If you are looking for the most romantic and impressive wedding and once in a lifetime experience, then Costa Rica is the place for you. This country has more to offer than the typical beach getaway package: you can get married in the rainforest in front of a majestic waterfall, in a garden of rare tropical flora, in front of an extremely active lava-spewing volcano, or even set the mood on a coffee plantation. There are endless options for your ideal Costa Rica wedding, and the prices can be surprisingly decent.

Cascade weddings are the second most popular wedding genre in Costa Rica, second only to the typical romantic beach wedding. La Paz Waterfall Gardens offers very decently priced packages for those looking to elope, or for groups of four or more guests (up to 150 guests). However, their prices do not include the officer or the photographer, and like almost any package, your airfare is at your own expense. Cascades Farallas Waterfall Villas is just as beautiful, decently priced, and remote, tropical, and very eco-friendly. Both La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Cascades Farallas have co-coordinators who will help you plan your wedding to be as stress-free as possible.

Garden weddings are quite popular in North America; however, most weddings in Costa Rica are on the beach or next to a waterfall. Because it’s not that popular, you can find a great deal on a tropical garden wedding. Costa Rica Paradise Weddings will help you find and plan the wedding of your dreams, and offers quite a few different locations for your Costa Rican garden wedding. One of his preferred locations is at a hotel called Lapas Ríos located on the South Pacific coast of Costa Rica. At Lapas Ríos you can see an abundance of wildlife, including monkeys, macaws, toucans, and sloths, not to mention amazing tropical flowers. A slightly more expensive option is at the Real Internacional Costa Rica. This hotel is a less typical upscale Costa Rican hotel. Real International will provide first-class catering and cater to your every need, allowing you to distress yourself before your big day.

Volcano weddings are slightly less popular, but just as spectacular. At night you will see glowing red lava rolling down the side of the Arenal Volcano, which is by far the most popular and ideal volcano in Costa Rica for a wedding. Arenal Kioro Suites and Spa will host your wedding and make it as pleasant an experience as possible. They have an incredible view of the volcano, and their facilities are exquisite.

Most couples looking to get married in Costa Rica don’t know that they can actually get married on a coffee plantation. There are quite a few different hotels that will host a wedding – one hotel that is quite well known for its weddings is Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation and Inn. Costa Rica Paradise Weddings also recommends them for your special weddings. It is situated above the beautiful Central Valley of Costa Rica and is surrounded by towering “Higuerón” trees and exotic flora. Finca Rosa Blanca is quite popular because it offers spectacular views of volcanoes, cloud forests, and coffee plantations. If you’re not looking for a beach wedding, this hotel seems to have it all! Another good coffee plantation wedding venue is El Cafetal Inn; however, the prices seem a bit high. They offer a lot in terms of services and what is included, and will cater to your needs and adjust prices and services to fit your budget.

Regardless of the type of wedding you choose, you can’t go wrong with a wedding in Costa Rica. Most hotels offer amazing wedding service, and will set everything up and clean up after the party to ensure your time before and after the wedding is spent in peace.