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Kevanna1111. For my husband and I the Langosta Beach Club was our obvious spot to have our reception, because of the beautiful layout, with pool and cabannas, sound of the waves, and the great food. We did not have the ceremony in front of the LBC, because we wanted the rocks in the background of Cala Luna Point. The beach in front of LBC might also be more busy than the Cala Luna Point, but I know a lot of ceremony are done at LBC. In terms of service, we were pampered. We had not reserved the whole restaurant because there was a high fee associated with that. We were a group of 30 people and we took most of the space, so there was only 4 other guests in the restaurant. It did not bother us at all. I strongly suggest you go for a tasting menu and insist that the chef be present. I found their wine list very expensive, so we bought all the wine at the Automercado and paid the corking fee. You better stick with Chilean or Argentinean because they are good value/price. Since most of our guests are wine drinkers and not cocktail, we didn't take the open bar which ended up being a very good decision (bar tab including corking fee came up under 500$). I know they tried to increase the corking fee once we didn't take the open bar, but our wedding planner showed them they had agreed to 15$. They gave us all the unopened bottles the day after. All the guests were very happy about all the appetizers and the food. We actually took their least expensive menu because it was more fish options than meat. They adjusted the speed of the service according to our request, we had hungry guests after the ceremony and cocktail so we asked to start service faster than planned. After dinner, some guests went into the pool and they heated towels, which was a very nice gesture. Another great restaurant is Season's by Schlomy. This is were we had the rehersal dinner. Enjoy the planning part!

We also used ArtFlower. The centerpieces were ginger and Birds of Paradise in a wooden box and they were 46$ each, and MUCH bigger than what we expected. My bouquet was more soft, with star gazer lilies, orange mochara and was just under 100$. If you want to use local flowers, there is also Crystal, near Coco beach, and there are less expansive.

Hi, We just got back from our wedding in Langosta at the Cala Luna point and used Liquid Wedding as our planner. We have been going to Costa Rica for the past 4 years and the Cala Luna point was for us the best spot on the beach to get married, it is stunning. We had rented a big villa for the close friends (Casa las Tortugas) which was amazing! Our reception was at the Langosta Beach Club that has a beautiful layout and great food - the only thing is that their wine is expensive, so we bought wine at Automercado and paid the 10$ corking fee. As for Liquid Wedding, I have mixed feelings. Even tough the wedding was better than anything we imagined, dealing with Laura was hard. First thing you have to be aware, is that the fee she is charging is her minimum, she will get other payouts here and there. She'll suggest that you use the most expansive flower shop, renting chairs/lights ect from San Jose (which makes no sense), she will make you pay for the supper the night of for herself, her assistant, the photograph, the photograph assistant, the DJ (even if only herself ate). The worst for us is that the day after, she came to our villa and requested yet another pay out for a damage on the speaker (?!). I do not know how the other planners are, but if I had to do it again I would not use Laura. Second is that she is a bit arrogant. During the rehersal, my in-laws were asking about when people needed to start walking, how to know how long between each person. She basically said that they did not need to know because she was going to be there and cue them. Of course, during the day of the wedding, she was with me and no one was there to cue the wedding party when to start walking. They figured it out! Small example, but she just had to explain.. My husband and I loved our wedding in Costa Rica. Congratulations to all of you and enjoy it!