in the guide, Savannah And Tybee
Tara Skinner Events
A destination planning and design firm based in Savannah that builds each wedding from scratch, design first.
At A Glance
- Based
- Savannah, planning in the city, along the coast and at destinations further away
- Who Leads It
- Tara Skinner
- Help Offered
- Full Planning, Design And Decor, Weekends And Destination Weddings
- Phone
- 912.596.6064
- Website
- taraskinnerevents.com
- Read On
- November 10, 2026
in their own words
how they Work
Their home page says they design and build each event from scratch, in the heart of Savannah, further along the coast or at another destination.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comBefore they contact vendors they get to know the couple, then mock up a vision board to check they are on the right track.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comThey manage all vendor contracts and communications once the design direction is set.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comOn wedding weekends they write that they have done hundreds and map every minute, from pitching the tent to packing up the gifts.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comFull service includes a design board, a suggested and customized vendor team, contract negotiation on your behalf, and attending all vendor meetings with you.
Source, taraskinnerevents.com/offeringsThey typically book full service weddings 12 to 18 months in advance and ask couples to reach out as soon as they know an approximate date.
Source, taraskinnerevents.com/offerings
published prices
as they Publish Them
- Their offerings page says their portfolio includes weddings from $250,000 to several million. Source
read again on their site, November 11, 2026
what the Work Includes
Their offerings page lays out the full service hours as about 1 hour for the first meeting, 60 to 80 hours on vision board and vendor selection, and 400 or more hours on contracts and vendor meetings.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comThe same page says the week of the wedding brings 30 to 60 hours of help with design and setup, and that on the day they are there from sunup to sendoff making sure the choreography goes right.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comTheir offerings page says they take on a limited number of full service weddings each year, for both destination and local couples.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comThey say they suggest ideas many couples do not think of, including transitions, visual details and moments of surprise, to shape the flow of the day for everyone.
Source, taraskinnerevents.com
in their own words
who leads it and How To Start
They write that their initial meeting is a fit check where they learn your preferences, wish list and style, and that they will say so honestly if it is not a match.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comThey write that the design board is something you tweak and approve, and that you can be deeply invested in details or only sign off on final proofs.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comTheir approach page says they plan around relationships and results, and that they respect the family and anyone else a couple brings into the process.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comTheir about page says Tara grew up in Mississippi, earned a master's in accounting at Georgia Southern University and worked at a Savannah CPA firm before owning the business.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comThe about page says the planning team has lead consultants and designers, including one based in Bluffton, South Carolina and one who heads a Carolinas office.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comOne team bio on the about page says Lesley was Events Coordinator for the U.S. Capitol and later Director of Events for Telfair Museums.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comTheir contact form asks for budget, guest count, location, date and which services you want, and invites you to list venues or vendors already booked.
Source, taraskinnerevents.com
areas and venues
where they Work
Their site names Savannah GA, Richmond Hill GA, Statesboro GA, Athens GA, Atlanta GA, Charleston SC, Johns Island SC, Cashiers and Highlands NC, Alys Beach FL, Italy and France and Savannah, the coast and destinations worldwide as places they work.
Venues named on their own pages include Palmetto Bluff, SC, Shellmans Bluff, GA, Hotel Bardo, Savannah, Sea Island, GA, Jekyll Island, GA, Hutchinson Island, GA, Isle of Hope, GA, Wilmington Island, GA, Telfair Ball, Savannah and National Arts Club, New York. Source
Their home page says weddings can be in the heart of Savannah, further up or down the coast, or at another destination, and that the firm works with vendor connections around the globe.
Source, taraskinnerevents.com
on their site
the timeline and The Camera
What their own pages say about schedules, timelines and the moments a photographer plans around.
Their home page says they map out the wedding weekend minute by minute, from pitching the tent to packing up the gifts.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comA team bio on the about page says a planner already has a plan and a backup for a fussy flower girl moments before photos.
Source, taraskinnerevents.comThe offerings page says the day of the wedding they run the choreography from sunup to sendoff.
Source, taraskinnerevents.com
from the photographer
photo and film with Tara Skinner
Tara Skinner Events plans the whole weekend and owns the design. That is the easiest case for photo and film, because the look is settled long before the day and every vendor works from one plan. Ask early for my photo and film blocks to sit inside their weekend schedule, so the portrait time is protected when the details are being built.
from the photographer
photo and film By Level Of Help
General guidance from the camera side of the day, for the kinds of help Tara Skinner lists. It applies to any planner offering the same level.
With Full Planning
A full planner writes the timeline months ahead, which is the right moment to give photo and film their own lines. Send your planner the sunset time for your date, the list of family photographs and how long you want for portraits, and the schedule gets built around the light instead of squeezed into it.
With A Design Led Planner
When the planner is also the designer, ask to see the floor plan and the lighting plan before the day. Candles, uplights and where the head table sits all change how the room looks on camera, and a few minutes in the empty room before guests arrive is when the details get photographed.
Across A Wedding Weekend
A weekend means a welcome party, a rehearsal, the wedding and often a farewell. Decide early which events get photo and film, and ask your planner to send one weekend schedule with the travel time between places written in.
The timeline that works is the one your planner and your photographer wrote together, early.
questions
about Tara Skinner
What kind of help does Tara Skinner Events offer?
Their own website lists full planning, design and decor, weekends and destination weddings. The package names on their site may differ, so ask which one fits your plans.
Where is Tara Skinner based?
Savannah, planning in the city, along the coast and at destinations further away. Their site also names Savannah GA, Richmond Hill GA, Statesboro GA and Athens GA.
Does Tara Skinner publish prices?
Their offerings page says their portfolio includes weddings from $250,000 to several million. The link on this page goes to the source.
Can Vitor photograph and film a wedding Tara Skinner plans?
This guide lists planners by what they publish, not by who I have worked with. Whoever you choose, I will build the photo and film part of the day with them, starting from the sunset time and the family list.
from the photographer
who wrote This Guide
I am Vitor Lindo. I have photographed and filmed 450 weddings in 14 years, about 400 of them here in the Lowcountry, from my studio at 1918 Howard Street in Savannah.
Photography and film are available together or separately, with one team planning both. That means one set of blocks on your planner's timeline, and nobody standing in the other one's shot.
the photographer's guide
Your Photo And Film timeline, built with your planner
Sunset, family photographs, travel time across the squares and twenty quiet minutes in the last light. Seven plain steps to hand your planner at the first meeting.
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