The inside of Gainesville’s newest bridal boutique feels more like a living room than a showroom. A fireplace anchors the space, patterned wallpapers add color, and racks of gowns in every size line the walls.
The Fleuridian, which opened in late September, hosted an open house Thursday, featuring sugar cookies stamped with The Fleuridian’s logo, cupcakes iced with buttercream flowers, a scavenger hunt throughout the space and a bouquet-making activity for guests. Co-owners and longtime friends Kate Magill and Sloane Henry, who met at the UF Levin College of Law in 2017, organized the kickoff.
Magill, 35, built her career in law and politics in Washington, D.C., before moving back to Gainesville earlier this year…