Episode #4: Destination Wedding Planning Tips & How Much it Cost

Episode #4: Destination Wedding Planning Tips & How Much it Cost

In today’s episode, we dive into all the details of planning a destination wedding. My sister and I both had destination weddings — mine in Costa Rica and hers in Mexico! Planning a wedding is overwhelming enough, so planning one in another country can be all the more intimidating. In this episode we cover where to start and all the details of the planning process that we found helpful.  Whether…

Destination wedding in Costa Rica | Kitty Cotten

How I Planned Our Destination Wedding

Our Destination Wedding Location: Tamarindo Diria Hotel in Tamarindo, Costa Rica Date: February 29, 2016 This is my story of planning our destination wedding. If you have any questions please comment below and thanks for stopping by! Picking Our Location: We wanted tropical beach vibes, fun town and local culture, and somewhere we could explore after our wedding for our honeymoon. It was also important that the flights were direct and…

Non-Traditional Groom's Dinner Catamaran Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Catamaran Groom’s Dinner in Costa Rica

– Tamarindo, Costa Rica – February 28, 2016 Joel’s parents, Hal and Mary, planned the most amazing groom’s dinner for our entire wedding group off the coast of Tamarindo, Costa Rica. It was the day before the wedding, all of our friends and family waited on the beach to be queued onto these long dingy boats that would shuttle us out to the catamaran. The sun was bright and air…

a and be bridal Minneapolis | Kitty Cotten

Wedding planning has begun…Let’s catchup

It’s been an embarrassing long time since I last posted here. So, it’s about time we catch up! Exciting stuff has happened in the past two months along with plenty of stressful hurdles to to navigate. As many of you know Joel and I got engaged, but that was back in August 2014 and not much has happened on the wedding planning front. Well, actually I didn kinda sorta try…

August 8th, 2014

August 8th, 2014

I’m thrilled to announce Joel and I are engaged! Joel popped the question after our picnic on Lake Harriet near our house. It was incredibly sweet! Earlier in the week I mentioned to Joel that he should take me on a romantic date, because with busy weeks packed full of summer festivities, it’s nice to spend a few hours relaxing and enjoying each other’s company. And, we hadn’t been on…