They Gave Each Other The World

Stephanie and Nathan |Travel Theme Wedding

Our Special Moments Event Planning team LOVED working with Stephanie and Nathan on this travel themed wedding.

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planer - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - bride and groom

Their Tampa Bay area wedding started out with their ceremony at the historic Andrews Memorial Chapel in Dunedin.

This beautiful chapel was adorned with simple touches of white flowers and greenery attached to pews and wall sconces with white satin ribbon.

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - Andrews Memorial chapel

The couple wanted family and friends to unplug and be present in the moment for their wedding ceremony, inviting them to put away their cell phones and cameras.

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - unplugges wedding - no cell phones

These adorable wedding programs detailed how they met, provided details of the wedding ceremony, information on the wedding reception, social media hashtags and where they were headed on their honeymoon!

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - wedding program

After the ceremony, the couple was showered with colorful flower petals and then enjoyed some time alone for some wedding portraits together before heading to their wedding reception.

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - first kiss - petal toss - Andrews Memorial chapel

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - white and red bridal bouquet

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - wedding portraits

Guests then headed across Tampa Bay for the couple’s wedding reception at Tampa’s Rusty Pelican Restaurant.

The travel theme continues with the really cute vintage suitcase for cards, passport stamps for guests to add to a guest book. Boarding passes were used as their escort cards directing guests to their tables.

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - unique wedding card box - vintage luggage

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - unique wedding guest book

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - escort card table

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - boarding pass escort card

The reception looked beautiful under a canopy of soft white draping and twinkle lights.

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - rusty pelican restaurant

Guest tables were named for travel destinations with gold chargers and candle goblets, centerpieces of white, blush and red roses, garden roses, and white hydrangea.

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - travel themed wedding

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - gold and red wedding decor

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - gold and red centerpieces

Personalized luggage tags doubled as seating assignments, the two-tiered buttercream wedding cake was topped with “Fly Away With Me” and as guests departed the “Baggage Claim” was filled with delicious cookies for the road.

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - luggage tags as seating cards - unique wedding favor

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - unique cake topped - travel themed wedding

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - cookies as a wedding favor

Special Moments Event Planning - Tammy Waterman - Clearwater Beach Wedding Planner - best wedding planner in Tampa Bay - wedding favor

Thank you to all of the wonderful wedding vendors who helped make this unique wedding so amazing:

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Wedding Photographers: Sarah & Ben Photography

Hair & Make-up: Tampa Beauty Group

Wedding Ceremony Venue: Andrews Memorial Chapel

Wedding Officiant: Sensational Ceremonies

Wedding Reception Venue: Rusty Pelican Restaurant Tampa

Wedding Videography: Petit Four Films

Wedding Cake: Wright’s Gourmet House Cake

Wedding Flowers: Arlene Floral Designer LLC

West Coast Florida Band: Phase5

 

 

 

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