Getting married in a foreign country requires a certain amount of etiquette, getting married in Costa Rica is no different.
While planning your wedding ceremony you must also take into account the Costa Rican People.
Not only do you not want a wedding party which has no regard for other people and their way of life, but neither do the Costa Ricans.
This should not just apply to people planning a Costa Rica wedding but, to anyone visiting a foreign destination.
If you are planning a small wedding and reception, it has now become customary to hold a larger reception for friends who did not attend the wedding.
The second reception usually takes place one or two weeks after the bride and groom return from their honeymoon, this is a good idea so as not to upset people who wanted to be at the wedding.
Another part of the wedding etiquette is to arrange two sets of invitations, one for the Costa Rica wedding and one for the second reception.
Please make sure that the wedding invitations are on proper stationary, skimping on this will be obvious and only go towards upsetting people.
Set up a website, don't panic! A simple Blog can help you to keep all of your future guests up to date with arrangements; a Blog can be set up quickly and easily.
The benefits of setting up an informative website are pretty easy; you don't have to ring lots of people to let them know details of hotels, flights and times.
If you and your future spouse have already researched hotels or resorts you should share your findings on your wedding website, this will help to keep the wedding party close to hand.
Meet guests as they arrive, with wedding plans taking up so much time you may be hard pressed to do this.
If you can't personally meet your guests, send the best man or maid of honour to meet them from the airport.
Provide everyone with a contact cell phone number, in case of emergencies