Decoraciones Hermosillo opens location in Moses Lake
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Decoraciones Hermosillo owner Guillermo Hermosillo with some of his staff. From left: Anahi Zepeda, Hermosillo, Sandra Navarro and Jennifer Cuevas.
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Guillermo Hermosillo cuts the ceremonial ribbon on Decoraciones Hermosillo’s new location on East Broadway Avenue in Moses Lake Tuesday.
Quinceañeras make up a large part of Decoraciones Hermosillo’s business, and can necessitate flowers, balloons and a giant No. 15.
Chairs and thrones of all sizes are among Decoraciones Hermosillo’s supply for quinceañeras, weddings and other events.
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MOSES LAKE — Decoraciones Hermosillo has found a home, and it’s packed with decorations for all kinds of events.
“We are an event and quinceañera rental company,” owner Guillermo Hermosillo said. “We help design everything from beginning all the way to the end. If that’s coordinating hosting events, we can do that as well. We have a huge list of inventories like linens, centerpieces (and) florals, and we’re super excited to bring something different to the Moses Lake area.”
Hermosillo cut the ribbon on Decoraciones Hermosillo’s new location at 610 E. Broadway Ave. on Tuesday, along with some of his staff and members of the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Hermosillo has been operating full-time for about five years, he said, storing his inventory in a warehouse south of town. This is his first location where clients can actually walk in and see what he has to offer, he said.
“We were (at the previous location) for approximately four years and then we outgrew it,” he said. “(For) almost up to a year we were like, ‘I need to find something bigger. This is not working for us anymore.’ For us to get to one thing, we had to move 10 other things. It was just becoming a safety problem.”
The inside of the building is loaded with everything from thrones to tables and chairs to giant No.15s. The inventory is constantly changing, Hermosillo said.
“We take a trip every year to (Los Angeles), which is where most of our providers are,” he said. “We take a truck and trailer down there and we bring back new stuff. A lot of the stuff that you’re seeing (in the building) is on the newer side, but we have stuff that we’ve had for years as well that luckily people keep asking us for.”
The wide variety is necessary because there are so many possibilities for events and you never know what a client will want, said Sandra Navarro, who said she’s worked for Hermosillo for about four years.
“The client comes in and picks what they want and they have colors that they choose from,” Navarro said. “From there, (Hermosillo) will be like, ‘OK, this is the colors we have,’ and if we don’t have it, he’ll get it. And from there he adds on centerpieces, lighting, different varieties of chairs. They have a big variety to choose from.”
Hermosillo got his start in the business at the age of 16 or 17, DJing for parties, he said.
“That’s what brought me into the whole event scene,” he said. “I ended up getting into a little bit of balloon work, and then it just kind of grew. People kept asking me, ‘Hey, can you help me coordinate?’ That’s what I started doing, coordinating events. When I graduated from high school, my mom gifted me $1,000 and I went out and purchased linens and chair covers for approximately 500 people … My clients kept asking me for more, bigger and better stuff.”
Not every client who comes in has a clear picture of their event already planned out, Navarro said.
“A lot of people do come in with ideas that they want, but a lot of people at the same time are stuck on what they want,” Navarro said. “It’s mainly the younger girls (who) are stuck on, like, ‘I want this,’ but then they see something else and they’re like, ‘No, we want this instead of that.’ It’s a back-and-forth type of deal. And sometimes we have to tell them like, ‘OK, it’s a year out, so next year, are you going to want that color?’”
Some people actually book as far ahead as two years, Navarro added.
Hermosillo said he tries to book his clients at least six months in advance, and some schedule farther out because they want him to handle the whole event, not just decorations. After many years in the business, Hermosillo has built up a network of event suppliers including live music, caterers, DJs and venues.
“We have a huge list of vendors that I have personally worked with and would recommend them to my existing or future clients,” he said. “We have a little bit of everything: limos, photographers, makeup. If it has anything to do with an event, I’m pretty sure I know someone that can help us.”
Decoraciones Hermosillo will hold a grand opening Friday from 4 to 7 p.m.
Decoraciones Hermosillo
610 E. Broadway Ave.
Moses Lake
509-346-5488
Guillermo Hermosillo cuts the ceremonial ribbon on Decoraciones Hermosillo’s new location on East Broadway Avenue in Moses Lake Tuesday.
Quinceañeras make up a large part of Decoraciones Hermosillo’s business, and can necessitate flowers, balloons and a giant No. 15.
Chairs and thrones of all sizes are among Decoraciones Hermosillo’s supply for quinceañeras, weddings and other events.ARTICLES BY JOEL MARTIN
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