the Wedding of Brendon and Cara
Date:
June 2, 2025 sunset
Location:
Bahia Del Sol Hotel in Guanacaste Costa Rica
Airport:
The closest airport is Liberia Guanacaste Airport Costa Rica (LIR), about 50 minutes drive to the hotel. The hotel can arrange an airport transfer, or you can get a taxi or car rental.
Hotel:
The wedding will be at the Bahia Del Sol Hotel, where we will be staying for the week. A block of room is being held for any guests who want to reserve one or more.
You can look at the rooms on the hotel’s website : www.bahiadelsolhotel.com
To make a reservation email reservations@bahiadelsolhotel.com and tell them you’re coming for Cara and Brendon’s wedding.
Here are the rates for our group. They include breakfast and welcome drinks. There is a 13% tax that’s not included in the rates.
Standard 2 guest $176.00
Deluxe 2 guest $188.00
Deluxe Superior 2 guest $216.00
King Sun Suite 2 guest $276.00
One Bedroom Apartment 3 guest $220.00
Each additional person beyond the number listed by the respective room is $37.00
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There are also lots of other options in Playa Potrero and you can stay wherever you like.
Transportation:
The hotel can reserve an airport transfer for you, just ask them when you book the room to add that.
If you choose to rent a car, here is a helpful website:
https://mytanfeet.com/about-cr/renting-a-car-in-costa-rica-tips/
Schedule:
We will be flying in on Thursday May 29th, staying at the wedding hotel for a week and then on Thursday June 5th we are driving to the Arenal area (3 hours away) to stay for another week. You’re welcome to join us for any of the trip!
We will share both the wedding specific activities schedule, and also our entire 2 week schedule so you can join us for any or all of it!
Since breakfast is included in the hotel we can all have breakfast together each day, whoever wishes.
Wedding Activities Schedule:
Saturday May 31st - optional snorkel cruise (see below)
Sunday June 1st - Bachelorette/Bachelor activities respectively mid day.
Group dance party after dinner for everyone, kids too!!
Monday June 2nd - Wedding and reception around sunset
Tuesday June 3rd - optional excursion: horseback riding (see below)
Wednesday June 4th - optional Diamante Eco Adventure Park (see below)
Optional Activities to Book:
Please reserve any of the following that you would like to joins us for! We’d love to spend as much time adventuring with you as we can.
Snorkel cruise May 31st Saturday. 5 hours total, $112 per person. transportation included. 7:30am to Noon. To reserve email concierge@bahiadelsolhotel.com
Horseback riding, Tuesday June 3rd. $80/person. transportation included. 3:30-5:30 pm. Book through hotel. To reserve email concierge@bahiadelsolhotel.com
Diamante Eco Adventure Park (wildlife sanctuary, zip lining, etc) $125/person or less. If you have a car you can book through the website directly: diamanteecoadventurepark.com . If you need transportation it’s $180 per person for day pass plus transport through the hotel To reserve email concierge@bahiadelsolhotel.com
Our Full Itinerary (we’d love you to join for as much as you can!):
Thursday, May 29th - Arrive and settle in
Friday, May 30th - Enjoy hotel and surrounding area
Saturday May 31st - See above
Sunday June 1st - See above
Monday June 2nd - Wedding
Tuesday June 3rd - See above
Wednesday June 4th - See above
Thursday June 5th - Check out of Bahia Del Sol and drive 3 hours to Arenal Volcano area, hotel to be determined
June 5-12 - Enjoy hot springs, sky walks, waterfalls, hiking, etc. More detailed schedule and hotel selection coming soon.
Attire and packing:
The wedding will be beach casual so you can dress up or down. Do whatever what makes you feel wonderful!
The weather will be humid and warm, and as it’s the beginning of the rainy season we can expect daily showers.
We don’t stand on ceremony, so if you have white clothing you’d like to wear, please don’t hesitate to do so.
Gifts:
No gifts necessary, your friendship in our lives is the best gift to us.
The Invitations:
Maybe your keen eye noticed! We printed the invitations by hand at Blue Ox. Each letter was set by hand, backwards of course. So they are a little labor of love from us.
They were printed on a 1906 Chandler and Price printing press
