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Destination wedding photography is what
we do, and here you’ll find information on all
of our most recent shoots, as well as all
sorts of other weird and wonderful weddingy
things…..cool venues, great invite design,
bridal fashion links etc, etc. What you won’t
find are tacky pics, tacky links, tacky this and
tacky that. No tacky photos taken by
tacky photographers of brides sitting in
front of tacky fountains. Yep, this blog is
100% fountain-free, so if they’re the kind
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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY FROM A BRIT & A BLONDE

Written by jessicahill - Posted May 13th - Photographs by A Brit & A Blonde

We love our moms tons. So we wanted to wish all the amazing Moms, Mothers, Mamas, Mas, Mummies, Mums, Mommas and Muthas out there an absolutely positvely amazing Mother’s Day.

Love this photo of the mother of the groom and the mother of the bride getting along famously!

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FEATURED BODY BUILDERS WEDDING AT FLOR BLANCA

Written by jessicahill - Posted May 8th - Photographs by A Brit & A Blonde

One of our Santa Teresa beach weddings was featured today on the destination wedding blog Brides Without Borders. Hooray!

Now you know us as A Brit & A Blonde – but we have been known to answer to Jason & Jessica Hill or A guy with light brownish hair & A Canadian. So you can imagine how hilarious it was when our bride & groom was also called Jessica & Jason. Ahhh the hijinx! But there was no way anyone was going to mix us up – since Jessica & Jason are actually both professional body builders. That’s right. How rad is that. So no one was going to confuse us two weaklings with this buff and built couple.

The wedding of these two IFBB pros took place on the sunny beaches of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica at Flor Blanca. Since it was pretty darn hot that day and the groom and groomsmen wore black – right after the ceremony the shirts were off. A perfect way to capture the true essence of this fit and fab couple.

Jessica’s daughter Milaan was such a super cutie and made for the perfect flower girl. And in exciting news Jessica & Jason are expecting their first baby together really soon – they will be the first IFBB (International Federation of Body Builders) to have a child together. This is gonna be one kick butt awesome baby! Congrats you guys!

Check out the full feature of this sunny Costa Rica destination wedding on Bride Without Borders.

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Brides Without Borders: Thanks again for sharing this gorgeous wedding with us! And congrats to Jessica & Jason on their baby news!!

PURE MAGIC – A WEDDING AT PUNTO DE VISTA

Written by jessicahill - Posted May 2nd - Photographs by A Brit & A Blonde

Where do I even begin to describe Kristi & David’s splendiferous wedding at Punto de Vista in Manuel Antonio. The word: awesomelysupersensationaltastic springs to mind, although that may not be doing the amazing day full justice of its fabulousness.

First off, if you have never been to Punto de Vista – it is pretty much a megaluxurious private villa where you and your nearest and dearest can essentially feel like total rockstars. Rockstars who are one with peace and nature – a zenstar. Since the gorgeous villa is surrounded by the lush greenery and nature of Manuel Antonio. Every room has a jaw-droppingly stunning view so no need to arm wrestle your second cousin from Wisconsin for the best room. Like my mother would say to my sisters and I: “There is no slice of cake better than the other, they are all the best slice” – in order to avoid a sisterly showdown whenever doling out birthday cake. But in the case of Punto de Vista it is totally true. We all know that the slice of cake with the rosebud cherry icing decoration and most rainbow sprinkles is the best slice and it should be mine. But I digress…

Kristi & David opted to see each other before the ceremony – which in the wedding photography biz is called a “First Look”. Looking more than dapper and totally gorge David & Kristi laid eyes on each other for the first time overlooking Manuel Antonio (see: totally awesome view above for more details).

They had their ceremony at Karahe, in a great little tree lined spot with the Pacific ocean and beach as their backdrop. I should mention that all of this wonderfulness was also being captured by videographer Jonathan Yonkers. Then, back to Punto de Vista where Larissa Banting of Weddings Costa Rica and her crew of fabulosity turned the upstairs terrace into an enchanted evening under the stars and sparkling lights and flickering candles. Then downstairs to bust a move or two or three on the dance floor.

Kristi & David had taken some lessons and their first dance to “Everything” by Michael Buble – was magical. Kristi’s mom made the super cute bride and groom wedding cake topper of two lovebirds. It was a labour of love but they looked amazing! Since Kristi couldn’t bring Charlie, her cat to Costa Rica – she paid homage to her fave feline by having him on the cupcake flags. Hilar!

The photobooth was a total hit- who can resist the lure of fun props and hijinx! There may or not have been some vogueing involved at some point.

A total treat was having dinner with the brand new newlyweds the next night. We had such a great time at their wedding, that we were having Kristi & David withdrawal. So being able to hang out together over dins and drinks was the total cherry rosebud decoration on top of that best slice of cake!

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Kristi Labrenz Galvan: J & J! Thank you guys so much for capturing such amazing shots - I can't stop looking at them ;) I am having prints made and am having a tough time narrowing down my choices, there are so many to choose from!! You guys rock!! Mucho, mucho, muchos gracias!!!!

Shehla Khan: A Brit & a Blonde is a perfect team....A saw all of the pictures at David and Kristi's place in Cali !!! loved them ! totally impressed ! I am recommending you guys to people here in Chicago :) Hope you come this way to do some Indian weddings.

David galvan: Jess, the pictures are spectacular!!! You guys were able to capture so many beautiful moments from our big day.... and you can really bust a move on that dance floor!!! Definetly let us know if you guys ever make it out to Cali... we'll have the Burnin' Mandarins all lined up for Jason!!

Bob: I love those shots and the scenery from the balcony is gorgeous, the barefoot groom in the sand... too funny. Great little fun touches especially the bride and groom birds on the cake. Love the shots of the glasses on the table. Super wedding!

Larissa Banting: Beautiful photos, guys! Thanks for capturing all the great details and the love so beautifully! Huge felicidades to Kristi and David again - it was an honour and a whole lot of fun working with you!

MANUEL ANTONIO WEDDING ON DESTINATION INSPIRATIONS

Written by jessicahill - Posted April 28th - Photographs by A Brit & A Blonde

Excited to share our latest featured wedding! Always a big treat to have one of our Costa Rica weddings featured on Destination Inspirations Wedding blog! Jess the editor always serves up amazing ideas for destination bound brides. Hats off Jess – we think you are fab. And always awesome to work with another Jess! Now if I can only get Jessica Biel and Jessica Rabbit to return my calls.

Jenn & Vance are from Ontario, Canada and they decided to tie the knot in sunny Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. They got married at Costa Verde, with a view nothing short of paradise. And their wedding day is full of destination inspiration details. Obvs.

Check out the full feature of our sunny Manuel Antonio wedding on Destination Inspirations.

Check out our full blog post from this Costa Verde wedding.

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J@destinationinspirations.com: You guys are the greatest! It always beyond a pleasure for me to feature your amazing work xoxo

DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY- HACIENDA PINILLA WEDDING

Written by jessicahill - Posted April 26th - Photographs by A Brit & A Blonde

Sara and BJ threw a most fantabulous wedding. And everyone wanted to come along to celebrate with these New Yorkers in sunny Costa Rica. They had over a hundred of their friends and family make the trip to watch them say their I do’s at Hacienda Pinilla in Guanacaste.

The couple brought their own DJ from California to ensure that everyone was shaking their moneymakers, groove thangs and good ole’ fashioned booty. Let me tell you – these guys rocked it. From The Smiths, to The Cure, to belting out “all the other kids, with the pumped up kicks” – I was in music heaven and had to hold myself back from busting my moves like Jagger. Which by most accounts, looks nothing like Jagger.

There were so many great moments, below are just some of our faves. How much fun are Sara’s blue shoes BTW. Love. The perfect blue suede shoes to kick up your heels and party.

Tropical Occasions provided the wedding planning. Flowers were done Stylos y Flores and Rentals by Costa Mesa. The fantastic Diego Alfaro did hair and makeup.

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