Grapevine - Colleyville - Southlake | April 2023

BUSINESS FEATURE Bubbles and Marquee Events Colleyville business oers decorative letters, numbers O nly a few months into 2023, Emily Aguilar is on pace for the best year yet for Bubbles and Marquee Events in Colleyville. The business provides a mix of products and services to rent for parties and events, such as proms, weddings, graduations and birthdays. The spring, she says, is her busiest season with events booked out through the end of May already. Bubbles comes from the champagne wall that is at most events. She also provides letters and numbers that are popular for events—and seles. The business originally started out of necessity for Aguilar and her family during the COVID-19 pan- demic. Aguilar and her husband bought a house in Colleyville, and then her husband lost his job. “I scrambled,” Aguilar said. “I was like, ‘What are we going to do?’” People were still having weddings during the pandemic. She noticed people using big letter props for photos. That led to her buying four wooden letters that were 4 feet tall, spelling out “love,” for $1,200. She started bringing the letters and a beer bar to Stoney Ridge Villa wedding venue in Azle in 2020— when it was named Lone Star Bubbles & Brews. Now she has more than 140 letters. Photos and word of mouth followed, and then the request for more letters and numbers came along. She had three dierent storage units rented to store items for her growing business. In February 2022, she moved in next door to Jill Tuggle’s business, Partyol- ogy. They now work together at events. “People started putting in orders faster than I could get them made,” Aguilar said. “[My letter and numbers] are more boutique; they are really hand- crafted, and there’s a lot of love and time that goes into them.” BY CODY THORN

Bubbles and Marquee owner Emily Aguilar showcases her newest marquee sign.

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WHAT’S YOUR SIGN? Bubbles and Marquee Events charges $55 per letter for a display. Owner Emily Aguilar shared some of her notable events in her two and a half years of being in business in Colleyville. 1 Milestone birthday parties 3 Colleyville Chamber of Commerce Award Banquet 2 Texas Rattlers PBR Team kicko event

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Bubbles and Marquee Events 4100 Felps Drive, Ste. D, Colleyville emily@bubblesandmarquee.events www.bubblesandmarquee.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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