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I gave in and hired a wedding planner. Maria Eugenia Roldan of Costa Rica Destination Weddings http://www.crdweddings.com/main.php so far she is been amazing! Will write full review after the wedding.

Hi, I am getting married at the JW Marriott, Hacienda Pinilla Guancaste on May 12, 2012. I am looking to see if any bride is interested in having a blue uplighting "time-share" with me. I am thinking we can buy the uplights together. Whoever has the wedding first, can bring them to Costa Rica and then the next bride can bring then back to to US and resale them, and then divide the earnings. I know, it sounds kind of dificult, but I am having a hard time finding companies with resonable prices for this service. In fact, all companies I have contacted thus far in CR, charge more per uplight than here in the US. If you have found some reasonable companies I would love to hear about them. This is the product I am considering. It definitively has to be blue uplighting. http://www.ebay.com/itm/370383327656?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 See the video, worth it!!! Thank you!!!! ~Mari

Hi, I am from Costa Rica and I will be getting married in Guanacaste May 2012 as well. Have you chosen your venue yet? I did not hire a planner to be honest, as a Costa Rican, that is kind of a new concept for me. I am sure that wealthy costaricans use them all the time but they cater mostly to Americans. Do not book all of your wedding items through the hotel they will charge you a lot for very simple things. For example the on-site wedding coordinator quote $20 for each boutonniere. When they are at most $4 if you hire a florist or a decoration company to do it. Also the decoration they provide is very basic. I wanted more (drapes, lounge furniture, up lighting) so I just draft a request for proposal and mail it to the decoration companies I choose. I am still trying to find some vendors, for music (reception and ceremony), and entertainment. Overall I think I am doing very well on my own. PS. If you have the money hire a WP they can take off you all the stress of the planning. Some affordable WP I had some comunication with and may hire for DOC only. www.costaricanweddingparadise.com around $1800 www.crystalweddingplanner.com around $ 800 e-mail me maybe we can exchange some vendor information. [email protected] Good luck!!! ~M