Our Planners & Coordinators

• Owner, Director of Operations
• Minister / Officiant
• Hair & Make-up Artist
• Wedding Planner

Amber is a co-owner of Simple Weddings, where she serves as Director of Operations. She is also an ordained minister (non-denominational) who frequently performs interfaith ceremonies. Amber provides officiant services for all couples, regardless of gender. Whether you’re planning a traditional sacred ceremony, a modern civil union or an anniversary vow renewal, Amber will customize a ceremony to reflect your story as a couple. Her ceremonies tend to be personal and sentimental, often incorporating rituals such as hand-fasting, knot-tying or unity sand. Your ceremony language can be as fun or formal as you want.

In addition to her services as a wedding officiant, Amber is a trained makeup artist, having worked for such prestige cosmetics lines as Estee Lauder and Clinique. She specializes in bridal, glamour, pinup and theater makeup. Brides frequently choose Amber to provide both makeup and officiant services for their weddings.

• Owner, Director of Sales & Marketing
• Officiant
• Wedding Coordinator

Anthony is a co-owner of Simple Weddings, where he serves as Director of Sales & Marketing. He is also one of our wedding coordinators. Anthony believes the most valuable thing we do as wedding planners is to make the wedding day and entire planning process as fun and relaxed as possible.

“There are few things in life that I enjoy more than being a part of a couple’s special day. It brings a smile to my face and warms my heart knowing that we’ve helped create a beautiful wedding for our brides, grooms, and their families”, says Anthony.

Anthony brings to Simple Weddings over 15 years of product marketing experience in the fashion-driven Juvenile Products Industry. Many of the products he helped bring to market are in use by moms and dads around the world today.

• Wedding Coordinator

Kelly Manke has been a Wedding Coordinator with Simple Weddings since 2010.  Born and raised right here in St. Petersburg, Kelly is a true “local.”  With her outstanding knowledge of the St. Petersburg area, Kelly is an excellent resource not only for local brides, but for those out of state brides as well!  Using her sense of style and eye for design on even the smallest detail, Kelly will guide you through the wedding process, working with you to ensure your special day is exactly what you dreamed it would be.

In her free time she  enjoys spending time with her family. She is married to Trent (one of our officiants) and they have two beautiful children.

“Every wedding is different, unique and should reflect the personalities of the couple.”

• Certified Wedding Planner & Coordinator
• Floral Designer

Desiree Munera is our Wedding Planner and Floral Designer. She is a very outgoing and passionate person and has a great vision for planning and creating fabulous, flawless weddings and events. Desiree has a degree in Floral Design and several years of experience planning and coordinating upscale events in the Miami area as well as Tampa Bay. She is certified as a wedding planner by the Wedding Planning Institute (WPI).

Desiree assists with the design and day-of coordination on many of our weddings, and also manages the entire planning process for more complex weddings and events.

In her free time Desiree enjoys arts and crafts and is an avid salsa and Argentine tango dancer!  Habla Español!