Posts Tagged ‘Frequently asked questions’
CYA (Cover Your Assets)
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…
Read MoreThe Fork Goes On The Left!
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…
Read MoreDon’t Believe Everything You See
Today we need to share a few things that dispel some of the typical wedding information you may have found on the internet. Our Special Moments Event Planning team is reading a lot of the same magazines and blog posts that our couples read. Sometimes we are amazed at what we find and today we…
Read MoreCan You Breathe In That Gown?
Few things are more frustrating than watching a bride tug on her gown for the entire day; you want to be comfortable on your wedding day and this is not how it should be. Wedding gowns are one detail of the wedding that a bride has probably thought about her whole life. From the time…
Read MoreIt’s All About The Guest Experience!
We talk to Special Moments Event Planning couples about their reception and they all want to make sure their guests have an amazing time. We completely understand the guest experience is a key part of the wedding planning for most couples. Including interactive elements, such as a photo booth, a musical performance, candy buffet or…
Read MoreTake A Seat
One of the questions our Special Moments Event Planning team is asked all the time has to do with seating at wedding receptions; specifically about escort cards and seating cards. So we will start with the confusing part. Escort Cards: Escort Cards are the cards on a central table that guests pick up during or…
Read MoreWhat Is Your Plan B?
One of the challenges of planning Florida Gulf Coast weddings on the beach is always the weather. While a majority of the time our weather is beautiful and predictable, occasionally we will get some pop-up showers that mean we will need to go to ‘Plan B’. Our Special Moments Event Planning Team always has a…
Read MoreTake A Bite!
As Tampa Bay wedding planners, especially planning destination weddings, Special Moments Event Planning is asked all the time about tasting food for your wedding. Hiring a professional wedding planner was your first step in the right direction to make this easier and less stressful for you. We have prescreened some of the best caterers in…
Read MoreChallah!
Last week, we talked about some of the pitfalls couples encounter when planning a Jewish wedding. This week we continue with some excellent tips you might not have thought about. One thing that is often missed is that different families and different generations might not have the same expectations. A young couple getting married might…
Read MoreWhen Wedding Planning Gets Meshuggah
After chatting recently with several young newly engaged Jewish couples, we thought it appropriate to write a blog series with a few things to think about. We are finding that younger couples planning a wedding might not think about some things that their parents or older relatives might hold important. It’s A Family Affair…
Read MoreTo See, or Not To See?
For ages, wedding planners have had the discussion with couples about whether or not to see each other before the ceremony; and Special Moments Event Planning is no different. The truth of the matter is that the decision is completely up to you as a couple. Yes, there may be outside pressures, and there are…
Read MoreWhat Will You Regret?
You would be amazed by how many couples come to Special Moments Event Planning and say “we’re on a budget”. Exactly what does that mean? Everyone is on a budget! Some are fairly modest and others may be larger. We love this quote from a recent client review: Our wedding went off without a hitch.…
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