Carla and David are from Miami, but her family is Costa Rican. So naturally, Costa Rica was the ideal place to celebrate their marriage. I met Carla a few months prior to the wedding for a trial session and was immediately struck by her incredibly sweet and gentle spirit. I love that this came through […]
Jamie and Warren, from Southern California, came to beautiful Tamarindo to tie the knot at one of my favorite wedding locations, Pangas. About an hour before our appointment, all of Costa Rica (and parts of Nicaragua and Panama!) had a power outage. Rumor was it may be out for as long as 24 hours. But […]
Costa Rica sure cultivates falling in love! Sarah (who is from Germany) was traveling in Costa Rica when she met her future husband Javier. She eventually immigrated and fast forward a few years, married her Tico love in a gorgeous boho ceremony on the beach in Playa Grande. Hair Stylist: Famous Points Beauty Photographer: White […]
What do two people who said to themselves “I’ll never get married!” — then meet the person of their dreams do? They travel half way around the planet from New Zealand to Costa Rica for a very intimate wedding (5 people) and then globe trot through South America and finish up in the Galapagos. Planner: […]
Both Paula and Tuto are young doctors (interpreted “no time to barely even sleep”), so much of the planning and coordinating was done by her amazing mom, Lily. Paula, (again because she’s a young doctor) doesn’t usually devote lots of time to dolling herself up for work! So getting to meet her for her trial […]
Even though it rained on and off the afternoon of their wedding (much later in the season than it normally would have!), that certainly didn’t stop Teresa & Ben from celebrating their wedding with anything less than smiles and lots and lots of love! Photographer: Sylvia Guardia Planner: Mil Besos
Was so much fun to work with so many talented people on a styled photo shoot at one of my favorite beaches here in Costa Rica, Playa Danta. The shoot was recently featured on the wedding blog Wedding Sparrow. Photography: Brandi Smyth | Coordinator: Barbara Boutin | Florist & Stylist: Events Artisans | Hair: Victoria Alfaro
In October, I participated in a styled wedding photo shoot organized by the talented wedding planner Kirsten of Four Winds Weddings and her husband Jonathan of Costa Vida Photography. The shoot took place at a breath-taking location named El Chante (Costa Rican slang for “the house”) nestled up in the hills overlooking the Tamarindo bay and estuary. This time of year the […]
It was such a pleasure getting to know Sharon during the planning of her wedding. Ironically, she was was following me on Instagram under my jewelry boutique and hit me up one day and said “Hey, I think you’re doing my wedding make-up!” Small world! I then got to meet her and Ernest late last year […]
Taelor and Daniel had a beautiful elopement shoot in Playa Flamingo in June. While we were doing her make-up, the clouds rolled in and the thunder rattled the windows (happens often in the rainy season!) and I secretly hoped that the weather would cooperate for their photo shoot. When I saw the photos, I realized […]
I met with Helen the day before the wedding for a trial session, which I love doing because it gives the bride and I relaxed time to try on her look and work out any kinks ahead of the rushed wedding day prep session. Helen and Alex had a pre-wedding photo shoot scheduled right after our […]
Julia is a classic beauty! With her a-m-a-z-i-n-g vintage themed gown, naturally elegant make-up and bright red lipstick, she was nothing short of a knock-out!! Surrounded by her mom and her friends (who seriously should have had a stand-up comic routine) I had a great time getting these ladies ready! Planning by: Four Winds Weddings […]
The time I spent with Jenna and her family getting everyone ready was a beautiful day for me. There’s no way a person could spend 7 hours in a room full of so much love and not walk away feeling all warm fuzzy inside! With Frank Sinatra and other nostalgic tunes from the 40’s and 50’s playing […]
One of the great perks of my job is that I get to travel all over this gorgeous country and call it “work”. Most of the weddings I do are at the beach, so when I got the reservation to do Allison’s make-up up near Volcan Poas, I was more than excited because this is […]
Don’t get me wrong, I love bigger weddings with all the friends and family surrounding us while we’re getting the bride and party ready, however, there is something super sweet about an elopement and doing the bride’s make-up while she’s surrounded only by her super cute and spunky little girls!! They kept scampering off throughout the […]
If you want to get to know a little something about Ashley’s outgoing, bubbly personality, it shines bright in this video by Jonathan Yonkers. It’s the moment when she’s all ready to go, she turns to the camera and exclaims with her Imperial beer in the air “I’m getting fuc*)% married!!” Love this girl…. I […]
Jesse and Adam had an amazing wedding that combined their love with their two cultures. The colors, the textures, the traditional dress, combined with their playfulness made their wedding a feast for the eyes on every level. Photographer: Sylvia Guardia Hair: Marisol Santana Jesse & Adam’s wedding was featured on Maharani Weddings.
Carla and David are from Miami, but her family is Costa Rican. So naturally, Costa Rica was the ideal place to celebrate their marriage. I met Carla a few months prior to the wedding for a trial session and was immediately struck by her incredibly sweet and gentle spirit. I love that this came through […]
Jamie and Warren, from Southern California, came to beautiful Tamarindo to tie the knot at one of my favorite wedding locations, Pangas. About an hour before our appointment, all of Costa Rica (and parts of Nicaragua and Panama!) had a power outage. Rumor was it may be out for as long as 24 hours. But […]
Keri and Matt have been coming to Costa Rica for years and so getting married here seemed like the obvious choice for their special day. Despite being really early in the rainy season – we had lots of rain and on the wedding day, the sky was cloudy and the water was pouring down most […]
The sweetest of brides to be. Renee is from the U.S. and there she met her Brazilian husband to be, Carlos. I spent a lovely morning and afternoon with her, her mom and Carlos’ family getting them ready for the beach front wedding in Playa Conchal. Renee has the most brilliant blue eyes, as you […]
Katrina and Chris celebrated their wedding in beautiful Playa Flamingo. The time I spend with her and her hilarious crew of friends and family could not have been any more fun and entertaining. This environment was captured perfectly in this first photo by Sylvia Guardia. Hair by: Victoria Alfaro Famous Points Beauty Salon Katrina left […]
