Meet the Owners - Brandy & Shannon
What happens when a creative and a die-hard business girl come together?? For us, Lemon & Lavender was born!
Brandy's background in education makes her not only creative in bringing new products to life by way of manufacturing, but her love for teaching shines when hosting our workshops!
Brandy is a wife, mom of two (almost grown) boys, and has two sweet pups and a cat. The cat has yet to prove itself committed to the relationship though.
For now, you will almost always find Brandy at the baseball field. Having played when she was younger, she finds herself at home on the field watching her youngest in his now senior year. If she doesn't happen to be at the ballfield, you can almost certainly find her DIY'ing / creating / doing something while she binge watches one of her new favorite shows via her phone.
Shannon's background is business....from corporate to small business, she has worn multiple hats over the years, but her love of numbers is where she is most at home. An introvert by nature, you will almost always find her at a computer, number crunching to make sure all the things work.
Shannon is also a wife and mom of one (although, she claims many kiddos as her own) son. She is also blessed with a sweet daughter-in-law. Shannon and her husband have one last fur-baby who absolutely runs their house.
Shannon also finds time to run a few races here and there....Her most recent was the Disney Princess 10k. Having run approximately 7-9 half marathons over the last 10 years, she hopes to snag a full marathon before her running days (read knees) are done.
So how did the creative and the accountant meet??
Brandy taught Shannon's son English in junior high! (yes, they are that old!!) During those schooling years, their families wound up traveling multiple times to Europe via school-sanctioned trips. And then several years later their paths would cross again leading to 2018 when Brandy and Shannon began tossing around an idea of a store...knowing the only place they could call home would be in Historic Downtown Madison. Their little idea sat on a shelf until December of 2020.
The doors of Lemon & Lavender officially opened at 16 Main St. on February 6, 2021! The next year in March, Brandy and Shannon made a verbal agreement to lease 108 Main St once renovations were complete. After 22 months of waiting, the new location opened its doors on October 7, 2023!
This ride has been a whirlwind of chaos, laughter, heartache and a lot of sweat equity! Brandy and Shannon are honored to be able to provide North Alabama with its first refillery and are committed to continue researching, learning and leading the way to make our area more sustainable and eco-friendly.
