All for my newest love child: Gillian Marie Event Design is excited to introduce the Flower Shoppe in downtown Danville, CA!
Thank you to everyone who has been in on our secret and has lent a helping hand to this BIG project!
So as many of you know, opening a Flower Shoppe has been a dream of mine for a long while. Even before we dreamed up Gillian Marie Event Design, Blake and I had shared many a conversations (and glasses of wine) over my little store! Yes, opening a shoppe was in our two or five year plan, but definitely not our two month plan. (Especially when our wedding also falls within those two months!) But we stumbled upon the tiny space when walking around downtown, and like all underdogs... I fell in love! :) Despite it's tattered appearance and slightly crooked stature, Blake and I saw it's FULL potential!
Not to make light of it's condition... the shoppe was quite sad and dilapidated when we found it. As part of the Historic Danville Hotel, it had been left in a partially abandoned state: broken front window, filthy stained floors, holes in the walls, red trim, torn awning, and the list goes on! In fact the building was slated to be torn down. However due to the economy (or I might beg our incredible luck) they decided to put off demo, and begin to re-rent the space.
We immediately went to work. With a surplus of bleach (lots of it), paint (even more of it) and family help (immeasurable amounts) our little underdog is quickly become a very charming space. Yes, my opinion is slightly biased!... so please join us to see for yourself!
So enough about the building... Let's get to the good part: what is this shoppe about?!
The Flower Shoppe will be a Farmer's Market style shoppe. Guests will find buckets upon buckets of fresh blooms for their picking. Whether you bring bunches home to arrange and vase yourself, or rather choose from our selection of vases to be arranged for you, we will have plenty of blooms to choose from. Small gifts and cards will make the Shoppe a perfect place to stop before a birthday lunch, a dinner party, or just because!
Why go to the local grocery store to buy two week old flowers, when you have a surplus of lush, exotic, and seasonal blooms fresh from the growers?! Our prices and quality, as well as our guaranteed freshness makes the Flower Shoppe your one stop shop for flowers!
Our location is in the heart of downtown Danville a stones throw from Starbucks, Sideboards Restaurant, Corks Wine Bar, Flaunt Clothing Boutique to name a few.
We are working away to meet our May 8 opening, so please stay close by for sneak peaks and exclusive savings!
Don't worry Gillian Marie Event Design brides... I am also thinking of you! This shoppe provides us with a place to meet and converse. Also a place for you to see flowers first hand and make decisions about your wedding. As your date approaches, please take a moment to peak in and say hello. Even better, give me a call and let me know when you plan to stop in so that I can have the shoppe ready for you!
Just incase you don't believe me that our little Shoppe was once a true underdog... here are some photos to prove it! Let me tell you... this is taking alot of elbow grease :)
Family, Brides, Friends, and Neighbors... we hope to see you ALL soon!
Xs and Os
Gillian and Blake
2 comments:
Oh, Gillian, I'm so proud of you. The space looks awesome! I can't wait to see pics when it's finished and even throughout the process. So happy for you!
Thank you Lindsay! We are so excited!! The space looks COMPLETELY different now too - I will have to take some photos and upload a progress pic. :)
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