Start life together in our breathtaking Costa Rica wedding destinations.
The natural splendor of Costa Rica makes this amazing, environmentally conscious country one of the world’s most cherished locations for tropical destination weddings. And no one offers you more unique settings for your wedding than Greentique Hotels. Plus, as a sustainable hospitality hotel group, you’ll minimize your party’s carbon footprint, so you can travel well and travel right, whenever you stay with Greentique Hotels.
Weddings at Villa Blanca are set in the soothing mist and pure mountain air of a 2,000-acre private cloud forest reserve. Below the hotel lobby are beautifully manicured botanical gardens with acres of green, rolling hills in the distance. And the ever-present melodies of countless species of tropical birds create the perfect natural soundtrack for your special day.
I had to let the world know that I got married in this amazing place. Everything was incredible from the service to the food. I had my dream wedding with my entire family from the USA. Everyone was amazed by this incredible place and how perfect it was. I arranged my entire wedding via email and phone calls with Juan Carlos. He took care of every detail. I couldn't have asked for anything more perfect.
– ojmemo, June 21, 2015
Beach and Coastal Jungle Weddings
Sí Como No Resort & Wildlife Refuge
The Overlook
Pacifica Terrace
Manuel Antonio Beach
Butterfly Atrium
The relaxed, stylish comfort and “pura vida” vibe of Sí Como No delights couples and wedding guests from around the world. Its beautiful venues, and lush, elegantly contoured hillside terraces, offer spectacular views of the Pacific. There are exotic jungle settings amid the verdant splendor of one of Costa Rica’s precious tropical forests, creating stunning backdrops for weddings. And, of course, there are the golden sand beaches of Manuel Antonio for those wanting to “take the plunge” right at the water’s edge.
We also had our wedding here... Everything was absolutely perfect. We worked with [their wedding planner] remotely to plan our wedding in three weeks. He did a fantastic job and his recommendations were spot-on. The staff were great with the wedding day arrangements. We cannot thank them enough for making our day so worry-free.
– December 2015
Waterfall Weddings
Santa Juana Rural Mountain Adventure Lodge & Nature Reserve
Rio Rodeo Gardens
Rio Rodeo Waterfall
Set in a tranquil and utterly private mountain location, the casual intimacy of Santa Juana and the Cloudmaker Reserve makes this wedding destination one of the most authentic adventures any couple could hope to experience. It’s life unplugged and undisturbed in the heart of the Pacific Mountain Wet Forest. A symphony of tropical birds and mountain streams are your soundtrack, as you take your vows surrounded by lush jungle hillsides, or beside a mesmerizing mountain waterfall spilling into a pristine natural pool.
Greentique Weddings are exotic experiences that become epic holiday adventures for all who attend.
We create and produce weddings of all sizes, settings, and budgets — from the simple to the elaborate. These memorable celebrations feature expressive, highly personalized touches at every location, plus fantastic rehearsal dinners and cocktail parties, and wonderfully elegant receptions.
Exotic, affordable and... so easy.
Your Personal Wedding Concierge
We said we’d make it easy. All Greentique Weddings offer a personal Wedding Concierge to help you with all your decisions in preparation for a perfectly personalized wedding. At all of our beautiful wedding venues, the consultants provide flawless coordination and attention to your budget, and are supported by experienced and gracious staff.
You’ll be delighted by how amazing and affordable Costa Rica weddings and honeymoons by Greentique Hotels can be.
Start planning your tropical wedding with us.
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Our on-site operations are top-notch, so everything you need can be provided end-to-end. Our talented staff creates exquisite, custom wedding celebrations with the ultimate attention to every detail. And we work with only the most proven and experienced wedding vendors in the country, so that your wedding will be everything you dreamed it would be. We can make it happen in an extraordinary locale you might never have imagined was possible.
Beautifully decorated, custom cakes made from locally sourced, organic ingredients
Exquisite floral arrangements created with local tropical flora
Beautiful, creative décor to enhance the style of your wedding
Traditional and contemporary music from local musicians and DJs
Hand-held microphones for toasts, and any other activities that require a truly professional sound
Creative and talented photographers and videographers to visually record your wedding experience
Private movie theater for screenings of your personalized videos during your rehearsal dinner
Rehearsal dinners and private cocktail parties in unique jungle or restaurant locations
Exotic Wedding Venues
Manuel Antonio Beach
Ocean View Atrium and Terrace
Butterfly Atrium & Botanical Gardens
Coastal Jungle Settings
Cloud Forest Settings
Replica of 14th-Century Chapel
Mountain Waterfall Settings
It's Your Day... Indulge!
Our spas offer a variety of relaxing, rejuvenating treatments and massages for you and your bridesmaids, and all the guys, too
Yoga and wellness centers where you can unwind and focus on your special day
Talented hair stylists and make-up artists who’ll come directly to your room to help you and your party get the look you’ll love
Signed, Sealed & Delivered
From civil and religious weddings, that are legally recognized by the United States, Canada, and the EU, to symbolic ceremonies, we have officiants who will deliver a beautiful service in a number of languages. We will also assist you with the legal process for marrying in Costa Rica, as well.
The charm and elegance of Greentique Weddings.
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Receptions range from very intimate dinners to high-energy parties, with innovative cuisine, a full range of beverages, inspired tabletops and room décor, and live music or DJs – all shaped to your theme and preferences. Our properties feature a variety of stylish reception options including a hillside terrace with stunning views of the Pacific, a rustic open-air rancho, dining rooms and restaurants on the edge of the cloud forest, beautiful indoor and outdoor botanical gardens, and more.
Food & Beverages
Our chefs welcome the opportunity to work with you to create a custom menu of sumptuous food that reflects your taste and budget, from simple classic dinners to extraordinary, multi-course, wine-pairing extravaganzas. Our signature cuisine features ingredients raised in our own organic gardens and dairy, adding levels of goodness and tantalizing flavors to every dish. We feature fresh-roasted coffee from the mountains of Naranjo, plus fine wines, and full cocktail and beverage service.
The innovation and style of Greentique Receptions.
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Greentique's distinctive boutique hotels and resorts set the highest standards for comfort, exquisite food, and gracious, personalized service. Wedding couples and their families and friends will delight in the award-winning restaurants and beautifully appointed rooms, suites, and individual casitas nestled in jungle-covered hillsides.
Transportation
We will meet you and your guests upon arrival at the airport and transport you to your Greentique Wedding destination. While in country, we'll arrange transportation for you and your party to the many sites and activities in the areas where we operate Greentique Tours.
Activities
A wide range of personalized Greentique Tours and adventure activities are available for couples and their guests. Unique to each of our regions, many take place in National Parks and in owned-and-operated Greentique private nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries. Led by Greentique Certified Guides, our tours run the gamut from one-of-a-kind adventures to bold new takes on Costa Rica favorites, including rural mountain adventures, National Park excursions, canopy ziplines, jungle hiking, scuba diving, sailing, fishing, and more.
Honeymoons
If your idea of the perfect honeymoon involves adventure, relaxation, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences, with Honeymoon Suites and special amenity packages, Greentique Hotels can deliver all that, and so much more
The combination of adventure and relaxation of a Greentique Honeymoon.
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Biologist and Herpetologist Greentique Wildlife Refuge, Sí Como No
Born in Cartago, Jimmy Mata joined the Greentique Wildlife Refuge (WLR) in 2002 as its resident biologist. Jimmy’s idea for the Wildlife Refuge was to create a natural habitat and living laboratory to help the native frog populations of the Manuel Antonio area recover without any requirements for enclosures. He subsequently assumed the management and development of the WLR Nature Exhibits, including the Butterfly Atrium, and the Amphibian Gardens and Reptile Lagoons adjacent to Si Como No Resort. Jimmy’s education includes a Masters in Natural Resources Management from the Institute of Technology of Costa Rica, plus a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the Latin University of Costa Rica. He is an official consultant for the research of the ecology of the frog species of Costa Rica, focusing on vanishing frog species over the last 25 yeas in Costa Rica. He also works in recording vocalizations of the frogs with Mark Wainwrith and Alexander Villegas, and works with Fabio Hidalgo photographing the herpetofauna of Costa Rica. Previously, Jimmy was the Advisor Biologist for tour projects in La Selavtura Park in Monteverde, Parque Arenal Natura, Arenal Oasis, ant the Botanical Garden of Monteverde and Veragua Rain Forest. Jimmy consultants for new conservation and research program on amphibians and reptiles and supports the Cloudmaker Nature Reserve in Santa Juana.
Greentique Certified Master Guide (GCMG) Osa Peninsula, Águila de Osa
Carlos is a bilingual naturalist guide and the resident Greentique Certified Master Gudie for Aguila de Osa. Born on the Osa Peninsula, he’s been guiding across the region for 18 years. During his career, Carlos has earned a combined 12 certificates from the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA), Instituto de Biodiversidad (Inbio), the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS), and the Asociacion Ornitológica de Costa Rica (AOCR). Working with Aguila de Osa since 2005, he is the lead guide for Osa birding, the Mangrove Estuary Tour, and the Night Walk. His deep knowledge, incredible passion, and amazing eagle eyes make every tour an exceptional experience in the coastal lowland rainforests of the Osa Peninsula.
Greentique Certified Master Guide (GCMG) Los Angeles Cloud Forest Private Reserve, Villa Blanca
Born in San José, Costa Rica. Roy was raised in San Ramón, surrounded by nature, rolling farmland, and the mountain cloud forest. Working at the Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel & Nature Reserve for more than seven years, he is the resident Greentique Certified Master Guide and the Director of the José Miguel Alfaro Research Station, guiding and conducting research in the Los Angeles Cloud Forest Biological Reserve. A bilingual naturalist guide, Roy specializes in birding, amphibians and reptiles, and tours that focus on the natural history of the different ecosystems, particularly the nightlife of the mountain cloud forest. His education includes the National Technical University in Alajuela, where he studied Tour Guiding. In addition, he studies Sustainable Tourism at the State University, and over the past several years, has completed courses in Volcanology, Biology for the Conservation of Ecosystems, Birds of Costa Rica, and Photography. Roy is a skilled photographer and his nature photography is exceptional.
Greentique Certified Guide (GCG) Greentique Wildlife Refuge, Sí Como No; Cloudmaker Nature Reserve, Santa Juana
Henry Sequeirach grew up in Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Region in the pueblo of Esperanza, which means “hope.” There that he began his quest for a deeper understanding of the extraordinary range of the species that were so much a part of his childhood. That intellectual curiosity sparked Henry’s to become a naturalist guide. He studied in Canada to learn English, part of his preparation to fulfill that dream, and later returned to Costa Rica to the National Learning Academy (INA) to become a licensed guide. After six years guiding in the Monteverde cloud forest, he joined Greentique Hotels in 2013, quickly advancing to become a Greentique Certified Guide. An expert in the flora and fauna of the Central Pacific Coastal and Mountain Wet Forests, Henry leads day and night tours in the Wildlife Refuge, tours into Manuel Antonio National Park, as well as into Greentique’s Cloudmaker Nature Reserve at Santa Juana. He is the senior Greentique guide for the Santa Juana Rural Mountain Adventure Tour, and Wet Forest birding tours.
Executive Chef, Greentique Hotels Executive Chef, El Sendero Restaurant, Villa Blanca Could Forest Hotel
Chef Hannia Campos Orozco, affectionately known as Hannita, was born in Costa Rica’s Central Highlands in Piedades Sur, just outside of San Ramón. Trained in French and Italian cuisine at the Escoffier Gastronomic Institute in Alajuela City, and the Culinary Pan-American Forum, her culinary career began its meteoric rise working with some of the great chefs at the National Association of Chefs in San José. In Korea and Guatemala, she won critical international young chef challenges in 2013, as well as silver and bronze medals at the 2015 Culinary Championship Cup in Costa Rica.
Hannia’s exquisite creations reflect a keen understanding of the extraordinary quality of food and ingredients produced by local farms across the region, as well as in Villa Blanca’s own organic gardens. The essence that these locally sourced essentials add to the dishes she prepares can be tasted in every meal she creates. One of the country’s new generation of culinary professionals, Hannia was recently named the Executive Chef for Greentique Hotels, as well as the Executive Chef at El Sendero Restaurant at Villa Blanca. She is already delighting guests from around the world with truly inspired food that is taking Costa Rican cuisine to a new level of excellence.
José Miguel is proudly 100% Quepeño, which explains something of his commitment to using the best ingredients, sourced as close to his kitchen at the Rico Tico Grill as possible. His commitment to authenticity in traditional Costa Rican recipes, and in expanding relationships with local sustainable sources, makes his food a vital extension of the culture and heritage of the Quepos and greater Central Pacific Coastal Region. For over 18 years, José Miguel and his teams have been the vanguard for sustainability and customer satisfaction, continuously elevating the dining experience at the Rico Tico, Sí Como No’s original restaurant. A graduate of the Professional Technical College of Quepos, José Miguel earned his “A” Cook Certification at INA, and continues his culinary education with INA courses, and in concert with Greentique Executive Chef Daniel Rodriquez and with Reimy Cruz of the Claro Que Sí. Under José Miguel’s leadership, the Rico Tico has made lasting impressions on tens of thousands of guest palates, recognized year after year through top customer ratings and Awards of Excellence from TripAdvisor.
Reimy Cruz was born in Cartago, Costa Rica and has lived in the Manuel Antonio area for over 12 years. A key member of the culinary team at Greentique’s Sí Como No Resort, he spent his first year at the Rico Tico Jungle Grill and the past three years at Claro Que Sí. He achieved the senior cook position in 2015. Reimy is a graduate of the Professional Technical College in Quepos, where he studied food and beverage before continuing his culinary education, receiving his Class A certification from INA. His passion for cooking focuses on becoming one of the leaders of the emerging Costa Rican style of “sustainable gastronomy,” with its commitment to healthy, fresh, locally sourced products shaped by a combination of traditional technics and bold, inventive new approaches and recipes that are already transforming the Manuel Antonio restaurants experience for guests at Claro Que Sí.
Greentique Chef Olmos Dixon Cererino, affectionately known as Chef Dixon, was born in Panama into a family that came over from England and France. Trained at the Culinary School Academy in Panama City and at the Culinary Institute of America, he began his now 20-plus-year cooking career working for some of the great chefs in San Francisco and Seattle. In the Caribbean, he worked at restaurants in Barbados, St. Lucia, Antiqua, and St. Martin. As Executive Chef of The Great Room at Águila de Osa for the past seven years, Dixon has created a truly exceptional Costa Rica dining experience for guests from around the world. His passion for vibrant and flavorful food reflects his love of Caribbean, Indian, Italian, Thai, and vegetarian food, each an influence on his cooking style. A fierce advocate of the “closer is better” Greentique Sustainable Gastronomy philosophy, Dixon’s great tasting food starts with his hand selecting the freshest ingredients from farms around the Osa. He and his staff grow vegetables, herbs, and pinto beans in a hydroponic garden. They also make farmer’s white cheese and bake the breads and pastries on premise. And then there’s the seafood — caught locally by artisan fisherman, as well as hotel guest sport fishermen. Incredible fish make their way from the boat to your plate – with just a brief stop in Chef Dixon’s amazing kitchen in between.
Julia Solis is a member of one of the areas first families, her grandparents having settled in the Fila Chonta region when she was a young girl. She raised two sons, putting both of them through high school, then moved to Santa Juana where she joined Roxana as a Greentique Hotels employee in 2010. She is now the second cook at El Mirador and Head Housekeeper for Lodge operations. Her eldest son, Allan, also works for Greentique and helps with the family farm chores, which include raising much of the produce and other ingredients used in Julia’s recipes.
Roxana Vindas was born in San Marcos de Terrazu, and moved to Santa Juana as young girl to help her brothers and sisters run the family farm. It was there that she learned traditional cooking on a wood-burning stove. In 2008, she became the head cook at El Mirador, using local ingredients to create amazing “platos typicos” for the lunches on the Santa Juana Rural Mountain Adventure Tour. Roxana raises her own hens and chickens, which she uses in many of the authentic Campesino meals that delight tour and lodging guests alike. She teaches the Campesino cooking class, making tortillas from scratch, along with other guest favorites, including her pumpkin squash deserts, which are flavored with local sugar cane and seasonal tropical fruit juices.