8 Weeks And Counting, Mailing Your Wedding Invitations

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There is no need to bury the lead! Yes, wedding invitations should be mailed eight weeks before your wedding! You probably saw our recent Special Moments Event Planning blog post When To Send Your Save The Date! It covered lots of things to know before sending out your Save The Date cards. So, today we’re…

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Wedding Venue Wednesday: Sandals Resorts

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Usually, our Special Moments Event Planning Wedding Venue Wednesday feature highlights incredible Tampa Bay wedding venues. Many are off-the-beaten-path wedding venues. This month we’re going way off the beaten path to the Caribbean! Our Special Moments Event Planning team are Certified Sandals Specialists and have personally been to over ten Sandals / Beaches Resorts!  …

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Love Conquers All

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team started working with Kate and Dave on their destination wedding in the spring of 2019. Unfortunately, like many other couples, their wedding date was postponed. However, their second wedding date was accidentally double-booked by the venue. This resulted in a date and venue change. We were all hopeful that…

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The Beach Is Our Happy Place

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team has a wonderful time planning with Abby and Lance. Their comment “the beach is our happy place (why we live in Iowa…who knows)” speaks volumes about their Clearwater Beach destination wedding. You see, they look very relaxed and at home on the beaches of Florida despite having done all…

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A King and His Queen

Our Special Moments Event Planning team became way more than “Month of Coordinators” for Brittany and Troy when Hurricane Michael threatened their Clearwater Beach Wedding. Tammy and Shauna become more than ‘month of coordinators” and more like family. I booked them about 6 months in advance for a destination wedding. They made everything flows seamlessly…

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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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The Pink Palace

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This week our newest Special Moments Event Planning team member, Shauna, went on a bit of a field trip. Our friends at Marry Me Tampa Bay hosted a networking event at the historic Don CeSar Hotel on the beautiful St Pete Beach. Originally opened in the Great Gatsby Era, 1928, this beautiful and historic hotel…

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We LOVE what we do!

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On average we get inquiries from about ten couples a day; some are recently engaged, some have hit a wall in their planning and some, well some have had a major wedding meltdown. It is easy for us to share all that we offer with them and our website is pretty detailed with all of…

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Destination Wedding Done Right

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Ashley & Tyler | Clearwater Beach Destination Wedding When Ashley and Tyler chose Clearwater Beach and the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Resort and Spa for their destination wedding, it was the perfect way to pamper their guests. Special Moments Event Planning loves a couple who can focus on the details and on the guest experience. This…

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The Fork Goes On The Left!

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We realize this sounds amazingly basic, but we felt like it needed to be said. Our Special Moments Event Planning team knows that creating a wedding day filled with special moments requires understanding the basics and doing them exceptionally well. Unfortunately, in the age of social media, there are wedding vendors out there who look…

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Do Yourself A Favor…

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Recently one of our Special Moments Event Planning friends posted on social media asking their friends and other wedding colleagues about wedding favors. What is the most memorable or favorite wedding favor they have seen? Unfortunately, a majority of the responses from professionals and recently (and some not so recently) married couples, was that most…

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