Stress Be Gone!

More Often than not we hear the  words, “I’m so stressed out planning this wedding.” Special Moments to the rescue!!  If you are tired of being stressed or if you don’t even want the stress to enter your body, we are here for you through it all.   However in the event you are having…

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What to Wear at Weddings

I appreciate everyone that participated in our search for Good Martinis and Bad Martinis. That was my pet peeve for wedding décor, now allow us to move on to my pet peeve for wedding attire. It happens every weekend, I sadly report, that jeans make an appearance at one of our Tampa bay Area weddings.  Bad…

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Good Martini, Bad Martini

When we arrive to a venue in the Tampa bay area to start a wedding day, there are two pet peeves that are, well, my pet peeves. Guests wearing jeans and bad martinis. Understand that my mention of a “martini” in this instance has nothing to do with a beverage, it is a décor style…

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The Little Things

  My mother has told me for years and years and years that “the little things are what matters.”  Hearing this for the first time at five years old, I think, ‘yes my legos are little people and they do matter.’  As you grow up and interact with people and have expectations and heart break…

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Over the Hump- 11 years of Special Moments

So excited to announce that we have made it over the 10 year hump and are celebrating 11 years of Special Moments today in the Tampa Bay Area!       As part of the celebration and in case you are new or not familiar with Special Moments– I am going to take you 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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Sandals Here We Come !

  Yes you are reading right! We are headed to Jamaica Mon!      Bill and Tammy are members of the Association of Bridal Consultants The Association of Bridal Consultants holds their annual conference each year in November! Last Year we had a blast in West Palm Beach and learned a lot and brought back…

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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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Blush Pink Vintage Tampa Bay Area Garden Wedding

Rebecca and Keith’s Tampa Bay Area Blush Pink Vintage Garden Wedding is featured on Esther Louse Photography’s Blog.. Click on the photo below and you can check out all of the amazing photos!   Big Thank you to all of the amazing vendors that made their dream day come true! Linens: Custom Linens Flowers: Skips…

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