Mischa Schuler of Wild Carrot Herbs with her husband, Brian Rod, Elise Loschiavo of Vitalius Real Estate and Jodi Phinney of Birth Roots.

Mark McAuliffe of Apothecary by Design, Cassi Brooks and Kim Crabb of Coastal Pharmacy and Wellness.

Anchorpak founder Colin Sullivan-Stevens with his mother, Kathleen Sullivan at the Indie Biz Awards.

Buy Local Champion Mary Allen Lindemann with Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling.

Jay and Karina Garcia of Portland attended the Indie Biz Awards.

Indie Biz Awards attendees Olivia Brown and James Brissenden of Portland.

Karen and Rich O’Connor of Windham.

Tony Zeli of West End News and Erin Zeli of The Holy Donut.

Sammi Gorman, Katie White and Becky Thompson, all of Portland.

Gillian and Jim Britt of gBritt PR and Eat Drink Lucky.

David Young and Tim Currier of Maine Hardware, one of the Indie Biz Awards sponsors.

Kyle Bloomstein and Jaime Terrilyn met volunteering at the Indie Biz Awards a year ago and came back this year as a “romantic date.”

Yulia Stolkner of Sip of Europe with Kate Kessel and Ryan Esbjerg of Flex Your Face.

Indie Biz Awards attendees Sean Danis and Chris Bettera of Po’ Boys & Pickles.

Jim Belanger of Local Economy, Portland Buy Local volunteer Dawn Tully of Portland and Tom Gangewaer of Local Economy.

Maine Beer Tours representatives Kim Speed, Nichole Stevens and Mark Stevens with Portland Buy Local board President Tony Cox.