You bring the love,
and I’ll capture your magic.
If you’re fueled by sandy toes and salt air, love to laugh your butt off, obsessed with breathtaking sunsets, and always up for an adventure – whether it be hiking to a waterfall, surfing dreamy waves, or climbing up a mountain, we’re gonna be perfect for each other.
Because I’m all about Those real moments and y’all having one heck of an adventure elopement in paradise.
The little things and those big feelings, like the look of pure happiness on your face when your in their arms. Your babe wiping away tears rolling down your cheeks while you’re telling him how madly in love you are with him. Or that million dollar smile because you are just soooooo giddy with pure joy.
The big moments, the loud ones and the quiet ones, the in-betweens, the ones you don’t think anyone else is watching.
I’m about capturing who you really are and making this experience fun from beginning to end. Yep, even if your babe dislikes taking photos, they’ll soon be saying how much fun they’re having — promise.
So if don’t mind getting a little sandy and value your elopement experience, tell me your love story and let’s create something beautiful together!


Investment
just you, the love of your life, and an intimate celebration of your love.
Your elopement photos are an investment in preserving those beautiful moments shared between you and your babe on the day you two promise forever. It’s something that will only increase in value over time because these images will be all you have left to remember the start of this new adventure together. Elopement packages start at $850.
In their words…
With over one hundred 5-Star client reviews,
these are just some of their ‘making me blush’ reviews…
Recent Elopements
big moments and all those in-betweens
Family Elopement in Tamarindo Costa Rica || Elam Family
Seven years ago Heather and Andrew met. With four girls between them, their lives certainly are busy and full of so much love. As a family, they love traveling to Costa Rica, so while Heather + Andrew started planning their most recent trip to Costa Rica they decided to make the trip extra special + surprise their girls by doing a family elopement!
Honeymoon Elopement in Costa Rica || Ari + Matt
What do you do when the ‘Rona puts the kibash on your wedding in downtown Los Angeles??? You turn your honeymoon into an elopement moon and elope to Tamarindo Costa Rica to exchange your vows with the dreamiest beach views! Ari and Matt met a little over two years ago via the online dating app Hinge, and when they realized they were going to have to postpone their wedding…
Beach Elopement in Playa Tamarindo Costa Rica || Priscilla + Kyle
Four years ago, Priscilla + Kyle met on match.com. They both were looking for something real, and the dating apps weren’t cutting it. Three dogs and four years later, Priscilla + Kyle…
Sunset Elopement in Tamarindo Costa Rica || Sherri + Scott
They say rain on your wedding day is good luck. But how about a beautiful, blue sky day and then rain at the exact moment you start exchanging your vows? I’d say that extra lucky, especially…
Elopement on the beach in Playa Langosta || Amanda + Adam
You know the classic story “a girl walks into a bar”? Well, six years ago Adam just so happened to look across the bar right at a smiling Amanda. Adam was instantly intrigued by…
Elopement on the Beach in Tamarindo || Lora + John
From the moment Lora met John online, she knew right away that John was the one. In her words, it was love at first sight. John on the other hand took some convincing. Both of them had been…
Elegant Boho Elopement in Costa Rica || Nicole + Andrew
Elegant Boho Elopement in Costa Rica || Nicole + Andrew: Eight years to the day on their anniversary and one inspiring Costa Rica tropical boho elopement Pin on Pinterest by yours truly later, Nicole and Andrew exchanged vows under a dreamy bamboo tee pee shaped alter...
Elope to Tamarindo Costa Rica || Deanna + Jerry:
Elope to Tamarindo Costa Rica || Deanna + Jerry: Say hola hola to Deanna + Jerry! They met about a year and a half ago on good ole Bumble and it just clicked. In fact, Deanna matched with Jerry within her first couple of swipes (yes Jerry, I believe Deanna!). And if I...
Beach Elopement in Samara Costa Rica || Jenelle + Brad
Beach Elopement in Samara Costa Rica || Jenelle + Brad: I might be slightly biased here (OK, heavily biased 😉), but how awesome is a trip to Costa Rica to celebrate your birthday? Especially a big birthday like ringing in a new decade AND during the middle of the...
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Planning on eloping to one of the beaches in Costa Rica or in one of Savannah’s mossy squares? I know there are countless other awesome photographers to choose from, so how about we grab a cup of delicious Costa Rican coffee and get to know each other? If the fit is right, I can’t wait to welcome you and your loved ones to the Samba to the Sea familia! Fill out the contact form or email me at hola@sambatothesea.com — you can count on me to get back to you within a day!
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