Nancy Reifsnyderâs aunt saw the young girlâs potential early on, telling her she was going to be a âgreat seamstress.â
âThat stuck to me,â Reifsnyder said, recently recalling what her Tia Pepa said to her more than six decades earlier. âThen, in sixth grade, I took a sewing class and I said, âthatâs it.ââ
On May 1, the culmination of Reifsnyderâs passion came to an end when she closed her namesake bridal boutique after 43 years of helping countless Lancaster County families celebrate some of the most important moments in their lives.
The COVID-19 pandemic and her desire to retire moved the 76-year-old to close her small shop at 595 N. Franklin St. in Lancaster city, where it operated since 1984. Before that, the business operated from her Leola home.Â