Wedding Photos of Costa Rica Outdoor Ceremony

The following “Costa Rica Outdoor Ceremony” 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 Outdoor Ceremony” 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.

Couples can enjoy a romantic beach ceremony setter at Hacienda Pinilla in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, framed by rows of gigantic palm trees

A professional wedding photographer captured the romantic beach ceremony setting framed by rows of palm trees

The Zephyr Palace at Villa Caletas Hotel in Jaco, Puntarenas, Costa Rica provided a beautiful location for a silhouette of the ceremony scene with an a stunning sunset and ocean view as a backdrop

A wedding photographer captured the silhouette of the ceremony scene with a stunning ocean and sunset view as a backdrop

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The tears of joy from the groom and ring bearer as the bride walked down the aisle at the Westin Playa Conchal in Guanacaste, Costa Rica were captured beautifully in the wedding photo

Beautifully captured was the emotion of tears of joy from the groom and ring bearer at the Westin Playa Conchal in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, as the bride walked down the aisle

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Perched high above a spectacular oceanfront villa in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, a drone captures a breathtaking view of a destination wedding ceremony set up in front of an endless pool

A drone captures the breathtaking view of a destination wedding ceremony set up in front of an endless pool

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At Zephyr Palace at Villa Caletas Hotel in Jaco, Costa Rica, the father of the bride officiates the ceremony and elicits laughter from the couple during the exchange of rings

During the exchange of rings, the father of the bride officiates the ceremony and brings laughter to the couple

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