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Dana & Rusty's Sweet Wedding at Villa Caletas, Costa Rica

5/23/2016

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Dana and Rusty traveled from Alabama to marry one another in front of family and friends. The wedding was held at the luxurious hotel Villa Caletas, on a private balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Dana made a beautiful bride, and was full of positive excitement the entire day. Her smile radiated and lit up the room wherever she went. 

I started the day with detail photos of the reception, which was beautiful decorated with orange tropical flowers. I arrived a little early so I had extra time to get some really beautiful photos of the setup. 
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Dana was getting ready with her bridesmaids and her mother. Her dress was beautiful, an empire waist gown with a sheer ballroom style bottom. I am a sucker for big wedding dresses at the beach, they just look so romantic to me.
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Dana and Rusty decided to do a first look and take all of the family photos before the ceremony. This allowed them for time to go down to the beach for sunset photos.
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The ceremony was held on a terrace with beautiful views of the ocean. It was a cozy fit for all the guests which allowed the couple to have a very intimate ceremony.
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After the ceremony the newlyweds and I made our way down to the beach in Rusty's 4x4 car. We made a quick stop at the stone arches at Zephyr Palace to take some photos there. Once at the beach we discovered that it was high tide, which left almost no sand to stand on. It forced me to look for other locations in the area and am I am happy that it did. There was a beautiful grassy area that I would have otherwise looked over. It had gorgeous light peaking in through the greenery. By the time we finished with photos there the water had gone out just enough for us to get some beach sunset shots.
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Back at the reception guests were enjoying cocktail hour. Upon the bride and grooms arrival speeches were given and first dances were exchanged, The newlyweds also cut their beautiful cake together. After all of the traditions took place the bride and groom took the dance floor with friends and family and dance the night away to funk music.
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Just before I left I took the couple down into the amphitheater at Villa Caletas for some stunning night shots.
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Photography: Yours Truly
Venue: Villa Caletas
Wedding Planner: Oasis Destination Weddings
Wedding Coordinator: Carolyn Onay
Flowers: Stylos y Flores
Officiant: Rodrigo Campos
Lighting: Ambiance Event Lighting
Hair and Makeup: Priscilla Solano
DJ: DJ Kika
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