Joelle
Our new office manager is Joelle. She is petite and feisty and a very hard worker. She has a dry sense of humor that we all enjoy. She won’t admit it, but we think she is a real softy where children are concerned. She has one grown son, Wesley, but talks a lot about her nieces and nephews and recently took some of them to Florida.
Joelle and husband John have a cat named moo and enjoy swimming in their pool. Joelle likes the band “Alice in Chains” and the TV program “Lost”. Her favorite male movie star is Michael Keaton.
Her goal at The Something Blue Shoppe is to do her part to make the experience of shopping for and finding a wedding gown the most pleasant part of the wedding planning.
Joelle says she is friendlier than she looks, but we all think she is terrific and very friendly.
Joelle is the one who takes care of orders and freight at Something Blue. If you have an item on order, she will know when it is due and be able to tell you exactly when to expect it.
We’re happy to have Joelle. She is fast becoming my new “right arm”.
A vital member of our staff is Oscar. He is a parti poodle and he comes to work often. He has many duties as office dog. He begs food whenever we have any, he wags his tail for anyone who happens to walk by, and he always lays down, belly up, for a rub when someone enters the office. One of the most important aspects of his duties is that of attitude adjuster. If anyone on the staff comes to work feeling a little down, he will always coax that right away. He loves treats, a walk in the park across the street and a game of fetch any time someone has a free minute to play. Oscar is not allowed on the floor with the gowns, but he appreciates the customer who stops by the office to say hello and give him a pat. His hobbies when not at work are playing with his best pal, Annie dog, talking to the big dog behind the backyard fence at home, and chasing an occasional fox if given the opportunity. 
We often say that the person who works the hardest in our store is Lizzy. She is our runner, our hanger. Lizzy works on Thursday evenings and Saturdays. Those are the days when we have so many brides that the consultants can’t seem to clear out the rooms and get the gowns re-hung and back into the bays. She will also assist the consultants when they need help with finding shoes, undergarments, etc. for their brides.
Suzanne is the mother of one daughter, who just also happens to work at Something Blue Too. She and husband Robert have been married 27 years and their only pet is a blue eyed white cat named Runt.
Melanie is not only a great bridal consultant, but is also the manager of Something Blue Too. She has worked at Something Blue for 7 years and became the prom shop manager when it first opened 5 years ago.
