LS with Ramona Singer

“I like parades.” He delights to see servers march for some type of glorious presentation. Larry says he wants guests to feel “like you’re alive in some Hollywood movie or big Broadway show…without being gimmicky.” Asked to define gimmicky, he responds, “Gimmicky is trying too hard.” 

 

But what about haters and critics? Surely he often comes across those. He confides, “I tell my clients beforehand– brides and grooms or whatever–five ‘assholes’ are coming to your party. One of them is your best friend.” He warns them not to be surprised if the worst critics are those closest to them. Many times, these events show the true nature of people. “Maybe it’s time to drop some of them,” he suggests.

 

What Larry likes most about his events is that guests leave liking the event as a whole. “In other parties, people like the music or the food. In my parties, it’s not one thing. They love all of it.” This goes back to his role as a storyteller. With a book, a painting or a movie, an author/painter/director doesn’t aim to have people connect with just one chapter, one section, or one scene. The same principle applies here. For the best event creators, it’s a form of art. Little wonder then that Larry Scott’s dream is to one day do Lady Gaga’s wedding. “What she does in her business, I do at mine. Some people are just good at flowers or food. I’m good at the whole picture.”