Sitting down with industry legend Larry Walshe of By Bloom - part 1

About this episode

In this episode, Olivia Coleman interviews florist Larry Walshe about his journey in the wedding industry.

Welcome to I'll Marry You, a podcast by Olivia Coleman: full of tips and tricks from the UK wedding scene, interviews with industry experts, and a WHOLE LOT of oversharing! In this episode you're getting part 1 of my chat with LEGENDARY florist Larry Walshe, as he shares his journey from West End dancer to a renowned florist and event designer. You know me, I can talk for England, and I stay on topic about as well as producer Drew stays on the production schedule, but thankfully Larry is an absolute delight and full to bursting with fascinating anecdotes and insights into what it takes to work right at the top end of the wedding and events industry MEMBERSHIPS! We now have some memberships and some advertising slots! You can find all of the information here , but basically if you enjoy the show and want to give us a little financial support to help us keep making it, there is the Family and Friends tier, which gets you all of our episodes without adverts (when we have adverts) and permanent membership to a WhatsApp community for all of our listeners to chat and share weddings tips, and if you are either planning your wedding OR are just a big ole SuperFan, we have The Wedding…

People in this episode

Host: Olivia Coleman

Guest: Larry Walshe

Topics covered

• wedding industry
• floristry
• event design
• interview
• personal journey

Keywords

• wedding tips
• florist
• event designer
• interview
• UK wedding scene

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: By Bloom

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