Wedding Traditions and Customs Unraveled

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team knows all too well that weddings are full of traditions. Some things we do are driven ‘just because,’ while others are based on our family’s ethnic and cultural customs. We know that unless you are a total wedding geek – lots of hands raised in our office – you…

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Blue Skies For A Picture-Perfect Sarasota Wedding

Brid mand groom on the waterfront of the Ritz Carlton Sarasota

Rebecca and Brandon’s Sarasota wedding day started pretty much like most others. Rebecca and the ladies spent time together having their hair and makeup done, popping a little bubbly, spending time bonding, and enjoying the day. Meanwhile, Brandon chilled with the guys, got dressed, took a few photos, and waited anxiously to see his bride-to-be.…

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Wedding Planners and Venue Coordinators

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Our Lead Dream Maker and Master Wedding Planner, Tammy Waterman, shared her expert advice with Marry Me Tampa Bay. Tammy and other Tampa Bay wedding pros were asked about their advice on The Difference Between A Wedding Planner And A Venue Coordinator.      Say It Again For The People In The Back! This topic…

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Make Your Next Event An Explosion Of Fun!

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Recently, our Special Moments Event Planning team had the opportunity to spend an afternoon at the Flutter FETTI ® Fun Factory in Largo!   What Is Flutter FETTI®? Flutter FETTI ® is an incredible line of confetti and streamer effects, all custom-made locally in Pinellas County.     They offer “Hand Flick” Confetti Launchers and…

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Wedding Venue Wednesday: The West Events

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Wedding Venue Wednesday is a new Special Moments Event Planning blog feature that we’re super excited to share with everyone. We have the opportunity to visit some new and off-the-beaten-path Tampa Bay wedding venues.   As Easy As ABC As co-directors for the local Association of Bridal Consultants networking group, we get invitations to host…

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Thankful

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team hopes that you are spending the holidays with those you love. We wanted to take a few minutes out of our hectic holiday schedule to share how thankful we are today and every day.   To our couples and their families: It goes without saying that we are beyond…

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Tammy’s In The Spotlight!

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team is over the moon excited that our fearless leader, Lead Dream Maker, and Master Wedding Planner Tammy Waterman.  She is featured in the most recent issue of Wedding Planner Magazine! This fantastic magazine is a wedding industry publication dedicated to showcasing incredible Real Weddings designed by our colleagues from…

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Fantasy, Function, and Fun

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team recently found out that Marry Me Tampa Bay has featured a phenomenal styled shoot that we produced earlier this year. Our  Lead Dream Maker and Master Wedding Planner, Tammy Waterman, had been asked to be on an advisory panel during the renovation of the historic Belleview Inn, just outside…

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We Are Featured in Wedding Planner Magazine!

Our Special Moments Event Planning team is beyond thrilled to learn that our Star Spangled Wedding has been featured in the current issue of Wedding Planner Magazine. This magazine is distributed internationally to our wedding planning colleagues and features weddings with interesting designs, details and challenges planners have to overcome. Bonnie and Marcus’ “Vintage Americana”…

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Welcoming Wedding Planners To Tampa

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This past week our Special Moments Event Planning team spent a few days at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Tampa Bay with a few hundred of our wedding planning colleagues from across the globe. This year’s Association of Bridal Consultants World of Weddings Annual Conference was in our hometown! The focus of the conference is always…

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CYA (Cover Your Assets)

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team has been planning Tampa Bay area weddings for quite some time now and Tammy, being a St Petersburg native, has seen a lot of hurricane seasons; some worse than others. Covering Your Assets, whether it is hurricane season or not is a huge piece of proactive wedding planning. We…

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What Did Your Wedding Planner Do This Week?

Summer in Florida is a little quiet for weddings; so it is our time to work on special projects and continuing education.   Whether it is planning some local educational opportunities for Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC) local members or viewing the newly renovated event spaces at the Don CeSar; our Special Moments Event Planning…

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