Open a business with your bestie and you will never work a day in your life.

Longtime best friends Alison Swain and Melissa Fritch christened their new business in Oak Harbor — Blooms and Bites — with a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday, the realization of a shared dream a decade in the making.

“Who doesn’t love saying that they got to go to work, but they’re just hanging out with their best friend all day?” Swain said.

Situated downtown on Pioneer Way, Blooms and Bites boasts an assortment of fresh-cut flowers intended for do-it-yourself bouquets as well as an assortment of cheeses, meats and other finger-foods suitable for charcuterie boards and light snacking. To round things off, the store offers other treats and trinkets sold by local vendors.

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