Keep your sanity during wedding planning!

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This past weekend, Special Moments Event Planning participated in a wedding show at a beautiful Tampa Bay wedding venue, T Pepin’s Hospitality Center.  Not only did we get to meet some awesome couples looking for wedding planning for their Tampa wedding; but, we were able to collaborate with some of our favorite design partners. Our…

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You just got engaged, now what?

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Congratulations on your engagement! The first thing to do is NOTHING, take a few minutes, and soak it in. Get comfortable with saying fiancé and not boyfriend/girlfriend and enjoy being engaged. After you’ve taken some time to enjoy, it’s time to set a plan. Whether we like it or not, planning a wedding is often…

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Pantone Color of the Year – Ultra Violet

A big part of being a professional wedding and event planner is not so much keeping up with the upcoming year’s trends; but keeping ahead of the trends and setting our own. Our entire Special Moments Event Planning team works with local Tampa Bay Caterers as well as Tampa Wedding Florists to look at what…

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Dancing with the wind

As a dream maker in training I was able to work on my first beach wedding this pass Saturday at The Sirata Resort on St. Pete Beach for Stephanie’s and Patrick’s wedding. I am the draping and fabric guru at Special Moments at least that’s how my Fairy Godmother calls me and yes she is…

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Do I invite my officiant to the reception?

 This is a common question from many  of our brides that come to us for assistance with planning their wedding…… We think this question has many answers…… 1. Yes, they are marrying you because you have attended the church since you were a child and will hurt their feelings if you do not extend the invitation…

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Tutera Tips: Using the Internet

David Tutera is one of our favorite wedding planners of all times… Here is a great video we thought we would share with you on Using the Internet for shopping for wedding items…..You can see more of David Tutera tips at www.wetv.com  Click on the link below to be taken to the Video… Tutera’s Tips: Using…

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Pop-art Inspired Artificial Bouquets

We subscribe to a lot of event industry news letters and this came across my computer today and I thought it was a neat concept for all of the Eco-Friendly people out there. This product is offered by Pop Flower Shop This was the excerpt that came across about this cool product:                            Flower arrangements from…

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Flower Girl Alternatives

More and more churches, synagogues, and ceremony sites are restricting the dropping of fresh flower petals along the aisle because the flowers may stain the carpet or floor. Choose from this list of alternatives for creative options to the flower petal tradition. Petal Alternatives Floral Orb Cover a plastic-foam ball with silk flowers and hang…

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2009 Bride’s Choice Award-Wedding Wire

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced that Special Moments has won the 2009 Bride’s Choice Awards™! In its inaugural year, the Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. This year’s recipients represent the top three percent…

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Get Married TV Appearance

Today on the Get Married Show ( which airs on the Lifetime Channel at 7:30 am  -Monday thru Friday) Tammy( Owner of Special Moments) was a contributing expert that had a brief clip in the beginning of the episode on Unique Venues to hold your wedding reception at. We have included the link to view it on the…

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Pros & Cons of Beach Weddings

Beach weddings are popular but they do present “special issues”. Failing to consider these ahead of time could leave you unpleasantly surprised on your wedding day!              There is certainly nothing that should dissuade you from your vision of a beautiful seaside ceremony. As a matter of fact, there are many benefits. Just know the issues…

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