The Florida Fresh Events Lake Buena Vista team
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The team behind the moment.

Florida Fresh Floral, LLC — d.b.a Florida Fresh Events — is a full-service event floral and décor company creating unique, personalized experiences across Central Florida.

Who We Are

Design, greenery & fabrication — all under one roof

We specialize in creating unforgettable events, from initial consultation to on-site execution. Trusted by the top theme parks, resorts, and DMCs in Central Florida, we make planning seamless and stress-free — prioritizing great communication and exceptional service at every step.

Robert McLaughlin, Founder & President
Our Founder

Robert McLaughlin

Founder & President

Robert has spent more than four decades building and leading businesses across the floral, event, agriculture, and hospitality industries.

His career began in 1984 at his family's farm in Apopka, Florida. He later moved into supermarket floral sales and became President of Continental Artistry, an Orlando-based event décor company serving destination management companies and major hospitality venues. During that time, he helped secure contracts with Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin and Caribe Royale as those properties were establishing themselves in the Central Florida market.

Robert's career also includes extensive international experience throughout Latin America. He owned floral farming and export operations in Ecuador and managed a sustainability investment fund supporting floral and vegetable operations in Colombia, Mexico, and Ecuador.

He later served as CEO of Organic Style and Organic Bouquet, a San Francisco-based floral and gifting company with operations across six cities, three states, and two continents.

Following the pandemic, Robert founded Florida Fresh Events and led its evolution from a floral import and wholesale company into a vertically integrated hospitality platform. Today, the company provides floral design, event décor, custom fabrication, luxury rentals, living plants, retail gifting, logistics, and full event production for many of Central Florida's leading resorts and theme parks.

Leadership

Our management team

Led by a team with decades of combined experience — several drawn directly from Walt Disney World — with deep strength across sales, procurement, operations, quality, and people.

Laura Kidd

Laura Kidd

Sales & Marketing

25+ years in hospitality events, including nearly two decades at Walt Disney World managing thousands of corporate and destination events.

Kristine McLaughlin

Kristine McLaughlin

Acct Mgr & Strategic Sourcing

20+ years in sourcing, purchasing, and inventory; built and scaled procurement across floral, décor, rentals, and operations.

Monina Santos-Anderson

Monina Santos-Anderson, MHR

HR & Floral Operations

Nearly three decades in HR across hospitality and enterprise, including 17 years at Disney. Master of Human Resources, Rollins College.

Maxine Wild

Maxine Wild

Sr. Event Floral & Décor Sales

25+ years in luxury event sales; leads the Meetings & Events division serving Fortune 500s, DMCs, and resorts.

David Mayo-Nunes

David Mayo-Nunes

Quality Assurance & Creative Management

Leads event quality standards, operational audits, recovery management, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Harley Robertson

Harley Robertson

Operations Manager

Former Walt Disney World Guest Experience Manager; oversees event execution from installation through completion.

We Grow It

Our own greenhouse operations.

Living plants and palms are grown and maintained on our own property, so your greenery is healthy, full, and ready for the spotlight — at any scale, from a single accent to a full ballroom transformation.

Custom prop fabrication
We Build It

A full custom fabrication shop.

From a first sketch to a finished, hand-painted feature, our shop designs and builds one-of-a-kind props, bars, walls, and themed facades. If you can imagine it, we can make it real.

Floral design in studio
We Design It

Florals designed in-studio.

Statement centerpieces, ceremony arches, and grand lobby arrangements are designed and assembled by our team — tailored to your palette, venue, and vision.

Large-scale gala produced by Florida Fresh Events
Trusted Partners

Trusted by Central Florida's biggest names.

We're trusted by the top theme parks, resorts, and DMCs in Central Florida — bringing the logistics, fleet, and our own greenhouse-grown inventory to deliver flawlessly, on time, every time.

Work With Us
How We Work

What sets us apart

Greenhouse growing operation

End-to-End

Design, growing, fabrication, delivery, and on-site install — handled by one team.

Delivery fleet

Logistics That Deliver

Our own fleet and greenhouse operation mean dependable timing for events of any size.

Detail-focused styling

Detail-Obsessed

Great communication and finishing touches that make a lasting impression on guests.

Elegant event
Let's Talk

Ready to work together?

Whether you're a planner, DMC, or hosting your own celebration — we'd love to hear about your event.

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