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Wedding in Playa Grande Costa Rica || Bailey + Michael
Some love stories start in college, and some even longer with high school sweethearts. Enter Bailey + Michael. You could say they are high school sweethearts as…
Nosara Costa Rica Wedding || Sarah + Mike
Online dating. To put it lightly, it can be an interesting experience. Especially with participants like Sarah. Inviting 10 guys to the same first date at a bar is always a good idea, right? For Sarah, as a super…
Lifestyle Beach Photos in Tamarindo Costa Rica || Lauren + Jeff
Isn’t it funny how time just seems to fly by, but also moves so slowly at the same time? For Lauren + Jeff, the couple met years ago through mutual friends, with the time flying by into years…
Destination Wedding in Playa Avellanas Costa Rica || Adrienne + Matt
It all started with their first date to Comicon. Adrienne + Matt just clicked. Fast forward to early March 2020, the couple decided to have an intimate destination wedding in Playa Avellanas Costa Rica. Except Covid had other plans.
Wedding in Nosara Costa Rica at Finca Austria || Jamie + Marc
The harder the journey, the sweeter the destination. Nosara is a bumpy two hour journey from Liberia airport that eighty-two of Jamie + Marc’s loved ones endured last month to get to their destination of a destination wedding in Nosara Costa Rica at Finca Austria. And Jamie + Marc’s wedding plans itself hadn’t exactly been easy either.
Honeymoon Photos on the Beach in Costa Rica || Kristen + Darien
When Kristen first met Darien, it definitely was not love at first sight. In fact, took over a year for them to go from church friends to dating. But on that fateful New Year’s Eve turned into Day…
Costa Rica Honeymoon Photos in Tamarindo || Paige + Brant
Do you believe in timing? That the Universe has her ways and everything happens for a reason?
Enter Paige and Brant. Ironically, both Paige + Brant went to the same youth group as high schoolers, but never crossed paths. That is until the timing was right…
Anniversary Photos in Costa Rica || Hadey + Mo
Mo was intrigued. From the moment he spotted Hadey behind the bar bar tending , he knew he had to strike up a conversation. Their conversation so easily flowed that they ended up going on a date the following night. Flash forward a couple of years later…
Beach Maternity Photos in Playa Grande Costa Rica || Jamie + Peter
If you’ve ever been to Playa Maderas, Nicaragua, you know that’s it’s a magical + intimate surf destination. I had the pleasure to surf Playa Maderas several years ago, and between falling asleep to the lulling waves at beach front hostel Los Tres Hermanos to surfing super fun waves, it was a long weekend to remember. So when Peter met Jamie…
Beach Vow Renewal in Tamarindo, Costa Rica || Larsen Family
Two MBAs, ten years of marriage, multiple international moves, and two beautiful young daughters later, Danielle + Joe decided to do a beach vow renewal in Tamarindo, Costa Rica during their month long Costa Rica family adventure. Danielle had a specific, beautiful vision – a beach boho vow renewal full of love and laughter…

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