Amanda and Jermaine traveled from New York to Costa Rica for better weather and their tropical destination wedding on the beach. Before embarking on such a special trip, the couple enlisted the help of the team of wedding planners and designers at Tropical Occasions, and the founder, Aimee Monihan, shared their story with us.
They have been together for a long time and have the most beautiful child together. Life got so busy that they had never taken the time to celebrate their union, their family and above all a wedding.
The bride’s mom, Cherie, helped push them to have a gorgeous destination wedding. She knew the idea of a great family vacation with a wedding mixed in was the solution to get these dedicated parents to finally celebrate them and their love.
Cherie emphasized that it was a celebration of love but above all FAMILY! The bride wanted a bohemian vibe, a great place to bond as families and have a vacation and wedding venue that was both chic and gorgeous for photos and all guests to enjoy.
So we suggested a spot that I had spent time with family and had planned and produced numerous events- the beautiful Casa Capitan in Santa Teresa Costa Rica on the Nicoya peninsula.
For her bouquet, the bride wanted to look as if she had walked through jungle and created an organic loose natural bouquet, so we chose as many varieties of flowers and local foliage to create a very large and loose looking bouquet for her to carry.
The night was celebrated with a very heartfelt ceremony, not a dry eye in the crowd, followed by a stunning sunset and the long awaited celebration of the people who have been the cheerleaders to Amanda and Jermain over the years.
The entire design was fun and vibrant, yet keeping costs at a minimal and not over doing it with floral. Large tropical leaves gave drama but cost next to nothing and simple red roses acted as an accent.
Cherie (MOB) wanted tropical and the bride, Amanda, wanted natural and organic with a bohemian twist. So I created a marriage between the two and a fun vibrant color palate was chosen. Both ladies chose a bright tropical textile to use as a table runner and I used this with simple floral and large Monstera to create a tropical elegant feel to table.
Both the bride and her mom emphasized kids feeling important as a big detail to the day so we created a tee pee lounge just for them!
A delicious gourmet dinner was prepared by the country’s top chef Torsten Radke of Ono Cuisine, followed by lots of dancing and very happy people celebrating love and family.
Congratulations to the newlyweds!
Destination Wedding Photographer: Jennifer Harter
Wedding Vendors: Wedding Coordination: Aimee Monihan & Karen Ogden of Tropical Occasions, Wedding Design: Aimee Monihan of Tropical Occasions, Flowers: Cristal Floral en Tamarindo, Rentals: Costa Mesa, Ceremony Music: Los Dos Geneau’s GUITAR Duo, Lodging for Guests: Casa Capitan, Wedding Cake: Joy of Savory Cakes, Catering: Chef Torsten of ONO CUISINE, Tee Pee: Pottery Barn
