in the guide, Hilton Head Island
Spencer Special Events
A Hilton Head wedding design, planning and coordination firm run by Amanda Spencer, working the island and the wider Lowcountry since 2007.
At A Glance
- Based
- Hilton Head Island, planning weddings in Hilton Head, Bluffton, Savannah and the Lowcountry
- Who Leads It
- Amanda Spencer, owner, with planner Allison and Case Spencer on wedding days
- Help Offered
- Full Planning, Design And Decor
- Phone
- (843) 757-9797
- Website
- spencerspecialevents.com
- Read On
- November 10, 2026
in their own words
how they Work
Their home page says they plan weddings in Hilton Head, Bluffton, Savannah and throughout the Low Country, and that Amanda and her team have been doing so since 2007.
Source, spencerspecialevents.comThe home page portfolio includes weddings titled Coastal Chic at the Westin, Autumn at Sea Pines, Charming Bluffton Affair and Soft Romance at Palmetto Bluff.
Source, spencerspecialevents.comTheir contact block lists a mailing address of Post Office Box 5573, Hilton Head Island.
Source, spencerspecialevents.comTheir Meet Us page says Amanda studied hospitality at Purdue, worked for Marriott and later ran events for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce before turning to weddings.
Source, spencerspecialevents.com/meet-usThe same page says team member Allison moved to Bluffton with her husband and came back to events to work with Amanda.
Source, spencerspecialevents.com/meet-us
read again on their site, November 11, 2026
what the Work Includes
Their home page says they have been designing, planning and coordinating luxury weddings in the Hilton Head and Low Country area since 2007.
Source, spencerspecialevents.comAmanda Spencer writes that she enjoys being with the bride right before she walks down the aisle, after months of emails, calls and planning meetings.
Source, spencerspecialevents.comTheir Meet Us page says the goal is to take care of every detail on the wedding day so the couple's vision is fulfilled as they wish.
Source, spencerspecialevents.com
in their own words
who leads it and How To Start
The Meet Us page lists Case Spencer as an owner who handles car loading and heavy lifting on wedding day, and says he has worked with Marriott International for over a decade.
Source, spencerspecialevents.comThe Meet Us page lists Annie Bartholomew as director of details, a Hilton Head native who began as an intern with the firm after high school.
Source, spencerspecialevents.comThe Meet Us page lists Allison Kerschbaum as director of hospitality, with past catering, event and sales manager roles at Marriott, and says she likes creating welcome gifts for guests.
Source, spencerspecialevents.comTheir contact form asks for event date, expected number of guests, preferred location and preferred contact method by phone or email.
Source, spencerspecialevents.com
areas and venues
where they Work
Their site names Hilton Head, Bluffton, Savannah and the Low Country as places they work.
Venues named on their own pages include Westin Hilton Head, Sea Pines, Palmetto Bluff, Colleton River Plantation, Honey Horn, Village Green, Kiawah Island and Calibogue Sound. Source
Their weddings page lists about 30 portfolio galleries, including Graceful in Savannah, Celebration on the Calibogue and Classic Beachside on Kiawah Island.
Source, spencerspecialevents.comThe portfolio includes Timeless Elegance on the Village Green, Honey Horn Gem and Elegance at Colleton River Plantation.
Source, spencerspecialevents.com
from the photographer
photo and film with Spencer
Hilton Head weddings often move between a ceremony spot, a lawn and a ballroom. Ask for the walking time between each one in the timeline, so photo and film are already in place when you arrive instead of chasing you there.
from the photographer
photo and film By Level Of Help
General guidance from the camera side of the day, for the kinds of help Spencer 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.
Your planner keeps the day moving. I keep the moments it moves past.
questions
about Spencer
What kind of help does Spencer Special Events offer?
Their own website lists full planning, design and decor. The package names on their site may differ, so ask which one fits your plans.
Where is Spencer based?
Hilton Head Island, planning weddings in Hilton Head, Bluffton, Savannah and the Lowcountry. Their site also names Hilton Head, Bluffton, Savannah and the Low Country.
Does Spencer publish prices?
Not on the pages read on November 11, 2026. Ask them for a proposal after the first call.
Can Vitor photograph and film a wedding Spencer 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.
Planners With Similar Help
Trish Beck EventsA woman owned full service wedding planning, design and production company led by Trish Beck, focused on destination weddings around Hilton Head and Savannah.
Embellished EventsA boutique Lowcountry planning firm founded by Jen Leiti in 2010, known on its own site for design led weddings around Hilton Head and Bluffton.
Beth Baldwin WeddingsA Hilton Head full service planning and design company led by Beth Baldwin, with a team of lead planners who grew up in or have long worked on the island.
Wedding photographs by Vitor Lindo
Photo And Film
Your planner runs the day. I keep it.
Tell me your date, your venue and your planner, if you have one. You will hear back from me, or call or text (404) 826-4156.