The Defining Aesthetic for Weddings Is Now Sensorial In Nature
Designers share their ideas for experiential décor that transforms spaces into sensory journeys, blending aesthetics and storytelling to create distinctive design narratives.
In a time when weddings are less about tradition and more about personal storytelling, décor has taken on a whole new role—it’s no longer just about how things look, but how they feel.
For this feature, Manifest spoke to three of the country’s most sought-after wedding designers who are redefining the space in which we celebrate love. Through behind-the-scenes insights, tips, and what people love...the designers reveal how texture, light, sound, and thoughtfully decorating a space are shaping the next chapter in how we perceive wedding décor.
Everything To Know About The Experiential Decor Trend For Weddings
Into the wild: Dinaz Noria
“Fantasy, interactive environments will become central to the wedding experience,” says Hyderabad-based Dinaz Noria, who has more than three decades of experience in designing events, such as the Ambanis' Mela Rouge sangeet. In a celebration, she recreated a vision of “a dense forest with glamour” by bringing together the untamed abundance of nature and the opulence of a gala. Forest sounds and LED screens with moving animals, embedded within lush foliage, were punctuated by disco balls and neon signs.
Flower power: Tomas De Bruyne
“Luxury today is about immersive, meaningful experiences,” says Belgium-based Tomas De Bruyne, renowned for his bespoke floral architectural experiences. Following this idea, he says weddings will evolve into curated journeys.
“A key trend will be multi-layered floral compositions set in a hyper-personalised space, with evolving installations, scent-scaping, and floral walls that respond to lighting and music.” Consider a sangeet he designed at the Hungarian Railway Museum in Budapest—a nod to the couple’s meeting at a train station. In the expansive space, amid steel tracks and aged locomotives, he created an ambience that was fluid and celebratory. Bold colours of crimson, topaz, and fire opal; oversized centrepieces, floral chandeliers, and AI-generated designs together created a layered visual experience.
On the home ground: Baisakhi Ghosh
Kolkata-based designer Baisakhi Ghosh recreated the ghats of Benaras, weaving architectural and cultural elements into the celebration. The mandap paid homage to the Kashi Vishwanath temple, bells hung in every corner, and colours like turmeric yellow and sindoori red dominated the palette. “I have seen a huge shift from typical colour schemes and imported flowers to Indian inspirations, like Benares and Shiv-Parvati. This is not nostalgia; I believe it is a conscious way to acknowledge, but reimagine, our culture and history.”
This story appears in Manifest India’s Issue 02. Subscribe here for more stories like this.