Thursday, April 4, 2013

Wedding Photography Zephyr Palace, Costa Rica, Images from a recent wedding in Villas Caletas

Wedding Photography Zephyr Palace

Wedding Photography Zephyr Palace

For Semana Santa this year I was lucky enough to be the photographer for Jack and Annie’s elegant and very endearing wedding in Zephyr Palace. It started with the pre rehearsal dinner at Hicaco restaurant in Jaco. The restaurant is right on the beach with a nice traditional band playing on the sand. The following day the wedding was held up at Zephyr Palace, which is a part of Villas Caletas, about 15 minutes from Jaco. Zephy Palace is a just an incredible place to shoot a wedding. The lighting is awesome and the background in every photo is so luxurious and elegant; a real treat for a photographer. Jack and Annie have some awesome friends and family so I was able to get some real fun shots during the reception. The next day we had a trash the dress session at the private beach in Villas Caletas. We were fortunate to be able to use this beach as all the other beaches on the coast were swamped with vacationers for Semana Santa. But we practically had the whole beach to ourselves and we were able to get some great images.Wedding Photography Zephyr Palacewedding couple at Hicaco restaurant.Wedding Photography Zephyr PalacegroomGroom before wedding in Costa RicaWedding Photography Zephyr PalaceBrideImages from wedding in Villas CaletasBride before wedding in Costa Rica.Bride before wedding in costa rica.BrideImages of bride getting ready in Costa RicaBride putting on dress in Villas Caletas.bride on stairs.Photos from wedding at Zephyr Palace, Costa RicaWedding at Villas Caletas.Portrait session from wedding in Villas Caletas.Wedding reception in Costa Rica.Elegant ceiling in villas caletas.Bride and groom in Costa Rica.Speeches at costa rica wedding.Mother of bride at wedding.Bride during speeches at wedding.First dance at destination wedding.Bride and groom dance at wedding.Bride throwing bouquet at wedding.guest jumps in pool at wedding.Photography from wedding in Costa Rica.First dance with mothers in Costa Rica.Trash the dress session at Zephyr Palace.Costa Rica Trash the dress session.Trash the dress session in Jaco.Bride and groom in Private beach in Costa Rica.Bride at trash the dress session in Zephyr Palace.Bride and groom for a trash the dress session.Bride and Groom

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Wedding Photography Playitas Beach in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Wedding Photography Playitas

Wedding Photography Playitas

I was very fortunate to shoot Tina and Ron’s wedding at Playitas Beach in Manuel Antonio.  The ceremony was small and intimate.  It was the first time I had seen a bride singing a complete song as her wedding vows to her husband.  Powerful doesn’t even begin to describe experience.  The location also turned out to be perfect.  Because of the time of day, we had to use a part of the beach that had a little bit shade from some tall trees, so we were a lot closer to the jungle underbrush than usual.  Because of this dark background and the proximity, Tina’s eyes perfectly reflected an image of Ron with is white shirt.  A very lucky set of conditions.  To end the day we also had a perfect sunset and a strange shaped cloud that was lit up by the setting sun.

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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Wedding Invitations Costa Rican Flag with wedding date -Engagement Session in Jaco, Costa Rica

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Wedding Invitations Costa Rican Flag with Wedding Date

Last month in Jaco I shot an engagement session for Steve and Lara.  They will have their wedding here in Costa Rica, in exactly one year in Hotel Villas Caletas, and they wanted to have some images for their invitation.  The idea was to have them holding a Costa Rican flag with the wedding date.  So I had an artsy friend of mine make up a flag, and we lashed it to a long bamboo pole we found by the beach.   As luck would have it, it was the odd windy day at the beach and the flag flapped as it should.  We shot in the late afternoon and sunset and tried to get different photos of them with the flag.  We also took the opportunity to get some great images of them playing on the beach and just enjoying the beautiful Costa Rica setting of the Central Pacific.
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Same-Sex Wedding Costa Rica celebrated in Shana Hotel, Manuel Antonio Costa Rica

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Same Sex Wedding Costa Rica

I was honored to be able to photograph the first Same-Sex Wedding at the Shana Hotel here in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.  The hotel was decked out for the event and looked amazing.  I had met Chris and Robby the wedding couple the night before and could tell they were going to be an awesome couple to work with, and the guests all showed signs of being 100 percent ready to celebrate the event and party through the night.  It seems that it rained all it had to rain this season and we were lucky to get perfect weather for the late afternoon ceremony.  I’ve never seen so many guests cry at a wedding ceremony before, and even more cried during the speeches.  It was a really moving event; raw emotion all around, from tears to hysterical laughter within moments– an ideal wedding for a photographer.   One of the most memorable weddings in a long time.
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Wedding Photography Bosque del Cabo Rainforest Lodge on the Osa Peninsula

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Wedding Photography Bosque del Cabo Rainforest Lodge

The drive to Bosque del Cabo Rainforest Lodge on the Osa Peninsula is quite an adventure.  It includes driving down a jeep road for a little over an hour, and powering through at least four rivers.  It was well worth it though; the resort is tucked away in the rainforest with magnificent views of the Pacific.  It made for an excellent venue for Sonja and Christian’s elopement.  The grounds are huge and after the ceremony we got to explore everything from suspension bridges to tropical gardens as we looked for some unique spots for the portrait session.  The photo of the day however, was shot right in front of their Bungalow.  Sonja wanted me to get a photo of her garter belt, and after taking a couple of close up details we decided to shoot something a little more interesting.  I had her pose with her legs thrown up on the wall as Christian looked on, not even realizing he was in frame.

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