Maggie Peterson, Florist | From Facebook Marketplace to Italy | Texas Wedding Podcast
Maggie Peterson is an Austin, Texas wedding florist and the creative behind By Maggie Peterson, one of the most distinctive floral design studios in the Austin wedding industry. Her origin story might be the most unexpected one we've had on the Texas Wedding Podcast: she started making arrangements out of boredom during the pandemic, teaching herself from YouTube tutorials and selling them on Facebook Marketplace out of her garage. Six years later, she flew her team to Lucca, Italy for a destination wedding that's being featured exclusively on Over the Moon.
In this episode of the Texas Wedding Podcast, Maggie walks through all of it: the YouTube tutorials, the DM that dragged her into her first real wedding, the lampshade story that will make your jaw drop, and what it actually cost, financially and emotionally, to say yes to Italy before she'd ever left the country for work. She also shares her hot take on why she now makes two bridal bouquets at every Austin wedding, and why thinks florists should be a part of every design aspect of your wedding.
Whether you're a bride looking for an Austin wedding florist, a fellow vendor in the Texas wedding industry, or just someone who loves a great origin story, this one is for you.
The Italy feature on Over the Moon is live now. Link below.
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If you enjoyed this episode, check out Gracie Byrd Jones for another conversation about what it looks like to find your passion, bet on yourself, and build something that's entirely your own.
Vendors mentioned in this episode:
Maggie Peterson, Florist: bymaggiepeterson.com | @bymaggiepeterson
LBV Design House (Val): lbvdesignhouse.com | @lbvdesignhouse
Sarah Lord, Photographer: sarahlordphoto.com | @sarahlordphoto
718 Creative, Videographer: 718creative.com | @718.creative
Camille Ross, Whitt Ross: whittross.com | @whitt_ross
Camera Shi: camerashiphotography.com | @camera_shi
Commodore Perry: auberge.com/commodore-perry | @commodoreperryauberge
The Texas Wedding Podcast is hosted by Kevin Cochran of 718 Creative, a Waco, Texas wedding videography studio.
