Plan Your Costa Rica Wedding: Vendors, Inspiration, & Expert Advice

I loved this photography team so much

We chose Raw Shoots to be our wedding photographers for many reasons! Our first impression of their wedding photographs was that they looked so professional, dreamy, and whimsical. Upon meeting Rob and Lori over FaceTime, we got such a great vibe from them. We love that they’re a couple and work well together! They were really thorough with making sure we got what we wanted photographed on our wedding day. Throughout our wedding planning process, they were very responsive and communicative, making the whole process feel much easier and less stressful.

The second I saw Natalia and Emanuel's photos from past events I knew they were the photographers for our elopement in Costa Rica. So much so that I asked our coordinator to pick a date based on when Natalia and Emanuel were available. From the very start of our wedding day Natalie and Emanuel were so warm and fun to work with. There was zero stress the entire time and much of that was due to having them along side us every step of the day and ceremony. By the end of the evening we felt like they were guests of our wedding. The day would have not been as magical and special without both of them. When we saw the photos, all I could say was WOW! The photos look like something out of a high end art show or high fashion magazine. Anything but typical wedding photos. They are beyond elegant and sophisticated and at the same time show our love. As far as the business side it was so easy working with Natalie from a different county setting up and planning our day. I left the creative elements to them and spent about 10 minutes total planning logistics due to the ease of communication. Thank you both Natalia and Emanuel for your incredible work and time! You are both artists and wonderful people. Love, Lisa & Kevin

Jessica is amazing!! We loved our engagement and wedding photos! She captured a lot of precious and unforgettable moments, looking at the photos it's like being back there again! Thanks to her we have amazing memories, specially with our senior dog that recently passed away and looking at the photos it just fills our hearts! We cannot recommend her enough! Best photographer ever! Thank you so much Jessica!

Jenn was absolutely amazing. Her energy was so pure and genuine and when I first reached out to her, I felt like this was the perfect right choice of who I wanted to capture the best day of my life. Not only did she take stunning photos of our engagement but she helped me make sure everything was prepared. I was in a completely different country than her and she made me feel safe secure and heard with everything that I wanted for the proposal. Her and her husband were such a joy to work with we loved them so much we plan to elope in Costa Rica and will definitely have Jenn capture it.

We just came home from an unforgettable trip in Costa Rica and renewed our wedding vows. We got back our ceremony pictures from Papayawedding Photography and we absolutely love them!! ❤️❤️❤️ If you are thinking about getting married, vow exchange or family photos in Costa Rica, Papayawedding photography is amazing. Both Maciej and his wife Jennifer kept the session relaxed, natural and simple for us and our 3 year old. Really personalised service planned around our 3 year old with little patience and gave us beautiful location recommendations before the shoot that would suit us. The quality of the images is absolutely beautiful and really natural. Plenty of pictures in the end to choose from which is alway a bonus. We highly recommend them as you will get beautiful memories for a lifetime.

I have been working in the event industry for over 9 years. Working with Mil Besos has been such a breeze. Meghan and her team are so organized and quick to respond. I am consistently inspired by them and excited to start our next project!

It can feel overwhelming to choose a videographer for a destination wedding but as soon as I saw samples of DWS' wedding portfolio, I knew DWS embraced the vision I had for our wedding videography. Working with Jamileth and the DWS team was seamless: from understanding our relationship and our vision, to communication and payment, Jami was a pleasure to work with. On the day of our wedding at Villa Punto de Vista, the DWS team was there to capture all of the important moments, while somehow never being in the way! They are true professionals. DWS happily and easily worked in collaboration with our photography team, and, between both teams, we feel like we had the dream photo/video team! The video quality is incredible and includes drone footage. It is perfectly edited to sync to suitable music and nicely overlays audio from our vows, ceremony, speeches, and toasts. We absolutely love our photos, but our wedding highlight video, teaser videos and ceremony cut are the perfect way to showcase the emotions and overall feeling of the day in a way that photos do not always do. We are so happy to have the combination of photos + video to remember our wedding celebration. We are so grateful to have these memories that we will cherish forever and we recommend DWS to anyone looking for a destination wedding videographer in Costa Rica and beyond!