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 [...]
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: [...]
Even though I spend such a short time with each bride, sometimes that short time is a very good glimpse into her life. And in my short time that I spent with Meghan, if I had to sum it up in a short sentence, it would be "She is surrounded by people who love her [...]
I met with Marisa prior to her wedding to do a trial make-up session. She had a pre-ceremony photo shoot scheduled so it worked out well that she'd have her make-up done for those photos as well. I love when the bride chooses to do a trial session. It gives us an opportunity to meet [...]
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
I love the few hours I get to spend in the room with the bride getting her and her best girls ready. The mood is always charged with energy. Everyone's festive. They're laughing, dancing, exchanging memories and hugs, and of course, drinking champagne! Brooke and Drew had the most beautiful, playful chemistry between them, which really [...]
These two....I tell ya. You can see the playfulness between them from their photos! They came to Costa Rica with a very small group of friends for a "vacation" -- never telling their friends that they were getting married until the day before the planned wedding. Surprise! Planner: Fournineteen Weddings Photographer: Sylvia Guardia
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
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