At the very end of October we celebrated the grand opening of Gathered’s brand new showroom and warehouse. It was a celebration not only of the brick and mortar space (well… figuratively speaking! Let’s be real – it’s a steel building!!!), but a celebration of dreams coming true! A dream seven years in the making!
In the fall of 2011, Scott and I began to dream of bringing the world of vintage rentals
to the event industry in the Red River valley – and to dream of the incredible space we would need
to store and display all the beautiful loot we would collect.
And so we began! And collect we did! With the very first events being decorated with our own living room furniture, we began to store a few things in our back porch. Then I took over the entire basement of our house…. then the garage. Finally we got our first little storage unit. Then two. Then everything was moved to one BIG storage unit. Next, a tiny (and honestly, a little scary) “warehouse,” which we left joyously for our first beautiful showroom in downtown Fargo at the Sanctuary Event Center…. along with another storage unit.
And NOW! After a long journey of careful, step by step growth – we are so overwhelmingly happy to present to you the home we have created for ourselves at 2201 14th Ave. S, Moorhead!
Starting off – the “showroom” side:
The basket pendants are my absolute favorite feature of the entire space!
Richard Peterson provided sweet vibes – while Kayla of Indulgence Baking Co provided sweet treat!
…. was that too dorky? Ok.
And now, to the “warehouse” side – work space, packing/unpacking, loading/unloading, and home to the bulk of the collection!
This is my amazing mom! She’ll hate that I included a picture of her – but she never left the “kitchen” the entire night (and wouldn’t have liked it any other way), and I’m so thankful for her, my dad, and my in-laws!
Even Herbie the Photo Booth Camper made an appearance for the night!
FYI – furniture racks provide excellent hiding places for little boys!
I considered putting in a serious photo of Scott and I to wrap it all up – but this one fit us so much better!
And it also shows just how giddy we felt the entire night as well! Maybe it was the sleep deprivation….
but I’m going to call it pure and and simple happiness 🙂
I can’t say thank you enough to our families who bounced back and forth between helping us build and helping to care for our two little men at home, our incredible team who helped us move our entire showroom across town in two days (in the middle of wedding season!), to our amazing clients who gave us so much grace while we made our transition, and especially to Scott – who is my constant co-dreamer, endless supply of energy and enthusiasm, and can whip up stud walls and platforms with alarming speed!
We celebrated our grand opening with nearly 100 people through our doors! We are so incredibly grateful and humbled by the outpouring of support and joy we experienced that night! Thank you! Thank you for coming!! Thank you for all the notes and messages from those who wanted to come but couldn’t – we hope you will swing by soon to check it out!
HUGE props and thanks go out to Floret + Foliage for the gorgeous florals, Indulgence Baking Co. for the sweet treats, and FloraPine Photography for the beautiful photos! Working with people like you is one of the best parts of this job!
Here’s to the adventure! We can’t wait for another year of beautiful events to begin!
XOXO,
Carrie Sue