FORT COLLINS · DENVER · WHEREVER YOUR WEDDING TAKES US

Weddings without
the rules

Designer-led wedding planning for the bold and the wonderfully un-traditional. Galaxy and nebula color, celestial and a little extraterrestrial, built for couples who are done with the wedding the algorithm hands everyone.

Karissa McIntire in dreamy galaxy-toned light

You are in the right place

YOUR VISION ISN'T TOO MUCH

If you have been scrolling for weeks and every wedding on your feed has started to blur into the same three photos, take a breath.

I'm Karissa, and I design weddings that look like the two of you and nobody else. Not on-trend. Not blush-and-greenery. The strange and beautiful idea you have been half-scared is too much? It's not too much. It has just been waiting for a designer who won't talk you out of it.

I make it bigger, not safer. Then I run the whole day so you actually get to live it.

How I build

DESIGN OVER DEFAULT

01

Design over default

I build weddings from scratch, not from a trend everyone already pinned.

02

Bolder, not safer

The bold idea gets turned all the way up. I never talk a couple down.

03

Everyone welcome

Whoever you are and whoever you love, your vision is safe with me.

04

Galaxy-brained

Celestial and surreal, jewel-toned, a wedding that feels like another world.

✦ As featured in Rock N' Roll Bride Magazine ✦

The work

A wedding that looks like nobody else's

Bride in a black gown inside a surreal golden forest room at Meow Wolf
Jewel-toned tablescape with candles and color smoke Hand-piped pink and green heart wedding cake Crescent moon backdrop behind a tablescape of orchids and candles First look between two partners at a styled shoot
Bride walking a neon-lit street in a black gown and lace veil
Newlyweds sitting on the floor of a pastel laundromat installation Disco ball centerpiece on an iridescent tablescape Bride with a golden retriever in a party hat

REAL COUPLES, REAL WEDDINGS

Real weddings. Zero regrets.

★★★★★

"We had an unconventional wedding at Meow Wolf and she was both encouraging and inspiring to our vision. I cannot recommend her enough!"

Daniela · married at Meow Wolf, Denver

★★★★★

"Karissa vetted queer-friendly vendors and provided recommendations based on our priorities. We are so grateful to her and are so glad we booked her for our wedding!"

Becca · bride

★★★★★

"Karissa made the whole day seem like it was absolutely perfect. We are so happy with the investment we made in Karissa and Ethereal Events. I wish I could give more than 5 stars!!!"

Bethany · bride

Tell me the wedding you've been dreaming up

The idea you haven't said out loud to anyone yet because it feels like a lot. I will tell you exactly what it takes to build it.