What’s a Master Wedding Planner?

Association of Bridal Consultants Master Wedding Planner badge.

This week, our Special Moments Event Planning team is tackling a question we sometimes hear from couples and some local wedding vendors. It’s an important question as our fearless leader and Lead Dream Maker, Tammy Waterman, holds this prestigious designation.  Master Wedding Planner, or MWP, as it’s often abbreviated, is the highest designation awarded to…

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Featured on Marry Me Tampa Bay!

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Recently, our Special Moments Event Planning leader, Tammy Waterman, was featured in a Marry Me Tampa Bay Expert Advice column, “Wedding Planner vs. Venue Coordinator.” This is an excellent feature, as the struggle is real!  Thankfully, after nearly twenty years of providing wedding planning services across Tampa Bay, we find that we don’t clash with…

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MMTB Expert Advice: 9 Tips For Choosing A Wedding Date

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Our friends at Marry Me Tampa Bay recently published their latest edition of Expert Advice: Picking Your Wedding Date. We loved that they consulted our Special Moments Event Planning team and vendors from various wedding services, including bridal salons, wedding photography, floral designers, and other wedding planners.   Our Special Moments Event Planning Advice Here…

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More Marry Me Tampa Bay Expert Advice

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Our Marry Me Tampa Bay colleagues recently published Expert Advice: 10 Things To Know About Setting A Wedding Budget. It featured information and tips on setting a wedding budget from the region’s planners, photographers, and caterers. Our Special Moments Event Planning team was featured on several tips they shared in the article.   From Our…

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County Advisory Board Feature

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This week, our Special Moments Event Planning blog highlights a feature article on the County Advisory Board website.   What is The County Advisory Board? There are approximately counties across the United States, and the County Advisory Board focuses on highlighting and promoting the vast array of businesses, groups, and associations that make each of…

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Special Family Dances

Father daughter dance at Carlouel Yacht Club in Clearwater Florida

Last week, our Special Moments Event Planning team tackled the topic of the First Dance. It’s one of the most important moments of a wedding reception. From picking the right song for the two of you to the dance itself and possibly taking dance lessons, we tackled it all.   Lifelong Photography Studio Universal Music…

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Marry Me Tampa Bay: Expert Advice

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Our Special Moments Event Planning team loves it when our friends at Marry Me Tampa Bay come to our Lead Dream Maker, Master Wedding Planner Tammy Waterman, for planning advice! We don’t always get to share everything, but this is always an important topic! Their latest article, Expert Advice: 10 Things to Know About Setting…

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Tammy’s a Genius!

Tammy Waterman, Lead Dream maker and owner of Special Moments Event Planning

For our Special Moments Event Planning team, there was no doubt that our Lead Dream Maker and owner, Tammy Waterman, is a genius!     But seriously, recently, Tammy completed a professional development program and is a Certified Timeline Genius!   What’s Timeline Genius? Timeline Genius is a product our team has used for quite…

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2 Mistakes Newly Engaged Couples Make

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Recently, a wedding industry colleague asked our Special Moments Event Planning Lead Dream Maker, Tammy Waterman, what is the most common mistake that she sees newly engaged couples make. After the discussion, we decided it would make a fantastic blog post! Read to the bottom for a few tips to keep you sane during wedding…

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Eat, Drink, and Be Married!

Butler passed hors d'oeuvres at a Tampa wedding

It’s no secret that people LOVE going to weddings! For most people, it’s because they love and support you as a couple.  But our Special Moments Event Planning team also knows that they are there for the food, the drink, and to have a good time with family and friends. With that said, here are…

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Chris and Ashley, A Gender Reveal With A Twist

newly engaged couple at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach

Last week in our Wedding Venue Wednesday, you caught a glimpse of Chris and Ashley’s gender reveal in our feature of the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach. But, their story was too cute not to share more of their story.   How They Found Special Moments Event Planning Chris had found an image on social media…

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The Wedding Where Money Was No Object!

Brdie and groom on a yacht

Hey, wedding planners can dream too! The reality is that everyone has a budget. Even those rare times when the family says, “we don’t have a budget,” there’s a budget. Actually, there is what our Special Moments Event Planning team calls – The Point of Regret. That’s when you spend and spend until you reach…

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