Tara Skinner Weddings & Events

Tara Skinner Weddings & Events is an award-winning firm specializing in full-service wedding planning and design for couples in the US and abroad. Known for providing unparalleled planning and exquisite design, our team carefully curates events that not only bring together our clients' vision but also creates meaningful experiences for every guest in attendance. Our work has been featured in some of the industry's top publications including Vogue, Brides Magazine, Inside Weddings, Style Me Pretty, The Knot Magazine, and others. Each event expertly planned and always a unique reflection of our couples’ personal love stories. We offer the following Services: Full-Service Planning and Design: For the busy client who wants a partner in planning and designing their day from conception to completion. We work with you to negotiate contracts, create your specialized design board, customize a team of vendors, assist in budget management and more. We communicate, coordinate and attend all meetings with you and your vendors throughout the planning process from start to finish with the highest level of care and attention to detail. Our full-service planning allows you to sit back and enjoy the planning process without the stress and hard work of undertaking such a momentous occasion. Event Management and Design: For the client with the time and ability to book your own vendors and dive into all of the details that come with planning a wedding but request some assistance with designing the overall look and feel of your day. You will receive customized vendor suggestions and a one-of-a-kind design board to make the day truly your own. TSWE oversees all communication with vendors pertaining to design, such as stationer, floral designer, cake designer, rental company, tent company, and any other custom details. We will coordinate those elements and attend all meetings with you and your design vendors throughout the planning process from start to finish. Event Management: For the capable client with the time and ability to book your own vendors and dive into all of the design and details that come with planning a wedding. You are provided with our extensive list of preferred vendors to utilize throughout the planning process and we are available for unlimited advice as requested throughout your entire planning period. With all of your finalized vendor contracts and planning details in our hands one month prior to your wedding day, we take over all vendor communication in order to develop your wedding day timelines and flow of events. One lead planner and one assistant planner will be there on your wedding day to make sure everything runs smoothly, and your family and friends can simply enjoy the day. Destination Planning: While we are based throughout the South, we gladly travel and plan events in destinations near and far. If you have a location in mind requiring the added layer of preparation and logistics necessary in destination wedding weekends, we’d love to hear about it and customize our services to suit your unique setting and celebration.