Costa Rica Photo Shoot – Behind the Scenes

August 18, 2014
Words by Jennifer Stein
Photos courtesy of

For the Fall/Winter 2014 issue, we headed to beautiful and colorful Costa Rica. This behind-the-scenes video shows our creative team in action with some of the most talented wedding vendors in the industry. Click on the video below for stunning imagery and perspective from our participants. 

BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO BY SARAH NATASHA PHOTOGRAPHY

MAD ABOUT MALACHITE CONTRIBUTORS: 

LEAD DESIGNER: BRIAN WORLEY OF YourBASH! 

CO-DESIGNER & PRODUCER: AIMEE MONIHAN OF TROPICAL OCASSIONS 

PHOTOGRAPHY: LAURA GRIER OF BEAUTIFUL DAY PHOTOGRAPHY 

LOCATION: FOUR SEASONS RESORT COSTA RICA AT PENINSULA PAPAGAYO 

STYLIST: KEYLEE SANDERS OF STYLE STUDIO 

FLORAL DESIGN: ANTONIETA SANJUAN MIRÓ OF EMBRUJOS FLORAL STUDIO

STATIONERY AND SELECT CUSTOM DÉCOR: CECI JOHNSON OF CECI NEW YORK 

HAIR AND MAKEUP: FERNANDO HIDALGO FALLAS 

CAKE: VICTORIA ZOCH OF CAKES FOR EVENTS

MODELS: ALEJANDRA ALPIZAR AND ANDRE BRATHWAITE

CUSTOM TEAK FURNITURE: RIGO CAMPOS OF LOS PRIMOS DESIGNS

BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO: SARAH NATASHA PHOTOGRAPHY 

FURNITURE RENTALS: COSTA MESA EVENT RENTALS 

CUSTOM LINENS: MALACHITE LINENS HAND PAINTED BY CECI JOHNSON, ALL CUSTOM LINENS PRINTED BY SPOONFLOWER

GOWNS: BLUSH BY HAYLEY PAIGE, SARAH SEVEN, LOVE MARLEY BY WATTERS AND ISLAND BRIDAL 

SUIT AND SELECT ACCESSORIES: THE DESSY GROUP 

SHOES: ZAPPOS.COM

JEWELRY: RACHEL MULHERIN, DERNG, URVI TEJANI, AGOT BY ADRIANA Gómez TRISTáN, THE WEDDING COLLECTION BY NOVICA (association with National Geographic) 

HAIR PIECES: KATIE BURLEY MILINERY  AND URVI TEJANI 

 

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