REAL ENGAGEMENT | MONTEVERDE, COSTA RICA
Jennifer & Roberto’s Engagement Session in Monteverde
Eleven years married by civil law, one twelve-year-old daughter, and a
brand-new proposal — Roberto found the courage to ask again, this time for
a wedding in the church, and made it happen in Monteverde.
THE STORY
Eleven Years Married, One Brand-New Proposal
Jennifer and Roberto have been married by civil law for eleven years, with a twelve-year-old daughter of their own. But Roberto had one more question left to ask — this time, for a wedding in the church. He found the courage to propose all over again, and decided the moment deserved somewhere new: Monteverde.
The proposal itself stayed private, just the two of them at a restaurant table — no cameras, no audience, exactly as they wanted it. The following day, the celebration continued with an engagement session that captured everything the moment deserved.
The morning began at Cerro Pinocho, one of Monteverde’s most iconic viewpoints, overlooking the Gulf of Nicoya. The wind that day was relentless — Jennifer’s hair and dress moved with every gust, turning the session into something raw and cinematic, full of motion neither of them could have planned.
As the wind picked up even more, the session moved to the calmer setting of Monteverde Lodge — lush gardens, a small lake, and stone walls offering a softer, more intimate contrast to the drama of Cerro Pinocho. It was here that Jennifer and Roberto could finally slow down, letting the quiet close out a day eleven years — and one new proposal — in the making.
Vendor Credits
Locations — Cerro Pinocho & Monteverde Lodge
Proposal Planner — Ceilyn Castro, Your White Wedding
Engagement Photography — Joice Dahianna
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