Wedding events
Hotel Punta Islita offers an ideal setting for an intimate wedding or vow renewal ceremony. Lush tropical gardens, an ocean backdrop, and casual elegance blend perfectly for an unforgettable beachfront celebration of love in the company of your closest friends and relatives.
Located in a secluded cove along Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula in Guanacaste, the award-winning Hotel Punta Islita can host receptions for up to 70 guests featuring high-comfort accommodations, spectacular natural surroundings, fun adventures, a full-service Casa Spa, unique charm and Costa Rican authenticity.
Hotel Punta Islita Weddings
Important information and frequently asked questions.
Hotel Punta Islita’s secluded and remote location provides the perfect setting for all guests to share quality time.
Two settings to choose from:
Hotel Punta Islita wedding ceremonies and receptions are held at either at the hotel’s Borrancho Beach Club on the property’s top tier adjacent to the 1492 Restaurant.
Borrancho Beach Club Celebration
The Borrancho Beach Club offers beachside gardens for relaxed barefoot elegance where the breaking waves and ocean breeze provide a wonderful, exotic, and romantic backdrop.
Main tier by the 1492 Restaurant
Weddings held at the hotel’s main tier by the 1492 Restaurant enjoy a spectacular overview of the ocean cove and a more formal and traditional atmosphere.
Both settings feature elegance with tropical flair. Brilliant flowers, palm leaves, and polished driftwood sculptures set the stage for a stylish and distinctive celebration.
How to get to Hotel Punta Islita Beach Resort
Hotel Punta Islita is set in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, along the open-ocean coastline of the Nicoya Peninsula. Read more about How to get to Hotel Punta Islita Luxury Beach Resort.
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Five stars Facilities at Hotel Punta Islita Beach Resort Hotel
Hotel Punta Islita’s tiered layout grants spectacular ocean views and seclusion. This luxury Costa Rica resort offers world-class facilities for fine dining, relaxation, spa treatments, soft adventure, and beach activities.
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The Wedding Ceremony and Celebration
Tropical Wedding Package: Just the two of us!
Includes:
Ceremoy
The Officiant will conduct the ceremony and undertake all due legal procedures to grant marriage validity in the US or home country. Pertinent documents will be sent to your home address via Fed Ex. The ceremony may be staged at one of two locations within the hotel property. Opt for either a beachfront setting at the Borrancho Beach Club or an ocean view wedding at the 1492 Restaurant.
Champagne
Toast your love with a bottle of bubbly as you take in the enchanting natural setting while the Pacific Ocean serenades and witnesses your commitment.
Wedding Cake
Enjoy our traditional Punta Islita wedding cake. Charming and petite, it is a sweet symbol of love and conveys the homespun character of our staff’s warmth. Australian Icing.
Flower Arrangements
Choose a tropical or spring flower arrangement theme for the main table, the bridal bouquet, and the interwoven bamboo arch that will frame your ceremony.
Year round 2009 rate
- $ 3.100 (Rate is expressed in US $, taxes included)
- Not valid for Easter or New Year’s week.
- Rates subject to change.
Additional fees
- Wedding cake from 4-29 people: $100 plus 23% taxes.
- Wedding cake from 30- & more: $130 plus 23% taxes.
Getting Legally Married in Costa Rica
Requisites for Costa Rica weddings
The following is the information required for a wedding in Costa Rica.
Please email to Laura Granera the following information on both groom and bride:
1. Full name. (first, middle and last; no initials, please).
2. Profession/Occupation. (Please describe; for example: YES: engineer, electronic technician, school teacher, broker, assistant in electric company, etc; NO: service technician, assistant, assistant manager, strategy consultant, manager, operations manager, coordinator, etc.)
3. Current address. (street address, please). This is your home address.
4. Passport number and nationality. Please make sure each passport is signed by the bearer. Fax a preliminary copy of each passport to me -photo/information page only, please- to Costa Rica, fax number: 011-506-2201-7150, preferably- scan them together and email to: lgranera@zurcherodioraven.com (Scans: please send the scan in JPG format and size no larger than 500k. Under 150k: best) If you decide fax the passport copies, just bring a set of good, clear copies with you and you can give them to me when we meet a few hours prior to the ceremony. If there’s enough time (at least 2 months), you can put them in the mail:
Laura Granera
Zurcher, Odio & Raven
Centro Corporativo Plaza Roble, Edificio Los Balcones, Cuarto Piso
Escazú
Costa Rica
5. Marital status. If divorced, please indicate the date, city and state, name of Court that decreed the divorce, and the full name of ex-spouse, no initials, please. Please forward a copy of the divorce resolution as well. Note: If the bride is divorced, her divorce date must be at least 300 days prior the date of the upcoming wedding. If not, I will provide further instructions.
6. Date and place of birth. (city, state or province, country).
7. Full name of Father and Mother and current citizenship. (no initials, please; Mother’s maiden name, please).
8. Mailing address. (No PO Box, please) This is the address where the final documentation will be sent. Courier company requires a street address. Package containing the Certificate of Marriage will require a “received” signature.
9. Phone number: Necessary for the courier company (in case they can’t find the address).
10. Email address: In case we are not in contact directly (through the hotel, perhaps), to let you know the Certificate of Marriage is on its way.
Witnesses
Are you coming alone or with friends? If you bring any friends along, they can be witnesses (except relatives to the third degree). If not, let me know so I can make the necessary arrangements. If you do want your guests to bear witness, send me the info on items 1-5 on two (2) people of your choice (two witnesses are required).
No notarized Documents
You will not need to bring any notarized legal documents because all your data will be included in a sworn statement which you both sign the day of the wedding. This avoids you having to notarize at the Costa Rican Consulate, and will save you time and money.
The Ceremony
The ceremony speech is a beautiful one, with a traditional touch yet contemporary in its feel. Nonetheless, if you would like to examine the speech, make any adjustments, insert in the ceremony family readings, prayers, poems, songs, selected segments in Spanish, etc., let me know and we can customize the speech to your liking.
Certification of Marriage
The procedure for a valid marriage in Costa Rica involves the signing of two documents once concluded the ceremony. One is a sworn statement attesting principally to your marital status, thus avoiding any further proof. The other is the marriage document itself. After the ceremony, I cannot give you a Certificate because first paperwork must be submitted to the Civil Registry of Costa Rica. Nonetheless, I can provide with a translation of the documents duly signed. The whole processing of documents, which includes authentication and legalization by the Consulate of your country of residence, may vary but normally takes 2 to 3 months. Once everything is ready, the Marriage Certificate will be sent, along with instructions, to the address you provide on Item 8. I will keep you updated with paperwork progress, via email, so you know exactly when the documentation is sent.
Wedding services at Hotel Punta Islita in Guanacase, Costa Rica
Flower Arrangements & Centerpieces
We will assist you with purchase and shipping. Since they have to be shipped from San Jose, we strongly recommend orchids and robust tropical flowers rather than roses or other delicate species. We will email photographs of the bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, centerpieces, and other floral decorations so that you can choose your favorite.
Professional Photographer
We will help you coordinate everything with a professional photographer. He has several packages where you will choose the best the suits your needs. The photographer email is : info@crwphotographystudio.com , his name is: Juan Carlos Solano. CRW Photography Studio, tel. 506-8394-0747 e-mail: info@crwphotographystudio.com
All packages include unlimited high resolution digital images (500-1000).
Our style of photography is of elegant, traditional photos combined with spontaneous photojournalistic images always capturing natural looking results. All images are processed for optimal color balance, saturation and contrast then burned onto a DVD.
All packages included the following:
- Unlimited high resolution images beginning at the requested time of arrival until the end of the contracted time agreed upon.
- All color images processed to correct color balance, saturation and contrast. Correction of shine and sweat (where possible maintaining the natural exposure of the image. Recording of all color images, once processed, onto a DVD. You retain rights to the images.
- Selection made by the photographer of 100 color images processed to classic black & white and recorded onto a DVD.
- Selection made by the photographer of 100 color images processed to soft sepia tone and recorded onto a DVD.
- Selection made by the client of fifty images printed (5x7).
- Turning in finished product (6 weeks minimum) and absorbing normal mailing charges to get the finished product to the client.
- Covering travel and accommodation expenses of photographer, assistants, etc. within Costa Rica.
- A 10 page wedding digital album White Glove software (www.wgbooks.com) burned onto a DVD as well.
- A website of the wedding (30-40 images) published within 48hrs.
Musical Entertainment
We offer a variety of local musicians from the nearby little towns and villages. They feature charming traditional Guanacaste melodies with guitars and marimbas as the main instruments. More formal options are available from San Jose or the larger town of Nicoya, but costs are higher because you must factor in transportation and lodging costs. In general, we recommend starting off with tropical live music and then using an i-pod. The hotel provides complimentary use of their sound system, speakers and microphone.
Local Band Options:
- Singing Guitar Duo: $305 for two hours ($105 per extra hour).
- Singing Guitar Trio with Bongos: $364 for two hours ($125 per extra hour).
- Marimba Serenade: $366 for two hours.
- Six-member Mariachi Band: $546 for two hours ($182 per extra hour).
Eight-member Tropical Band: $708 for two hours ($201 per extra hour). - Serenata:$125 for 4 songs. A Costa Rican tradition, where the groom surprises his bride on the night before the wedding with romantic guitar bolero music.
Happy Hour: $40 per person plus 23% taxes, one and a half hours. This first or second-night mixer is a wonderful opportunity for guests to meet and greet. Offered as a thank-you for joining the couple in their wedding celebration, it includes limited open bar (wine and beer) and two appetizers. Appetizer options include: Ceviche, chips and guacamole, chips and refried beans and salsa, fried calamari, tenderloin fajitas, Costa Rican sausage, mini shrimp in garlic sauce, chicken tenders with chipotle sauce, mini quesadillas with tropical salsa, and vegetable kabobs.
Rehearsal dinner: Usually done in a different location from the reception dinner. Held only for the members of the wedding party, it provides an opportunity to review all details of the ceremony, including who stands where and with whom, walking down the isle, coordinating the live music, i-pod transition, transportation, etc.
Spanish Tradition: $117 per guest plus 23% taxes. Enjoy seafood paella, assorted tapas, and our special sangria recipe. Includes 4 hours limited open bar featuring beer, sangria, and Chilean and Argentinean wines. Without Open-Bar: $95.00 per guest plus taxes. The Wedding Ceremony and Celebration (continued)
Surf & Turf Extravaganza: $135 per guest plus 23% taxes. Costa Rica’s best shrimp and tenderloin! Grilled on the spot and accompanied by a flavorful selection of exotic sauces including coconut butter, oriental tamarind, papaya salsa, garlic temptation, and smoky chipotle. Includes two salads, vegetables two dessert selections, and 4 hours of limited open bar national beer and Chilean wine. With out Open-bar: $100.00 per guest plus taxes.
Margarita Fest: $117 per guest plus 23% taxes 4 hours of Margarita open bar. Enjoy a delicious mango, tamarind, on the rocks, frozen, or strawberry
Margarita... or create your own favorite! Complemented with tasty Mexican appetizers including Your Choice Nachos ( chicken, tenderloin, refried beans, guacamole, salsa, and assorted hot and spicy sauces), chicken or beef fajitas, ceviche, and two dessert selections. With out Open-Bar: $95.00 per guest plus taxes.
Casado Night: $80 per guest plus 23% taxes. Casado translates as “married” and is the most traditional of Costa Rican home meals (hence the name). It includes a sampling of the most popular Costa Rican dishes including rice, beans, vegetable picadillos, guacamole, sweet fried plantain, salad, tenderloin steak, fish, chicken, pork chops, sausage, and coconut flan, tres leches cake, or dulce de leche fudge. 3 hours of limited open bar features national beer and guaro. With out Open-Bar: $60.00 per guest plus taxes.
Reception Dinner
$155 per guest plus 23% for sales and services taxes. Buffet-style dinner. Includes two hors d’oeuvres. Dinner includes two salads, ceviche, grilled vegetables, grilled tenderloin, tuna, and chicken. Guest selections are grilled on the spot. There are two dessert offerings and four hours of limited open bar featuring Chilean and Argentinean wine, mixed drinks, national beer, and cocktails including Margaritas, Mojitos & Piña Coladas. (Premium drinks such as Grey Goose Vodka and Chivas Regal Scotch are NOT included). With out open-bar : $110.00 per guest plus taxes.
Brunch: $85 per guest plus 23% taxes. Greet the first day of your lives as a married couple with a hearty breakfast including eggs, omelets, gallo pinto, tropical
crepes, chicken burritos, fresh fruit, granola, cereals, and bread basket. Two hours of limited open bar featuring Bloody Maries and Mimosas!
Special EventsReservation Policies & Procedures
Go through your guest list and let us know the number and type of rooms needed. We strongly advise to produce a thorough “Rooming List”.
Hotel Punta Islita will draft a contract based on the accommodations request. A first-night deposit for all needed rooms is necessary to guarantee the reservations. This deposit is paid by the couple via credit card .
Some couples opt to forgo the rooming block and have each guest contacting us directly about their lodging reservations. The only risk is ending up with an insufficient number of rooms to accommodate the entire wedding party.
Once you send us the deposit you can mail the invitations and may include our email and contact information so that they can get in touch with us directly: sales@grupoislita.com
Your guests must pay in full two months prior to the arrival date during Low Season and three months prior during High Season. Unpaid rooms will be released automatically.
Please remember that availability is based on demand and is therefore subject to sudden changes. We can not guarantee the accommodations until we receive the first night’s deposit for every single room requested.
Cancellation Policies and Travel Insurance
Cancellations must be made two months prior to the arrival date during Low Season and three months prior during High Season. A $300 fee will be deducted to cover administrative costs and the balance will be fully refunded.
There will be no refunds for late cancellations. We strongly advise to purchase travel insurance. Please visit: http://www.insuremytrip.com
Fees
Location. Hotel Punta Islita does not charge a location fee. They offer round and rectangular tables with white and beige linens. The chairs for the ceremony and reception dinner are standard with white covers. If you wish to feature special furniture or linens, Hotel Punta islita will help you make arrangements. We can also rent tents or a larger dancing platform. Additional fees apply.
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Costa Rica's Hotel Punta Islita Luxury Beach Resort contact infomation
Call Center:
- Toll free number: 1 866 4464 053
- Outside USA and Canada: +(506) 2656 3036
- Fax: +(506) 2232-2183
- Hotel direct contact: +(506) 2656 2020
Reservations hours:
- Open daily
- From 7:00 a.m.
- to 10:00 p.m. (ET)
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