Tropical Occasions

Tropical Occasions featured on Style Me Pretty- Real Weddings "Alex & Eric"

This Monday, I started off my week with the amazing news that a wedding we had designed and planned was the day's opening feature on Style Me Pretty. For those who may not know what Style Me Pretty is, well it is the "Mecca" of all wedding blogs. A hub of highlighted events, design ideas, DIY projects for brides and grooms and people like us, who work in the wedding industry.  It features the creme de la creme of the wedding world and above all a whole lot of eye candy- well if you're wedding-obsessed that is!

We are also proud members of Style Me Pretty's "Little Black Book"  A book that is by invitation only and features only the best of wedding services available in a given state, country etc... 

The wedding featured could not have been a more deserving one. Our Bride Alex and I were both equally obsessed with nailng a perfect design for her big day.  We played with many palates, flowers and many ideas, details, decor and fashion. The inspiration that created the final look came from the great bridemaids dresses from BCBG and the fabulous house Casa Fantastica, where wedding took place. We began bouncing ideas back and forth till literally weeks before the wedding we finalized what you will see here. I loved every minute of planning with Alex; each phone call, her lovely energy, and most of all, her great taste!

Major kudos needs to be given to Karen Ogden, my Mid-Pacific manager who was the on-site planner for this event and took a vision that Alex and I had created and perfected it. I also have to say that we have seen many amazing photos by Julie Comfort of Comfort Studios, but these are my favorites by far. Her talent grows with each event and is becoming a force to be reckoned with.

We hope you enjoy the post- it's a long one, but well worth it!

Here are a few of my favorite shots from this simply stunning wedding of the even more beautuiful Sy Family (Erik, Alex and their adorable son Xavier)

 

To see the full gallery of photos at Style me Pretty click HERE 

I also want to share a few of the photos that were not featured on Style me Pretty, as they were from the day after creative shoot. A Family this good-looking should be shared with the world!

Felicidades and thank you again to Alex, Eric and Xavier for allowing us to be part of such a beautiful celebration. We wish you all the happiness life can offer!

 Aimee, Karen & Isabel of Tropical Occasions

Real Weddings - Claire and Doug December 2010

Claire was a blast to plan with.... a super bubbly personality and oozing with excitement every time we spoke. Her wedding was to be fun for all her guests- ( all coming from Toronto!) The activities schedule was full packed every day. Her only other request was that it be beautiful, in my opinion- much like Claire. Not only a stunning woman and bride, she was as well just as beautiful on the inside. we hope her wedding reflected all that she is!

The Following day the amazing Jules of Comfort Studios took Doug and Claire on a great day after creative shoot. I have to say that I urge clients to go for these, they are always the best photos and really add to your wedding album- have a look!

Venue: Pacifico Beach Club- Playa del Coco

 

Real Weddings, Alex & Akil, Photographs by Jose Villa

This Wedding was SO much fun. It started with me just adoring the bride Alex. As soon as her and I got on the phone we were like "Peas and Carrots" and I was simply so excited to work with her. She also let me know her husband to be, was a wedding photographer and she would get to plan the wedding 100% as he wanted to be surprised. The groom the very talented Akil Bennet only had one detail and that was he wanted to hire the photographer. Alex let me know they were hiring the one and only Jose Villa. I about jumped out of my seat with this news.  Jose Villa had yet to do an event in Costa Rica, so knowing we would help produce the first one he captured was well pretty flippin awesome news. Anyone who works in the wedding industry is aware of the genius who is Jose. He has been quoted as one of the top 10 wedding photographers in the world and his work is called fine art photography. He actually uses film! He wants that organic and beautiful natural light that only film can truly capture. He then develops the film and scans in high resolution so client can have digital images. The outcome is, as you will see, simply stunning. Take his art, add the incredible looks of the beautiful Alex and her handsome now husband Akil, combined with the fast as lightning film loading skills of the equally wonderful Joel Serrato   finally add another flawless event produced by us and we had a masterpiece event on our hands.   

I could say so much more, but I will let these photos do the talking.

 



     
 


 

 

Akil and Alex, you two are such beautiful people, I so enjoyed working with you both, Anahi and I had a blast on the creative shoot day, helping out, being makeup artists, carrier of all things- even your underpants! We wish you an amazing life together, you are a wonderful couple and I was honored to help you.

Thank you as well to Reserva Conchal for all your efforts with this event- You run a beautiful property and we are so thankful for your efforts with this event in particular.

Jose and Joel you guys are in a league of your own and hanging with you was so fabulous. You are truly wonderful in every sense of the word and I look forward to working many more times together and having lots of more fun with you both.

Aimee