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Costa Rica Parte Dos
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HOLA! Here it is my loves, PART 2!! First are pictures of the Cafe Britt Coffee Tour which is my Uncle’s (now he passed it down to my oldest cousin) Well, lets say, their family bizz. It is such a fun tour filled with education and lots of samples! The second part is the actual wedding!
We were greeted with samples of their newest cold drink, it is a cold cappucino that is sold in stores all over (similar to the cold starbucks drinks in the cold case) but MUCH better. It was sweet, cold and creamy. The perfect amount for me!
These are coffee beans! (yes inside there are the coffee beans) before they are roasted of course
The berry becomes red like a cranberry then thats they are picked at PEAK ripeness and inside are 2 unroasted seeds!
Then are are brought to the roasting plant
and eventually made into this beauty! We each had a cappucino at the end of the tour at lunch. it was the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen!
Lunch was an amazing buffett of fresh, local ingredients. I made a huge salad with grilled chicken, cabbage salad on top and a pickled mustard dressing.
also had some extra cabbage and cukes on the side to dip in the costa rican hot sauce
These are the hot sauces. I love the little hats on them!
That was my favorite. I tried to bring it home but they don’t allow liquids ON the flight from the outside. GRRR I will have to have my uncle send me some!
Thats my uncle giving a talk about the coffee in the gift shop
more samples of chocolate covered goodies in the gift shop
mmm…these were my favorite
It ended with a taste of Coffee Liquor. YUM! I would put this in my coffee everyday sometimes!
WEDDING
The happy couple. The bridesmaid dresses were each a different solid color. The girl in the yellow is my other cousin.
YAY. I loved her dress so simple and beautiful
The inside dancing room had these great comfy lounge-like couches
The food was all passed, meaning lots of things on skewers and food you can carry around
There it is! my favorite was the veggie and chicken skewers
Started with a trio of hummus, tzaziki and babaganoush
Straight to the hummus
Marlin Ceviche! Yes, Marlin. Ceviche is fish that is cooked from the natural juices that is it marinated in such as lemon and garlic. This was delicious! My first try at marlin!
THese were SO good! I think I had 10 of them! I mean, they are only 4 pieces on each one!
Ceviche of shrimp, with mangoes and roasted red peppers. SO good, this may have won my heart over the marlin because of the addition of mangoes
at around 11pm, everyone gathered outside for a show! No one knew they were even there! They made music just using those trashcans that you see in the back and had a “STOMP” like feel. They were amazing!
Again, in action
AND THATS ALL MY PICTURES! Sorry I didn’t capture everything, I tried but it was hard to carry my camera around the whole night.
QUESTION: What is your favorite part of a wedding? Is it the dancing, or food, or open bar. Delicious drinks, or watching the bride and groom in their happiness? I think that was my favorite part!
I had to snap this shot
Plane ride home. It was a Costa Rican inspired meal. I did not touch one bite, but Jason LOVED it. He even ate some of my rice and beans! (That pineapple “thing”) was making me quite nauseous!
Ok, back to normal blogging tomorrow
xoxo have a great Thursday!
Naomi
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AMAZING! i have always wanted to travel there – thanks for taking us with you 🙂
whoever made that cappucino had some mad skills! my favourite part is watching the ceremony, and yes I alway always cry
I love the contrast of pictures. They show the lively yet very eco-tourism side of Costa Rica and then jump to a more modern and elegant show of amazing-tasting, food.
Wow – amazing!! That cappucino is GORGEOUS. And I love the bridesmaids in their bright colors! Looks like a fabulous time! My fave part of any wedding is seeing the bride and groom’s first dance…!
Wow…these pics are so great. I love that you posted a pic of a coffee bean. TO be honest I dont think ive actually seen a real bean before so that was really cool. I just had my wedding in May and the best part hands down was the reception. I loved be able to get some awesome drinks and food and just have a great time dancing with all my family and friends. It was the best time.
I hear about the liquids! Such a pain!! When we were in Mexico they had all these amazing tequilas and they would not let us on the plane with them. ggrr. Ah well. The pic of the ceveiche looks out of this world. Its one of my favorite things to eat! Thanks so much for sharing. Im so glad you had a great time!
Everything looks amazing! I could go for a sip of that cappucino, right about now.
My fave part of a wedding is when they walk into the reception for the first time as husband and wife. I already have my intro song lol…now I just need to work on the husband lol
Seeing real coffee beans is fascinating!
OH yeah, that pineapple thing does look a little gross. I love the capuccino above tho! how delicious!!
the bride looks BEAUTIFUL, and i love how all the bridesmaids wore different colored dresses, i think thats such a great idea!
i love finger foods too, especially things on skewers. lol!
Thanks for showing us all ur photos dear! 🙂
Can I just say again how cool I think it is that someone in your family owns this business! I would totally want to move and work there 🙂 That is such a beautiful cappucino! And the wedding looks like a lot of fun.
first of all.. i love the name Naomi! and second of all.. im dying to go to costa rica now..that buffet seriously looks heaven..that sounds like you had a BLAST!
The wedding looks like it was a blast. I love the way the couple is looking at each other in that picture…so happy!
My favorite part of a wedding is dancing at the reception!
What an amazing wedding! The cappuccino is so pretty! So cool abou the coffee beans too. Oh and I want some coffee liquor haha. My favorite part of my sister’s wedding was when they saw eachother for the first time with my sister’s dress on. So cute!
The bride is so beautiful! That reminded me of our trip- I even saw the same tour/show at the Britt factory and it was one of my favorite parts of the trip!
I’m so biased because I just got married, but my favorite part of the wedding is seeing the bride walk into the ceremony…and the first dance…and the dancing.
Wowzers looks like a super fun time :)!What a neat idea to have bridesmaids in diff colors!
awwww what a GREAT time 🙂 that capp looks ridic. just absolutely delicious!
the wedding looks like so much fun!! glad you had such a great time!
I loved all the pictures! Thanks for sharing! Looks like an amazing time! 🙂
Favorite part of a wedding: seeing the happy couple. It always makes me cry…
sounds like you had tons of fun!!
the salads look so crisp & fresh.
what a perfect looking coffee drink too 🙂
The coffee in costa rice is excellent, isn’t it! Really, all over mexico and central amer I love the coffee! And mango chutney, too delish w/ the hat on it 🙂
The wedding dress, simple, beautiful, how lovely for your family to share this!
Great pics!!! Okay I’m a total newbie and have no idea what ‘updating your readers’ mean…do you mean I have to change my Roll address to the new one posted?! sorry…i’m lame 🙁
Awwww, I absolutely adore weddings!! They are SO MUCH FUN. I want to go to one now! 😉
P.S. yes you most certainly should be expecting a Zevia delivery!!! The other winners have already received theirs, so that is weird that you haven’t gotten yours yet. I will email the company right now and see whats up! 😀
Wow, what an amazing event. I want my wedding to be just like that, please!
Favorite part of weddings; the cake!! Where is it??
What an amazing trip and beautiful wedding! My husband and I talked about having a destination wedding in Belize because we both love it there. But we quickly decided that it would be too tough of a trip for our grandparents, so we stayed close to home.
I’ve never seen such a pretty cappucino!!
and yes I actually did make those beets! If you go to my recipe page I have a beet tutorial 😀
all of that coffee looks delicious!! and the wedding dress is beautifulllll!! i definitely think the best part of the wedding is seeing the bride and groom, and food comes in at a close 2nd lol marlin sounds fab- i’ve never had it!
ha ha i remember those chocolates!!! the first time i saw them i went to town on them, then realized they were EVERYWHERE.
chocolate covered coffee beans are the best treat. and that coffee liquour sounds devine!!
Gosh. what an awesome trip you had !!
Amazing pictures!! That coffee tour looks so fun.
I like dancing at weddings and , of course, the food!! 🙂
So glad you had a great trip, Naomi!
Who knew coffee beans and cappuccino could be so gorgeous?!
Hey! Just found your blog at random, lol. LOVE the pictures, and the way you described your adventure!
Also, decided to follow you because I’m just starting to head into a journey of hoping to change my eating & life to be more healthy & become more fit, etc. Kinda starting with a long way to go (lifetime of bad habits, weight gain, unhealthy fam, etc.), but anyway…so wanted to say enjoy your blog & info! Thanx for sharing! God bless!
Oh wow! How fun! I have been to a roastery place and went on a tour of how coffee was made someplace in KS…..great memories!
Cool! Another Boston blogger! I love it! And I love that wedding and the simplicity of it. When I was planning my wedding, that was the idea that I had in mind. I wanted it to be a destination wedding with lotsa bold colors, linen, no fuss food and everything tropical. But, I chickened out and we eloped instead. Thanks for showing us all those great pics. I’ve always wanted to go to Costa Rica!
BTW, Johnnie’s Luncheonette is one of my all-time faves! I love the Cobb Salad, too! I actually grew up in Newton and started going there when they first opened. Their sweet potato fries are the best! Nice to ‘meet’ you! So excited to learn more about you!
What a beautiful wedding!! And the food looks wonderful! “A trio of hummus…” Seriously. Fabulous.
Sooo jealous of you right now! haha… all of this looks AMAZING! I want all of those chocolate covered goodies… The bride looks soo pretty 🙂 What a beautiful dress too.. Believe it or not Ive NEVER been to a wedding before and whenever I see pictures of them they look soooo fun
Oh my gosh — all of that amazing food and coffee!! So jealous! The wedding looks beauuutiful, too.