With over 35 years’ experience, Karen Barnes is one of the UK’s leading consultants to the floral industry.

An expert high-profile wedding and event floral planner, trainer, educator, prominent international judge, creator of trend directions and a 1-2-1 business overview consultant.

Karen has been awarded RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold, Silver-Gilt and Bronze medals and in 2016, led the Interflora Design Team at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to achieve another RHS Gold medal.

After being awarded a scholarship to attend an AIFD symposium, Karen got the bug for AIFD, and was inducted in San Fransico. She has had the privilage of being a headline designer at three symposiums in the USA and was awarded Laureate status in 2022.

Karen travels nationally and internationally, working on society weddings, royal events, celebrity weddings in London, New York, Dubai, Mumbai and Turkey.

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