliant idea to convert an ugly, unused space in our "back room" into two new dressing areas! Her vision is extraordinary! She told me what she needed and then she created something fabulous out of nothing! We now have two new, wonderful dressing rooms at a cost of less than $60.00! Team members like her are a gift from God!
Most recently we have added Lisa as our lead seamstress for our custom line of wedding gowns and Mother of the Bride line. Once we have the new line established, she will also be introducing a line of gorgeous little girls dresses with lots of smocking and matching jackets. This will be a welcomed addition to our enchanted little place. Starting next Thursday we will be adding Nicole to our team as well. She is a gifted sales person who will be helping out in the shop as well as going out to do sales calls at local reception venues. She will also be doing much of the technical stuff such as updating the website and keeping up with all the changes on facebook, etc. Dana is still with us as our lead wedding gown alterations expert. Her work is absolute perfection and her character is even better. Hannah came on board this past summer after she graduated with a degree in interior design. She heads up our event design projects, does tablescapes and provides all types of table linens for any type of event you can imagine! She is also the shop manager so she keeps track of the finances and assists with all of our clients when they come into the shop. See, I told you I was tremendously blessed! My prayer for the coming year is that we can produce enough business that I can afford to keep paying them even though I will never be able to pay them what they are actually worth.
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