Costa Rica Weddings

Costa Rica might seem like an isle of paradise for anyworn by the groom is white and in the traditional
visitor who steps on this land that was truly blessed byweddings it is embroidered by the hand of the bride.
nature. Even if the country is nowadays a touristicThis is a sign of love and respect and the tradition of
place par excellence, people continue to live hereembroidering the wedding vestments passes down
according to their own old traditions and the weddingsfrom mother to daughter in the conservative families.
are generally not exception to this. For a truly perfectDuring the wedding ceremony, there is a tradition of
wedding all that you need in Costa Rica are theexchanging thirteen gold coins on a tray or in an
graceful sundresses, bare feet and lots of tropicalembroidered bag. The coins are offered by the groom
flowers.to the bride and they are a symbol of the desire of the
Costa Rica is a tropical paradise and the people callgroom to support his chosen bride and start a family
themselves "ticos". The majority of them are Romantogether with her. The number of the coins is a
Catholic and they are deeply connected to theirreligious symbol of Jesus Christ and his twelve
families. This is the reason everybody is invited to aapostles.
wedding, from both sides of the families. There is noThe traditional Costa Rican weddings are
such thing as a small Costa Rican wedding, foraccompanied by joyful Spanish music, since the people
everybody comes to be happy together with thehere love to dance and sing along to express their
young couple. As you can easily imagine, the weddinghappiness for the young couple. The music at the
savings are probably the last thing to be applied in theCosta Rican weddings is not just about Spanish beats.
Costa Rican culture.The sounds that can be heard at wedding range from
Perfect Locations for the Weddings in Costa RicaLatin music to the contemporary tunes or today's hits.
For numerous couples, the ultimate location for theirThere are also island theme tunes or reggae bands
wedding is of course the beach. There are so manythat are specialized in wedding parties.
breathtaking beaches in Costa Rica that a couple canThere is also plenty of food at the wedding party and
choose. Jaco Beach is a stunning wedding location onthe guests are thrilled to taste the delicious casados.
the Pacific side of Costa Rica. For the north side,This is a specific wedding meal that consists of mixed
couples choose Tamarindo beach, for its beauty andgallo pinto (beans) and rice. Some other courses that
romantic atmosphere. The weddings take place mostlyare usually cooked by the women in the family for the
on sunset, because the general atmosphere isgreat wedding feast are tortillas, fried plantains, eggs,
incredibly romantic and the photos are astounding.salad and a mixture of different meat types, like
Other couples choose to get married in the rainforestchicken, pork and beef.
instead of having a traditional wedding. This is a trulyThe traditional Costa Rica weddings are festive
unearthly experience, since the rainforest jungle willoccasions and there is no place for saving money on
transform the wedding into an adventure that thefood or musicians. These are the core elements of a
couple will remember forever. Monteverde Cloudperfect wedding if the bride and groom choose to get
Forest or Tortuguero National Park are two of themarried in the old traditional way.
most popular locations for the rainforest weddings.The Non Traditional Costa Rican Weddings
Such a non-traditional wedding is of course frequentlyMore and more engaged couples from Costa Rica
followed by a nonconformist honeymoon in a naturechoose to plan a nontraditional wedding and avoid the
lodge.stress and the hassle that comes together with the
When going to Costa Rica, you immerse yourself in atraditional crowded and loud weddings. The wedding
wonderful landscape full of amazing waterfalls. Theyday is up to the couple and they sometimes choose to
are truly incredible and easy accessible for vehicles.have a simple ceremony together with a couple of
For that reason, they are wonderful locations forfriends and just a few members of the family. They
weddings. Many couples choose to get married at thechoose the unusual locations mentioned before or just
edge of the Arenal Volcano, where they take benefitavoid being dressed according to the traditional dress
from the amazing view of the spewing lava in thecode that has been used for centuries in Costa Rica.
evening that offers a special and unusual glow to theA nontraditional Costa Rican wedding might mean a
ceremony.themed wedding. It is not generally the custom in
The Costa Rican Wedding TraditionsCosta Rica to have such a party after the ceremony,
People belonging to different cultures consider weirdbut many couples think that it is more suitable to their
one of the most important traditions of the Costapersonalities to drop off the old customs and adopt
Rican weddings. This tradition says that the bride hasnew ones. There are weddings where there are
to wear a black silk dress and a veil. This is a symbolminiature wedding cakes instead of a great one and
of the Costa Rican weddings and it does certainlyweddings where there are no flowers at all. The menu
mean joy, as opposed to the significance black has inis completely different to some weddings, from
the European and American cultures. The vestmenthomemade treats to sushi.