New Lead Dream Maker joins the Special Moments Family

  Thrilled to share some wonderful news today here in the Tampa Bay Area. Krystal has been promoted to Lead Dream Maker with Special Moments Event Planning , located near Tampa , Florida.   If you have not had the opportunity to learn more about our Special Moments Family as it grows .. click on…

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Where’s the coffee?

We recently had a wedding in Indian rocks Beach, Florida with an older crowd and several of the guests asked for coffee when the cake was being served.  Unfortunately,  the caterer did not provide any because that was not a beverage previously discussed/ contracted for between the bride and catering company.  The fortunate side is that the…

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One year down, Forever to go

One year ago at my first wedding, it was cold, it was long, it was an instant addiction.  For all the true followers of the Special Moments blog you remember the cherry popping fun I experienced for Stephanie and Matthews wedding at the St. Pete Women’s Club, in St Petersburg, Florida,( read about it by…

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Our Moment

I love this picture.   The bride and groom standing  with all eyes on them as they exchange vows.  It’s such a beautiful moment. Is there anything else you notice about this picture? Look at the bridal party and how small it is, one person the Maid of Honor.  I have seen the huge parties…

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Staying Fit During the Holidays

With the holidays upon us there a few things we can definitely  count on: traffic, stress, and weight gain. I am one of those people that actually enjoy working and eating broccoli I also LOVE throwing down on some chocolate cake.  So this Thanksgiving I cannot wait to head to my parents house for some…

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Simply the Best!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend because mine was grrrreat!!  It was a 2-4-1 weekend, Friday I went to a Tampa Bay Area wedding with the boyfriend as a guest, a guest, I was so excited to be a guest you would have thought I was completely new to the concept.  Even though I know…

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Pat on the Back

As I hope you’ve noticed my extended hiatus, I have happily returned to you with news of missing you and the Tampa Bay Area wedding world dearly. This weekend at the Tampa Garden Club the weather was absolutely perfect for an Tampa Bay outdoor wedding ceremony.  I believe we have oh-fish-all-ee left the ‘it could…

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We Are All In This Together

       I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun while learning, & I don’t mean higher learning college type fun, actually enjoying the learning process and calling it fun. This past weekend was so busy – no surprise – we had a wedding in Tampa ,  took a nap, then headed to…

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Laugh Instead

The year is almost over, well may be not but time has flown since January 1st and my family is already talking about Thanksgiving plans, and Special Moments already has several weddings in the works through the end of next year.  With all that going on, I was doing a bit of reflecting this morning and…

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Flying Solo

Yesterday was my first ST. Petersburg, Florida wedding without Tammy, and I survived!  By no means will I or can I take all the credit, because I had the wonderful Melissa at my side. (Thank you Melissa for all your help and coordinating expertise!) None the less, the day was wonderful even with all of it’s heat,…

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Plan B, always a Necessity

Soon after moving down here I learned two things, and I learned them real fast (1) it’s always hot (2) summer means rain. The summer months are not so busy with Tampa weddings and planning but by no means does the business stop, so I’ve incorporated these two factors into every situation.  Brides, especially from…

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Party Hard

Recent we had a wedding at the Mirror Lake Lyceum and it was beautiful,  Simply Savy . In this post I was going to discuss some of the history of the lyceum and how the vintage aspects catered to the wedding details but who cares about any of that now!  One groomsmen split his pants   15…

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