It started out as a love story.

Larissa Banting from Canada fell in love with Costa Rican Roberto Leiva and married on the beach where they met. The challenges they encountered in planning their own wedding highlighted the need for a full-service wedding consultancy to help other couples create their perfect wedding day in Paradise - and so began Weddings Costa Rica.

Since its inception in 2003, Weddings Costa Rica has garnered a reputation for excellence, professionalism and creativity, establishing itself as the most-recommended and preferred wedding planners amongst the country's top hoteliers. From intimate elopements to all-out celebrations of 200 people, the WCR team's inspired and unique touches make every event memorable.

Weddings Costa Rica is a full-service coordination firm, handling all aspects of destination weddings in Costa Rica including travel, décor and floral design as well as day-of coordination - we handle all logistics so you can relax and enjoy your wedding experience. Our planners are certified Professional Weddings Coordinators© and live in Costa Rica full-time, ensuring our clients receive unparalleled professionalism and expertise.

Weddings Costa Rica orchestrates your wedding into a virtuoso event of polish and perfection.

Larissa Banting PBC, APR Weddings Costa Rica's founder, senior coordinator and principal designer, Larissa comes by her affinity for event planning naturally - her parents produced one of Canada's largest and longest-running festivals as well as theatrical stage shows. After a successful career as a professional dancer and choreographer, Larissa focused her energies on marketing and public relations for the arts and film, producing special events for Alberta Ballet, the Alberta Film and Television Awards and the Northern Alberta International Children's Festival. She was the producer of numerous commercials as well as the internationally award-winning short film, "The Big Table'.
Larissa brings her artist's sensibilities to each wedding she designs, working with the couple to create a uniquely memorable celebration. Her experience managing budgets and production schedules ensures that each wedding not only looks beautiful but runs on time and within budget.