Saturday was a day of Dream fulfillment. We opened our first store. The Grand Opening was more than spectacular, from the ribbon cutting with a sword, to a line of around 250 people waiting to get into our store. Wow! Words cannot describe our amazement and gratitude for all the support.
This dream has been in the works for 2 years and our friend Chris prompted us earlier this year to go for it. So here we are. Princess and Hope couldn't come because of Covid.
We were all overwhelmed with gratitude for so much support.
Lea even stepped in on her day off to help for our Grand Opening.
We want our store to be a fun place for people of all levels of geekiness to come hang out, play games, have fun, and feel safe. Light-hearted signs seem to help.
The name 'Geek Together' originally was a description of our family of Geeks, who each supplied a different item for our vendor tent started at Evermore. Evo-man and I were the leather Geeks, Abner was the DnD and 3-D printer geek, Prince Erik was the Magic Geek, Lea was the Rune Engraved Stones and Wire Artist Geek, T-Rev was the Wand Geek, Hope was the Sticker Geek, and Princess was Candle Geek. But our store has expanded to try and help support the wonderful community of Local Geeky Artists we have come to know and love. Sea Dragon Cove, who not only made our incredible store sign, also contributed their slate engraved coasters and freeze-dried candy. GMDice has some amazing dice and unforgettable Gaming atmosphere candles. Other local artists we highlight are Shielded Empire, Uber Dungeons, Petulant Puggies, Madame M Apothecary, Dwarven Fire Forge, Die Hard Dice, ValRock Miniatures, and more.
Because of the long line, our whole family pitched in. Prince Erik had to help us run our new POS system.
The store was busy the entire day, and we had to stagger entrance for all the guests. Some waited another hour or more to come in.
T-rev, our Dice Wizard ran free games of Liars Dice.
My parents traveled down from Idaho to cheer us on and my sisters Sandy and Chante, along with my mom stepped into the back room to help us restock when shelves got low.
Of course, we came away after day one with a lot of thoughts, where to improve lighting, displays, signs, etc. It will be a never ending learning, this business of walking out our door to see where adventure takes us. I'm beyond blessed that this guy calls me Captain and is so supportive.
Our company heart has to be Abner. He is our face, our link, our social media guru.
He's created a system where people can come and learn how to play, and enjoy 'Living the Adventure.'
Evo-man helps with the 'Create Your Fantasy' part of our Mission Statement with his handcrafted Leather armor and accessories. Finally, a huge thank you to many of our family, friends and partners, some shown here. Geek's Unite!
Come visit our store in the Provo Towne Center Mall, second floor, next to the food court.
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