Design a Wedding That Feels Like You

By Kim Munsch, The Kim Louise Xperience

Every couple deserves a wedding that’s more than just beautiful—it should feel like them.

It should reflect your energy, your story, and your future together. A celebration where your guests don’t just say, “That was pretty,” but, “That was so THEM.” As an event designer and planner, I believe the best weddings are the ones that go beyond trends and create an experience.

Start With the Feeling

Before you choose a color palette, or book a venue, or fall in love with a floral arch: pause. Ask yourselves how you want to feel when you walk into the space. Take a moment and close your eyes. Do you see:

• Romantic and cozy?

• Sophisticated and luxe?

• Vibrant and joyful?

Let the feeling lead. When you start with intention, the aesthetic unfolds naturally.

Design for the Five Senses

A wedding isn’t just something you see, it’s something you experience.

• What do you and your guests hear during cocktail hour?

• What do you and your guests see all around?

• What scent floats through the air during dinner?

• What textures are felt—from luxe linens to hand-tied menus?

• What flavor lingers in that late-night bite?

When each sense is thoughtfully considered, your event becomes unforgettable—not because it’s perfect, but because it’s felt.

Choose Meaning Over Matching

Some of the most impactful weddings I’ve designed have included heirloom elements, spontaneous moments, and bold design choices that made zero sense on paper, but made total sense for the couple.

Don’t be afraid to mix patterns. Use your favorite song lyrics on signage. Build your menu around the dish you cooked together on your first date. That’s where the magic lives.

Stop Performing. Start Experiencing.

You don’t have to choreograph a dance if that’s not your thing, but if it is, then go for it! You don’t have to cut a cake if you’d rather toast with espresso martinis. The most magnetic weddings are the ones where the couple is fully present, fully themselves, and fully soaking it in.

Hire Your Dream Team

You need more than a vendor checklist—you need partners who get you. Look for professionals who listen, ask meaningful questions, and care just as much about how your day feels as how it looks. That’s where the transformation happens: when everyone is designing for the experience, not just the timeline.

Final Thought

Your wedding doesn’t have to fit a mold—it should fit you. Let it tell your story, your way. Let it be full of energy, emotion, elegance… and a little edge, if that’s your style.

You deserve more than a wedding.

You deserve an experience.

Ready to create a celebration that’s unmistakably yours? Let’s make it happen. www.kimlouisexp.com