Raise Up Your Wedding Cake

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team loves details. One of our favorite wedding details is the wedding cake. Beyond the two of you, your wedding cake will most likely be the second most photographed detail on your wedding day. In the past, we have shared how wedding cakes have evolved and tips from amazing local pastry…

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There’s No Such Thing As A Wedding Day Coordinator

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team decided a long time ago not to use the term Wedding Day Coordinator. Doing a great job involves way more than coordinating the wedding day. Instead, we offer “The Unique Moment,” which is coordination for the month leading up to your wedding.   The Truth About Wedding Day Coordinators…

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Savoring Special Moments

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One of the things our Special Moments Event Planning team does well is to work with couples planning Tampa Bay weddings to create special moments! When we redesigned our website last year, we made sure to include images that captured those special moments. And, as you can see, those special moments are as unique as…

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Lights, Camera, Action Against COVID-19

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team has been at the forefront of safety protocols, physically distant designs, and local regulations for weddings in our Tampa Bay region. Our Lead Dream Maker, Tammy, has been on countless video conferences with officials in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. She’s also been in contact with them confirming all of…

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Interrupted Moments

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COVID-19 is not the only time our Special Moments Event Planning team has worked with couples to postpone and reschedule weddings. The wedding industry is just seeing more couples postpone at the same time. From unexpected illness in the couple’s immediate family to military deployment and hurricanes, our team has seen postponements for many reasons…

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Wedding Planners Are More Important Than Ever

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As a wedding planning company with over 16 years in business, our Special Moments Event Planning team has discussed with hundreds of couples and their families the importance of hiring a professional wedding planner. But, in the era of COVID-19 and what we can and can’t do changing almost daily, we thought it was important…

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Behind the Scenes Tour – Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center

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It’s no secret that our Special Moments Event Planning team loves working at Tampa Bay Watch in beautiful Tierra Verde. From Tampa Bay Watch’s natural waterfront setting to its views of Tampa Bay and, of course, that every event benefits their ecological mission. This week Tammy and Mark were invited by Jon Zeigler, the Events…

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An Epic Saint Petersburg Wedding

A little over a year ago our Special Moments Event Planning team started working with Christina, Kyle and their families on what we were all sure would be an incredible wedding.  This late February wedding, in St. Petersburg, was absolutely one for the history books. The kind words of Christina’s mother, Linda, capture our relationship,…

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Personalize Your Wedding Cake With Unique Cake Toppers

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If you have looked at any of our Special Moments Event Planning Real Wedding, you probably noticed that wedding cakes are as different as each of the couples. Did you know that a wedding cake is one of the most photographed pieces of any wedding? It is second only to the couple! Picking More Than…

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Romantic St Pete Beach Wedding

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team always enjoys working at the beautiful Sirata Beach Resort on St. Pete Beach and Heather and Brad’s romantic wedding was no exception.   Romantic, Elegant and Effortless The beachfront wedding was anything but ‘beachy,’ this romantic pink and rose gold wedding was soft, romantic, and elegant. Heather’s strapless lace…

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Sunshine, Smiles and Milano Cookies

Our Special Moments Event Planning team knows how nervous and worried a couple, and their families can be when they come to us for Wedding Day Management. Most are concerned over whether they have hired the right people, things that they might have missed, and how it will all come together. We’re sure that Laura…

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What Couples Wish Wedding Guests Knew About Weddings and COVID 19

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team has talked to countless couples whose wedding day has been postponed because of COVID 19. We completely understand the amount of stress and frustration that comes along with having to move, or worse yet, cancel your wedding plans. We know that a considerable number of our readers are couples,…

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