Tracy & Nick / Bella Collina Wedding

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Last week we gave you a glimpse into Tracy and Nick’s wedding through their First Look; we knew that Dustin Prickett of Sunglow Photography shared way too many breathtaking images for just one blog post.   Just northeast of the Tampa Bay Area is Lake County, named for its many beautiful lakes, surrounded by rolling…

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What Will You Regret?

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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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The Bride Is A No Show!

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Recently, Special Moments Event Planning’s Dream Maker Petra helped plan a weeklong wedding event for Natalie and her fiancé Grant on the beach at the beautiful Sunset Beach Resort on Siesta Key. With a large number of guests from Canada (Natalie is Canadian) and Europe, activities were planned all week long including International Beach Olympics…

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We can take you from Aisle to Isle

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Most of you know that our Special Moments Event Planning team works with couples to plan amazing Florida destination weddings in the Tampa Bay area. A good number of those are beautiful sunset beach weddings with the Gulf of Mexico or Tampa Bay as their backdrop, but there are many other options too. Many of…

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Vanessa & Ivan | Opal Sands Resort

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While the team here at Special Moments Event Planning works with couples planning all kinds of weddings, intimate weddings hold a special place for us; in many cases couples can splurge on the details with a smaller group that they might not be able to focus on with a larger wedding. Vanessa and Ivan had…

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Keep your sanity during wedding planning!

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This past weekend, Special Moments Event Planning participated in a wedding show at a beautiful Tampa Bay wedding venue, T Pepin’s Hospitality Center.  Not only did we get to meet some awesome couples looking for wedding planning for their Tampa wedding; but, we were able to collaborate with some of our favorite design partners. Our…

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Pantone Color of the Year – Ultra Violet

A big part of being a professional wedding and event planner is not so much keeping up with the upcoming year’s trends; but keeping ahead of the trends and setting our own. Our entire Special Moments Event Planning team works with local Tampa Bay Caterers as well as Tampa Wedding Florists to look at what…

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Get Married TV Appearance

Today on the Get Married Show ( which airs on the Lifetime Channel at 7:30 am  -Monday thru Friday) Tammy( Owner of Special Moments) was a contributing expert that had a brief clip in the beginning of the episode on Unique Venues to hold your wedding reception at. We have included the link to view it on the…

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Featured Reception Location-The Riverhouse

The RiverHouse is a waterfront banquet facility located on the historic Manatee River at Regatta Pointe Marina in Palmetto, Florida. Built on an island and surrounded by a 350 slip resort marina, the RiverHouse offers a unique banquet facility with stunning views and breathtaking atmosphere. The facility can comfortably host a 250 seat single event…

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Featured Decor Inventory Item- Glass Cubes

Special Moments offers a planning package ( Treasured Moment) that includes complimentary use of all of our Decor Inventory. We are featuring the  Glass Cubes  in this blog post for you to get many ideas of what you can do with the  Glass Cubes  for your next event. Enjoy the photos below of our Many sizes and…

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Unique Featured Reception Location-Nova 535

  NOVA 535 offers a truly unique, spectacular & private setting Event Venue – Weddings, Corporate Events, VIP Parties Housed in a gorgeous, meticulously renovated 1920’s structure with 18’ ceilings and Brazilian Hardwood Floors, NOVA 535 offers 7,000 sq. ft. of extraordinary & versatile event, gallery & meeting space with convenient parking. The  unique modern art gallery – event…

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Featured Unique Wedding Location- Florida Aquarium

If your looking for something “different and unique,” There is The Florida Aquarium! To begin, the Aquarium closes at 5:00 p.m. and can hold a ceremony or reception as early as 6:00 p.m. The events are based on a four hour block of time with the option to purchase additional time. They can hold events…

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