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The Best Wedding Venues in Costa Rica

An Oceanfront Stage All Your Own

Inhabit a masterfully curated layout of secluded coastal sanctuaries. Each location yields completely to your individual vision, offering an architectural canvas where ancestral nature protects your personal spotlight and every precise moment rests in absolute quietude.

Arboleda Beach
500 Guests | Outdoor

This wide coastal setting borders open, coral-fringed bays, allowing your union to unfold naturally against the perfect quietude of an unspoiled horizon. Available for all wedding gatherings, this expansive outdoor venue accommodates music and celebrations until 10:00 p.m.

Santa Elena Beach
200 Guests | Outdoor

An intimate direct waterfront setting shaped for eternal promises. This secluded beach layout is hidden completely from the outside world, providing a peaceful boundary where the gentle rhythm of the tide frames your gatherings, with all outdoor events concluding by 10:00 p.m.

Social Bowl 1
70 Guests | Outdoor

Blending indoor comfort with open-air coastal energy, this sophisticated venue is designed specifically for exceptional reception dinners and cocktail hours. The seamless transition between the indoor lounge and the outdoor terrace offers a refined layout for mingling over curated local mixology.

Social Bowl 2
200 Guests | Outdoor

A magnificent, open-air gathering space that adapts beautifully to every phase of your wedding itinerary. Surrounded by the vibrant resort landscape, this premium outdoor layout serves as an intentional backdrop for your celebrations, with events drawing to a close by 10:00 p.m.

Mirror Pool
200 Guests | Outdoor

Elevate your celebration onto a glass-like water surface that beautifully reflects the changing coastal twilight. This premium outdoor venue requires a structural platform setup over the pool, creating a striking, masterfully engineered stage for a dramatic ceremony, cocktail hour, or reception.

Griffin Lawn
300 Guests | Indoor

An exclusive, manicured sanctuary reserved entirely for couples and guests staying within our premium Griffin category suites. Perfect for private ceremonies, this sophisticated outdoor setting requires a mandatory dance floor setup to ensure a flawless transition into your evening celebration.

Conference Center
500 Guests | Indoor

Our premier indoor sanctuary offers a masterfully curated architectural canvas designed to let the outside world fade away entirely. Fully adaptable for all wedding gatherings from grand banquets to late-night afterparties, this refined venue allows your celebration to continue until 2:00 a.m.

Capacity Chart
Venue
Max Capacity
Arboleda Beach
500 Guests
Conference Center
500 Guests
Griffin Lawn
300 Guests
Mirror Pool
200 Guests
Santa Elena Beach
200 Guests
Social Bowl 1
70 Guests
Social Bowl 2
200 Guests

Beach Access Information

While JW Marriott Costa Elena offers a remarkably secluded setting for your celebration, Costa Rica's beaches are public by law and public access cannot be restricted. Thoughtfully positioned venues throughout the resort allow each celebration to feel naturally secluded while embracing the beauty of the surrounding coastline.