The fourth post from Cameron on planning a Destination Wedding in Costa Rica.

The next day I was calm, cool and collected as we made our descent into San Jose. This time it was Scott who was a nervous wreck. He was so worried about making it through immigration and customs. I don't know why one would worry about these things, you just follow the signs. I'll admit that I was a bit shook up when I, a social worker, looked up and saw a sign that read "sex with children is illegal!" I caught my breath, we made it through customs, found our driver and were off on our four hour journey to the resort. During the journey I seriously began to question our decision on planning a destination wedding in a newly-developing country...through the hills, in the rain, nearly hitting several cars and pedestrians who were intent to walk in the middle of the road. Then, we saw it, our volcano, as clear and beautiful as the pictures I'd seen...all was good. Then we arrived at Tabacon, which was amazing!! They evidently knew what a long, arduous ride it was and met us with a warm towel and a refreshing beverage.

Tabacon is a beautiful 5 star resort with one of the leading spas in the world and beautiful hot springs that flow along the side of the volcano. People come from all over Costa Rica just to enjoy these springs and this was going to be where I spent the next four days.  Take a look at the video of the hot springs below:

Planning a Destination Wedding - Hot Springs:

I was in paradise! We had a perfect view of the volcano from our room. I scheduled the four of us for a hanging bridges tour and a volcano hike. Both were incredible! On the hanging bridges tour we had a panoramic view of the lake and the volcano and saw toucans, monkeys, a blue jean frog and much more. On the volcano hike I was absolutely mesmerized! It began to rain and the visibility was minimal, but I enjoyed it anyway. We hiked as far as the park would allow and climbed on the volcanic rock. We stood on the rock, looked at the beautiful scenery, then it happened...it exploded!! Right before our eyes, the volcano was blowing its top!! Our tour guide explained that 80% of the time the volcano is covered by the fog and people sometimes come for days and never even see the volcano, yet it was blowing its top for us!! This was shaping up to be the best wedding ever, and I was going to be married tomorrow...yippee!! Since there were only four of us, there was no need for a rehearsal dinner. Instead my sister and I spent the evening being pampered at the spa. I had a the signature Tabacon massage, complete with volcanic mud and my own private hot spring, while my sister had a four hand massage, which further convinced her that life was all about her!  Check out the video of the spa below:

Planning a Destination Wedding - Spa:

The evening ended by pina coladas while sitting in the hot springs with my fiancé. This was definitely the best wedding ever.