Kelli & Chris’s La Paz Waterfall Gardens elopement.AN ELOPEMENT IN COSTA RICA
LA PAZ WATERFALL GARDENS ELOPEMENT · REAL ELOPEMENT
Kelli and Chris chose a La Paz Waterfall Gardens elopement in Costa Rica. They got ready among lush greenery, exchanged vows in front of a waterfall and spent the rest of the day hiking and exploring. Below is their story, as we photographed it.
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Kelli and Chris’s La Paz Waterfall Gardens elopement at a glance
Location as listed on the venue’s official site (Vara Blanca, Alajuela) · Photographed by Adri & Lucas Weddings · The ceremony date is not part of this story.
From the greenery
to the falls.
How Kelli and Chris’s elopement unfolds, from getting ready to the hike afterward.
One day, four moments.
From getting ready among greenery to a hike after the vows.
- 01Before the ceremony
Getting ready
Surrounded by greeneryCalm, quiet and full of anticipation before the ceremony.
- 02The ceremony
The waterfall
Vows in front of the fallsAn intimate ceremony with mist in the air.
- 03Right after
Portraits
Under the treesGlances under the canopy and quiet moments by the water.
- 04Later on
The hike
Exploring togetherKelli and Chris hiked and explored once the vows were done.
Getting ready among the greenery
Kelli and Chris began their elopement day at La Paz Waterfall Gardens, getting ready surrounded by lush greenery and the sound of the forest. The mood before the ceremony was calm and full of anticipation.
Vows in front of the waterfall
The scene then moved to a waterfall that served as the backdrop for their intimate ceremony. Kelli and Chris exchanged vows to the sound of falling water, with mist from the falls in the air.
The rush of the falls filled the ceremony, and the photographs keep that sense of two people at ease in a big landscape.
Portraits under the trees, and a hike
After the ceremony, the photographs move between glances under the canopy of trees and quiet moments with the waterfall behind them.
The day did not end with the vows. Kelli and Chris hiked and explored, and those frames became part of the story too. Late in the day, warm light settled over the landscape.
Planning notes for a waterfall elopement
This is inspiration from one real elopement, not a promise about conditions, access or rules on another date. Confirm the details with the venue.
Expect mist and damp air.
Mist from the falls was part of the atmosphere at Kelli and Chris’s ceremony. It is worth planning clothing, hair and any paper vows with damp air in mind.
Leave time after the ceremony.
Kelli and Chris hiked and explored after their vows, and those photographs became part of the story. A relaxed schedule gives that kind of time.
Ask the venue what is available.
La Paz Waterfall Gardens lists weddings on its official site. Ask the venue what is available on your date and where a ceremony and photography can take place.
Tell us what kind of day you want.
Quiet and close, or active and adventurous: the plan and the photographs follow from that. Our elopement photography page is a good place to start.
Questions about a La Paz Waterfall Gardens elopement
Answers from this real elopement. Confirm the details for your own day with the venue.
Where did Kelli and Chris elope?
At La Paz Waterfall Gardens, which the venue’s official site lists in Vara Blanca, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Where was the ceremony?
In front of a waterfall, with mist in the air. The exact spot inside the gardens is not part of this story.
What happened after the ceremony?
Kelli and Chris hiked and explored, and we photographed that too. Late in the day, warm light settled over the landscape.
Can I plan an elopement at a waterfall in Costa Rica?
Waterfall settings differ in access, rules and weather, so check with the venue first. If you like this style, another waterfall elopement is on our journal.
Do you travel for elopements?
We are based in Tamarindo, Guanacaste, and work throughout Costa Rica. Send us your date and place and we will tell you if we are available.
Who photographed this elopement?
Adri & Lucas Weddings photographed Kelli and Chris’s elopement. The story is told here by Adri & Lucas, a Costa Rica wedding photography and film team that works in English and Spanish.
This story comes from our own photographs and notes. Location from the venue’s official site: La Paz Waterfall Gardens and its weddings page. Packages and rules on that site change, so ask the venue for current details.
Couple · Kelli and Chris
Location · La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Vara Blanca
Photography · Adri & Lucas Weddings
Story by Adri and Lucas Weddings.
Based in Tamarindo, Guanacaste, and working throughout Costa Rica.
Planning an elopement
in Costa Rica?
Tell us your date, the place you have in mind and the kind of day you want, and we will tell you if we are available.
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