REAL FAMILY SESSION | HOTEL BELMAR, MONTEVERDE

The Jack Family’s Morning Session at Hotel Belmar, Monteverde

A 7am start in the gardens of Hotel Belmar, when the cloud forest still belongs to no one else — just enough quiet for a family to run, jump, and laugh their way through a Monteverde vacation memory.

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Children running joyfully in the garden of Hotel Belmar, Monteverde, Costa Rica


Session LocationHotel Belmar
LocationMonteverde, Costa Rica
OccasionFamily session

THE STORY

Up Early, All to Themselves

The Jack family was staying at Hotel Belmar, a place made for exactly this kind of session — gardens that stretch out in every direction and a small lagoon that seems built for family photographs. With young kids in the mix, timing mattered, so the session started early: everyone ready by 7am.

That early start turned out to be the best decision of the day. With almost no one else around, the gardens felt like they belonged entirely to the Jack family — plenty of room to play, jump, and run without a single interruption.

The kids led the way, and the parents followed right along, fully present in the moment and clearly enjoying the time together. What started as a quiet morning session became a real memory of their Monteverde vacation — the kind of photos that capture a family exactly as they are, not posed, just together.

Vendor Credits

LocationHotel Belmar
Family PhotographyJoice Dahianna

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