Designs by Mark Masone, 35 Years of Remarkable and Influential Luxurious Floral designs. Mark is well known for his celebrity events in The Hamptons
The question Mark is continuously asked, “How does Mark sustain multiple entities throughout the year”, from a full time Luxury Floral company, Property management, Real Estate and being a father – The key to a successful business, says Mark “surround yourself with a successful team and always make sure you have a great work-life balance, that’s how I’ve stayed successful for the last 35 years”.
Mark Masone has been a successful florist, with having a floral shop in New York for two decades and then moving to The Hamptons and starting his luxury floral business, “it was the best decision for me and my family”, says Mark. The decision to move out to The Hamptons and rebuild his floral company and become one of the most remarkable and influential luxurious florists with his little black book of celebrities has been what sets him apart from other florist.
But life isn’t always what it may seem, over fifteen years ago Mark made the decision to finally be true to himself, at 39 years old Mark Masone was finally able to let the world know he was gay after hiding his true self since he was a young boy. While that lead to a divorce with his childhood love, Liza Masone, they remained closer than ever. If you were to ask who has continued to support him and his businesses, he would say Liza. “She is my best friend, the one I can still rely on for absolutely anything”, says Mark. Liza, who recently has been remarried has brought someone into their life who is very understanding and has supported both Mark and Liza and their two children. “He is such a great man and I am beyond happy for them both, their wedding was incredible and I even teared up thinking how much Liza deserves this fairytale ending”, says Mark.
How to transition from being a local florist to a celebrity florist —-
Mark has created a name for himself, even from early on when marketing was only established through print, yellow pages, beepers, and taking someone at face value, while they didn’t have the internet to google a local florist, you relied on your window shopping, seasonal vacationing and local residents to keep you in business. In the modern world of cell phones, social media, internet, ads, campaigns, branding deals, and television shows, Mark has hit every single target right on the head of the nail. His experience started with Martha Stewart Radio, Who’s Wedding is it anyway featured on Esquire Network and NBC, fast forward to 2024 Mark has been designing large events in The Hamptons, Shows on Netflix, ABC, and Amazon prime.
Mark latest adventure has been leaked through one of his earlier articles this year, Mark spoke about his NEW “Pilot” that will be featuring LGBTQ florists and himself as the host alongside other celebrity judges and guest. “It has always been a dream of mine to create a show with LGBTQ florists, showcase their brilliance and dedication to something I have always been great at” says Mark. The Pilot will start production in New York City in later 2024.
“In a world filled with so much hate and discrimination, I will be bringing the world what they’ve never seen before”, says Mark.
