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Featured On Marry Me Tampa Bay: Christina and Kyle

It’s so special to see newlyweds Christina and Kyle featured on Marry Me Tampa Bay. Our Special Moments Event Planning team worked with the couple and their families to create a beautiful wedding filled with tradition.   Christina and Kyle’s Special Moments Their amazing 360-guest, pre-pandemic, at the Coliseum in Saint Petersburg, was an incredible…

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Special Moments Event Planning's Best of Weddings 2021 from The Knot

The Knot Picks Special Moments Event Planning as Best of Weddings 2021!

Our Special Moments Event Planning Lead Dream Maker Tammy Waterman just got one of those emails that make us so excited. The Knot Best of Weddings Each year five percent of hundreds of thousands of local wedding professionals listed on The Knot receive the Best of Weddings award. What makes this award so special is…

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A Navy and Gold Clearwater Beach Wedding

Earlier this year, our Special Moments Event Planning team had the pleasure of working with newlyweds Kendall and Tyler on their Clearwater Beach wedding weekend. Their fantastic wedding weekend included several wedding party events, a rehearsal dinner, and a welcome reception for their wedding guests, to name a few.   The Wedding Day Arrives On…

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A Golden Hyatt Clearwater Beach Wedding

Erica and Tom’s wedding was recently featured in Marry Me Tampa Bay. However, our Special Moments Event Planning team knew that their beautiful wedding had so much more to share.   #LoveYouLongTime Eleven months before their wedding, Tom proposed to Erica on the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach rooftop at sunset. He knew it was one…

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A Dog-gone Adorable Saint Petersburg Wedding

Back in February, before we knew what the rest of the year would be like, our Special Moments Event Planning team had the pleasure to work with Melynda and Nick. Their wedding was adorable. That is truly the only way to describe their wedding day filled with unique, touching, and personal moments. We’re so glad…

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Unplugging, COVID-19 and FOMO

Unplugging at weddings is nothing new for our Special Moments Event Planning team. We’ve seen national publications talking about unplugged weddings, typically ceremonies, for the last five years or so. Here’s a piece from Huffington Post from 2016: Why You Should Consider An Unplugged Wedding (And How to Tell Your Guests)   The Good and Bad…

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Featured On Marry Me Tampa Bay: Melynda & Nick’s Wedding

Our Special Moments Event Planning team is over the moon to see that Marry Me Tampa Bay has featured Melynda and Nick’s February wedding at the St. Petersburg Woman’s Club. This adorable modern minimalist wedding in their hometown built off the vintage wedding venue and its simple, tasteful décor. And we love the personal touches…

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Physically Distant in Sarasota

It’s been nice for our Special Moments Event Planning team to slowly get back to doing weddings. And working with Gina and Chen on their incredible physically distant outdoor wedding at the Powel Crosley Estate in Sarasota was incredible.     The Suite Life in Sarasota After their hair and makeup were done at the…

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8 Tips To A Successful Florida Beach Wedding

Special Moments Event Planning knows, without a doubt, that the Saint Petersburg / Clearwater Beach area is one of the best in the country for beach weddings. Born and raised here, our Lead Dream Maker, Tammy Waterman, has planned hundreds of beach weddings. Both Tampa Bay locals and couples planning destination weddings come to our…

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Spreading Love: A Wyndham Clearwater Beach Wedding

Lakiska and Robert were absolutely spreading love during their recent Wyndham Clearwater Beach wedding. Watching them together, it was easy for our Special Moments Event Planning team to see how important family, faith, and music are to them and those who surround them.   Diamonds In Her Hair Lakiska looked beautiful in her long flowing…

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Featured On Marry Me Tampa Bay: Erica & Tom’s Wedding

It goes without saying that our Special Moments Event Planning team loves anytime we see our couple’s weddings featured online. This recent Marry Me Tampa Bay feature really captured the beauty and personality of this local couple.     Their Clearwater Beach wedding from early March of this year can be found at Elegant Green…

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4 {polite} Ways To Tell Your Wedding Guests Where To Go

Our Special Moments Event Planning team knows that every once in a while, couples really want to tell a few wedding guests where they can go… but this isn’t about THAT! Wedding guests, especially when traveling for a Florida destination wedding, want to have as much information as possible and what comes next. Here are…

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