Wedding Photos of Costa Rica

The following “Costa Rica” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Costa Rica” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

Bride at Casa Playitas in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, sharing an emotional first look with the important women in her life before the wedding ceremony.

Moments of Love: A Bride's First Look at Casa Playitas, Costa Rica

At Costa Verde Hotel in Puntarenas, a wedding couple exits the ceremony as guests cheer, captured from a low camera angle with symmetrical framing.

Blissful Beginnings: A Couple's Journey at Costa Verde Hotel in Puntarenas

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Emotional bride wipes a tear while exchanging vows at Villa Punto de Vista in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.

Waves of Love: Emotional Vows at Villa Punto de Vista

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Finca Vikingos in Santa Barbara, Heredia, Costa Rica serves as the backdrop for a captivating lifestyle couple portrait. Bathed in warm, golden hour light, the couple sits before a charming wooden door.

CAPTIVATING LIFESTYLE COUPLE PORTRAIT | Finca Vikingos: A Costa Rican Love Story

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A pre-wedding portrait | Finca Vikingos, Santa Barbara, Costa Rica

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Finca Vikingos in Santa Barbara, Heredia, Costa Rica. Silhouette of a couple framed with an arch present at the Finca Vikingos lagoon, creating a striking image with a mirror reflection below them.

Enchanting Love: A Captivating Silhouette at Finca Vikingos

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Lifestyle couple portrait at Finca Vikingos, Santa Barbara, Heredia, Costa Rica. Couple in the midst of a picturesque coffee plantation during golden hour, beautifully highlighted by the photographer. Face to face pose with sunlight softly streaming in.

Finca Vikingos Romance | A Stunning Portrait Session in Costa Rica

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A stunning lifestyle couple portrait captures a playful dance at Monte del Barco Beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The engaged couple holds hands, spins, and dances against the backdrop of a sunset.

Lifestyle Couple Portrait: A Playful Dance at Monte del Barco Beach in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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This award-winning image showcases the bride and groom in a stylish and contemporary manner. The drone shot reveals their love, framed by the empty chairs of the ceremony area at the beautiful Hacienda Sitio de Mata, Pavones-Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica

Hacienda Sitio de Mata: Love Takes Flight in Costa Rica

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Modern and stylish wedding portrait captured during the blue hour at Vista Capital Wedding Venue in Costa Rica. The bride and groom are depicted in a contemporary and artistic way on their special day.

Costa Rica's Vista Capital Wedding Venue Hosts Modern and Stylish Artistic Portrait

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An image captured in black and white as the bride and groom strike a pose, embracing the enchanting backdrop of Nauyaca Waterfalls in Costa Rica.

Enchanting Embrace: Nauyaca Waterfalls Unite Newlyweds in Monochrome Splendor

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Wedding photo taken at Hacienda Sitio de Mata in Costa Rica, showing the Bride and Groom gazing at each other inside a beautiful gazebo, with the stunning view as a background.

Romantic Vista: Bride and Groom Lock Eyes in Costa Rican Paradise

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At Vista Capital Wedding Venue in Alajuelita, San José, Costa Rica, the bride and groom share an emotional moment as they stand together at the altar for their long-awaited ceremony.

Alajuelita's Vista Capital: A Powerful Wedding Vow of Love

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At Hacienda Sitio de Mata in Costa Rica, a touching moment captures the groom's emotions as the bride embraces her mother after walking down the aisle. A heartfelt scene filled with love and family ties.

Costa Rican Wedding Bliss: Embracing Love and Family at Sitio de Mata

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A beautiful moment captured at Zephyr Palace at Villa Caletas Hotel in Jaco, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The bride shares a joyful toast with her bridesmaids on the big day.

Zephyr Palace Bliss: A Joyful Toast at Villa Caletas, Costa Rica

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Bride and Groom happily exit the aisle at Quinta Roma Vista in Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica, as their guests cheerfully throws bubbles in celebration of their special day.

Atenas Bliss: A Joyful Exit at Quinta Roma Vista Wedding

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A Costa Rican wedding photographer captures an emotional moment as the groom sheds tears while reciting his vows to his bride at the Vista Capital Wedding Venue in San José, Costa Rica. This image won an award from WPJA.

Emotion Overwhelms Groom: Tears Flow During Vows at Costa Rican Wedding Venue

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A touching moment as the bride embraces her wheelchair-bound grandmother, shedding tears of joy after the ceremony at Los Sueños Marriott Ocean Resort, Herradura Beach

Capturing Love's Embrace: A Bride's Tearful Joy with her Wheelchair-bound Grandmother at Los Sueños Marriott Ocean Resort

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A joyful bride and groom dance together as they make their exit down the aisle after their ceremony at Los Sueños Marriott Ocean Resort on Herradura Beach

Herradura Beach Bliss: Newlyweds twirl and dance in pure bliss as they embark on their journey at Los Sueños Marriott Ocean Resort

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Romantic couple bathed in soft backlighting and surrounded by towering trees at Hotel Chalet Tirol, in San Rafael de Heredia, captured by an artistic Costa Rica wedding photographer.

Enchanting Love in the Forests of San Rafael de Heredia: A Captivating Engagement Portrait at Hotel Chalet Tirol, by a Talented Costa Rica Wedding Photographer

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Engaged couple laughing and embracing in a romantic tree setting at Hotel Chalet Tirol in San Rafael de Heredia, Costa Rica. Captured by a talented and artistic Costa Rica wedding photographer.

Enchanting Love Nest at Hotel Chalet Tirol: Engaged couple captured in a romantic tree setting in San Rafael de Heredia, Costa Rica

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A playful engagement portrait taken at Hotel Chalet Tirol in San Rafael de Heredia, Costa Rica, captured by a talented and artistic Costa Rica wedding photographer. The couple joyfully run through the beautiful venue, surrounded by towering trees.

Enchanting Love in Costa Rica: A Playful Engagement Portrait at Hotel Chalet Tirol in San Rafael de Heredia

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Romantic couple captured in a pre-wedding portrait at Hotel Chalet Tirol in San Rafael de Heredia, Costa Rica. The Costa Rica wedding photographer beautifully frames the duo amidst lush foliage, creating a dreamy, artistic image.

San Rafael de Heredia's Hotel Chalet Tirol: A Dreamy Engagement Portrait Capturing Romance amidst Costa Rica's Lush Foliage

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Engaged couple strolling happily along the sandy shores of Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. This romantic portrait captures their radiant love and joy, beautifully brought to life by a Costa Rica wedding photographer.

Radiant Love and Joy: A Romantic Engagement Portrait in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

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A couple on the verge of marriage lovingly holds each other while surrounded by the lush beauty of the forest at El Silencio Lodge & Spa in Toro Amarillo, Costa Rica

Lovingly Embracing Nature's Bliss: A Captivating Engagement Portrait at El Silencio Lodge & Spa in Costa Rica

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In this captivating image from a lifestyle engagement photoshoot, taken at El Silencio Lodge & Spa in Toro Amarillo, Costa Rica, the couple is depicted in silhouette. The stunning backdrop showcases a picturesque blue sky, with fluffy white clouds.

Captivating Silhouette: Blissful Engagement Portrait at El Silencio Lodge & Spa, Toro Amarillo, Costa Rica

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In the picturesque setting of El Silencio Lodge & Spa in Toro Amarillo, Costa Rica, a couple stands before a breathtaking waterfall, captured in a vertical black and white image

Love's Overflow: Enchanting Waterfall Engage

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In a beautiful garden at Hotel Bougainvillea Santo Domingo de Heredia in Costa Rica, a couple strolls along a serene path, enveloped by the lushness of nature. Their faces adorned with gentle smiles, the atmosphere exudes soft pastel tones.

A Serene Stroll Amid Nature's Lush Embrace: an Enchanting Engagement Portrait at Hotel Bougainvillea Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica

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At Hotel Bougainvillea Santo Domingo de Heredia in Costa Rica, a couple is captured in an engagement session, their laughter echoing through the air as they stand amidst lush green and yellow foliage

Engaged in Paradise: Unveiling Love at Hotel Bougainvillea Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica

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A couple embraces by a cascading waterfall in Dominicalito, Costa Rica, exuding romance and passion as they enjoy a playful kiss in the pool

Love's Bliss: An Engagement Portrait at Dominicalito Waterfall in Costa Rica

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