If you’ve been dreaming about your big day or planning an epic event, you may have noticed something—things are getting pricier. No, it’s...

Dear Wedding Vendors, We need to talk. No, not that  kind of talk—this isn’t a breakup letter. It’s quite the opposite. We, the wedding...

Ah, weddings—the magical day when love is celebrated, champagne flows, and budgets mysteriously disappear into thin air. If you've ever...

The cocktail hour: the magical time between "I do" and "Let’s party!" It’s your guests' first chance to relax, mingle, and enjoy your...

As I sit at my office, sipping a hot cup of peppermint mocha, I cannot help but wonder if my wedding trend intuition might have called it...

With the new year comes new year resolutions, and if you just got engaged during the holiday season, this is the perfect time to sit with...

For those new to Elegant Evening Events, our beginnings started at a local wedding dress boutique, where we ended up developing the bones...

Every year, thousands of couples sit together, sometimes alone, sometimes with their parents, and begin the first of many drafts that...

Wedding season in our lovely state of Florida starts in October and rolls to April. Because of the beautiful mild weather, most weddings...

Café-core is what happens when coffee lovers and wedding planners have a meeting of the minds and create a coffee-aesthetic-inspired...

Dear brides, We see this all the time. You get engaged and the first thing you do is run to tell your friends and family, go wedding...

Throughout the years of being wedding planners and coordinators, one of the conversations we’ve had with brides who end up hiring us...

In our last blog, we discussed the importance of why you should not forget to RSVP when you want to go to a family or friend’s wedding....

Recently our social media has been flooded with videos of brides who have found unique ways to deal with RSVPs that are not responded to....

In September of 2023, we participated in the first Bridal Show hosted by, the then-called Floridan Palace Hotel, and we had gotten a...

Emily Post said it best in the Wedding Etiquette book, “Wedding attendants give help and support during the wedding preparations, serve...

Wedding fashion trends are always influenced by what is seen on runways, award show seasons, and what the fashion icons of the times are...

One of the amazing perks of being in the Tampa Bay area is that some very talented chefs can be found right here in our backyard. Which...

Getting a marriage license depending on the county that you live in Tampa Bay can seem complicated when trying to navigate the government...

With the arrival of a new year, we see an influx of wedding trends. Some are transformations from last year, others come and make an...