Alexa Kritis Events

Alexa Kritis Events Full Service Wedding Planning + Event Coordination

09/21/2026

Every detail on this table had a reason to be there. ⁠
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Orchid lasercut menus with each guest's name hand-lettered on it. ⁠
Signature cocktail signs, edged with the same handdrawn botanical elements as the menus. ⁠
Gold-rimmed chargers, crystal candlesticks, black calligraphed table numbers that stands out just right against the all white florals. ⁠
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None of these details were chosen lightly. The candle height was checked against the floral height. The gold chrome chair finish was chosen to catch the light without competing with it. The white florals were selected to add texture and subtle green accents.⁠
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This is why the details make the design, and this wedding at ⁠ is exactly what that looks like when everyone on the design team is intentional in their choices. ⁠
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Planner: ⁠
Design & Production: .zufari⁠
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Stationery: ⁠
Floral: ⁠
Transportation: ⁠
Beauty ⁠
Venue: ⁠
Band: ⁠
Draping: ⁠
Furniture & Bars: | ⁠
Dance Floor: ⁠
Table Top Rentals: ⁠
Chandeliers: ⁠
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Ice Sculpture: ⁠
Lighting & After Party DJ: ⁠
Cigar Roller: ⁠
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People ask us what "hospitality" actually means on a wedding day, versus just good service. ⁠⁠It may sound like it needs...
09/17/2026

People ask us what "hospitality" actually means on a wedding day, versus just good service. ⁠
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It may sound like it needs to be a grand gesture, but usually it shows up in smaller moments than people expect. ⁠
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Service is bustling the bride's dress. ⁠
Hospitality is noticing she hasn't eaten anything since 10am, and having a plate of something small waiting for her the second she gets a break from photos.⁠
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Service is making sure everyone is where they need to be. ⁠
Hospitality is watching a couple's five-year-old niece get overwhelmed by the crowd and quietly finding her a spot at the kids' table before a meltdown happens. ⁠
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Service is setting fans on chairs for the ceremony. ⁠
Hospitality is noticing the bride's grandmother needs a chair closer to the aisle, and moving one there before she has to say anything. ⁠
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Service is coordinating rental drop-off and pickup. ⁠
Hospitality is realizing the parents hosting the wedding on their property have been too busy to actually see their backyard transformed, and walking them through it before a single guest arrives, so they get their own moment with it too.⁠
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It's about taking care of our couple, but also taking care of their whole family... for one weekend, all at once, so they all have an experience they'll look back on with a smile on their face. ⁠
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It's the part of the job that never makes it into a timeline document, but it's usually the part people remember the longest.⁠
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Venue: Private Residence ⁠
Planning & Design: ⁠
Photography: ⁠
Videographer: ⁠
Floral Design: ⁠
DJ: ⁠
Stationery & Paper Goods: ⁠
Tent & Rentals: ⁠
Tabletop: ⁠
Rentals: ⁠
Catering: ⁠
Bar Services: ⁠
Cake: ⁠
Trolley: ⁠
Beauty: ⁠
Ceremony Musicians: ⁠
Bride: ⁠
Groom: ⁠
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09/16/2026

My high school math teacher would be so proud. ⁠
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I’m out here doing full inventory counts in back closets, mouthing numbers to myself like it’s the SATs. (To me, it absolutely is.) ⁠
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And yes, someone always needs one more linen than the count says we have.⁠
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This is truly an aspect of doing events that never makes it into the portfolio- it’s always a lot more math than anyone ever expects. Luckily, I’m not THAT mad about it. 😉⁠
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(Oh, and not pictured: My amazing team steaming all the linens I’m counting again and again. Because we will NOT have wrinkled linens on our watch.) ⁠
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When it comes to designing an event, there is always a "safe" choice when it comes to rental pieces like chairs. For Ama...
09/15/2026

When it comes to designing an event, there is always a "safe" choice when it comes to rental pieces like chairs. For Amanda and Riley's day at the Tampa River Center, we purposely did not keep things "safe". ⁠
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This design incorporated two different chair styles on purpose: the natural wood, woven-seat chair alongside a crisp white chair, each at it's own table design. ⁠
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Sure, it would've been easier to pick one style and rent 160 of them. But easier isn't always better. ⁠
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The space was already doing a lot of work with blue ginger jars, delphinium, hydrangea, and white florals- a single chair style would have made all of that feel flat. ⁠
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The style of chairs may feel like a small decision- in fact, it's the kind of thing most people won't realize consciously. What they will realize is that it feels like the room was intentionally designed, not just decorated.⁠
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Planning + Design: ⁠
Church: ⁠
Venue: Tampa River Center⁠
Catering: ⁠
Photo: ⁠
Band: ⁠
DJ: ⁠
Production: ⁠
Floral: ⁠
Linens: ⁠
Rentals: ⁠
Tabletop & Decor: ⁠
Draping: ⁠
Cake: ⁠
Invitations & Day of Paper: ⁠
Beauty: ⁠
Watercolor Artist: ⁠
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Every Capricorn meme that has ever described me is unfortunately, completely accurate. ⁠⁠The obsessive to-do lists, the ...
09/08/2026

Every Capricorn meme that has ever described me is unfortunately, completely accurate. ⁠
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The obsessive to-do lists, the "if it's not an absolutely f*ck yes, it's a no," the ability to notice a crooked centerpiece before anyone else in the room does... and all of it shows up in how I plan your wedding. ⁠
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Turns out being a little too intense about the details is an added bonus. ⁠😉⁠
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Venue: Private Residence ⁠
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Photography: ⁠
Floral Design: ⁠
Stationery & Paper Goods: ⁠
Tent & Rentals: ⁠
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Rentals: ⁠
Catering: ⁠
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09/03/2026

The tent goes up days before anyone arrives, but for us, the job isn't really about the tent.⁠
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It's about the mother of the bride, who just needs someone to tell her it's all going to come together. It's the bridesmaids, wondering where they’re supposed to go next. It's the bride, five minutes before she needs to walk, needing her veil fixed and someone calm next to her before she heads down the aisle.⁠
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We manage a team, a setup , a teardown- all of it. But underneath the logistics, what we're actually managing is how everyone in your family feels for the days they're with us. Taken care of. Not worried. Free to just be there enjoying time with each other.⁠
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And by the time we're driving off in a golf cart after the last truck pulls away, everyone is already replaying the how amazing the day was… and that's exactly how it should feel.⁠
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Venue: Private Residence ⁠
Planning & Design: ⁠
Photography: ⁠
Videographer: ⁠
Floral Design: ⁠
DJ: ⁠
Stationery & Paper Goods: ⁠
Tent & Rentals: ⁠
Tabletop: ⁠
Rentals: ⁠
Catering: ⁠
Bar Services: ⁠
Cake: ⁠
Trolley: ⁠
Beauty: ⁠
Ceremony Musicians: ⁠
BTS Content: ⁠
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Design isn't just what it looks like in the photo- it's also whether you're able to have the experience you want through...
09/01/2026

Design isn't just what it looks like in the photo- it's also whether you're able to have the experience you want throughout your wedding. ⁠
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With that considered, we've noticed that the "head table" or standard "sweetheart table" is sometimes the loneliest seat in the room. Cute chairs and great flowers, yes, but really, it's just you watching your whole guest list from six feet away.⁠
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So for this Tampa River Center wedding, we did something different for the bride and groom. We placed them within the flow of the entire reception, swapping standard chairs for a banquette. It created a comfortable spot where parents, siblings, and guests could actually sit down next to the couple (instead of leaning in for a two-second hug between courses). ⁠
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We carried that same thinking through the rest of the room. Cocktail tables mixed with banquettes, reminiscent of restaurant-style "booth" seating, created a flow that was cozy and interactive. ⁠
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We believe you should get to be a guest at your own table, and that starts with giving you an actual seat to share.⁠
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Wedding Venue: Tampa River Center⁠
Officiant: ⁠
Catering: ⁠
Cake: ⁠
Floral: .shakalaka⁠
Rentals: ⁠
Draping: ⁠
Table Top: ⁠
Band: ⁠
Stage & Lighting: ⁠
Invitations & Paper Goods: ⁠
Hora Loca: ⁠
Hair & Makeup: ⁠
Cigar Roller: ⁠
Photo Booth: ⁠
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08/27/2026

When you're creating something completely unique, something that you can't find on Pinterest, a hands-on meeting is a necessity. ⁠
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A six hour design meeting, to be exact. And a table covered in swatches, place settings, and sticky notes… dreaming, refining, deciding, making one small choice at a time. ⁠
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This is the part no one sees (but you might want to): the meeting where a design actually gets built, testing linens against china, patterns with texture, real objects on a real table. ⁠
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And then after that six hour meeting and a few more months of planning, refining, and decision, the end result is better than we could have ever imagined. ⁠
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⁠Planning & Design: ⁠
Venue: ⁠
Photo: ⁠
Content Creator: ⁠
Band: R Anthony Band: ⁠
Ceremony Musicians: ⁠
Floral: ⁠
Tabletop & Linens: ⁠
Rentals & Decor: ⁠
Dance Floor Wrap: ⁠
Cake: ⁠
Watercolor Artist: ⁠
Livestream: ⁠
Paper Goods: .revelry⁠
Beauty: ⁠
Grooming: ⁠
Bride: ⁠
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