Patty's Petals Gives Back to the Community, Named Small Business Excellence Award Winner
Patty’s Petals pairs florals and thoughtful gifts with a commitment to the Riverbend area. Meet the family behind the business and learn how their local roots shape the way they serve customers.
GODFREY - The RiverBend Growth Association has named Patty’s Petals as the Small Business Excellence Award winner for November.
The family business was started by Patricia and Terry Seymour. They work every day with their daughter Tara Trent and daughter-in-law Missy Seymour to keep the business going strong. As a premier site for gifts and florals in the area, Patty’s Petals is well-known for its services as well as its friendliness and commitment to the community.
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“Our mission is simple: to give the Riverbend area a strong, reliable place for beautiful florals and thoughtful gifts. We love what we do, and we’re grateful every day that we get to do it,” Patricia said. “I am so very blessed and thankful to have the opportunity to have a store in the Riverbend area. I was raised here, and I have raised my family here too. To be able to serve the community around us is amazing.”
Patty’s Petals specializes in weddings, funerals, showers, parties, anniversaries, and “everyday floral arrangements,” Missy said. They are happy to create florals and gifts for any occasion.
While they especially enjoy working with community members to commemorate positive experiences, they also understand the importance of having reliable, compassionate floral services for funerals. Whatever your need is, Patty’s Petals is there to help.
“We love meeting and helping customers,” Patricia said. “We love helping with the good times, such as weddings, birthdays, and congratulations. We also love to help with the not-so-great times too. We like to sit down in person to plan a loved one’s funeral. We love to show how we care about our customers.”
Missy and Patricia joked that the biggest challenge of running a completely family-owned and operated business is to not turn every family gathering into a business meeting. But they all love working together and building the business.
Patricia and Terry started Patty’s Petals in part because they hoped to give their children and grandchildren “the chance to work at something they truly love.” As the business has grown to encompass generations, they are proud of what they are creating.
They also make it a point to give back to the community. Daughter Tara is the director of Parents NOW and Missy volunteers with Alton Redbirds Hockey Club.
The entire family is passionate about helping their community. After all, Missy pointed out, the community has helped them in major ways.
“We love that we’re local,” she said. “We love that we’re in the small towns. It really has been great. Everybody’s been very inviting and supportive.”
They thanked the RiverBend Growth Association for the recognition as well as their support over the years. Missy, Patricia and the entire Patty’s Petals family are grateful for the people who help their business thrive. Patricia noted that the community means a lot to them, and they’re proud to extend their family feel to all of their customers.
“I would like to believe that we go above and beyond for our customers,” she added. “We take the time to listen to our customers, figure out their needs and wants. We are all family at Patty's Petals. We feel like we need to treat them like family.”
To learn more about Patty’s Petals, including how to place an order, visit their official website. For more information about the RiverBend Growth Association, check out theirofficial website.
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