Toes In The Sand

Toes In The Sand, the WedStay newsletter for August 11, 2026

Five estates where the aisle ends at the water: a designer villa pair in Jacó, oceanfront Tulum, and our first estate in Belize. From $8,300+.

This issue went to our couples list on August 11, 2026. Prices and offers were current on that date; each estate page shows today’s pricing.

Barefoot down the aisle, salt on the breeze, and the reception soundtrack is waves hitting sand. This issue is all coastline. Five estates where the ocean does the decorating.

The headliner is a pair of modern designer villas steps from Jacó Beach that sleep 32 side by side. Then oceanfront Tulum, a Jacó villa with its own beachfront celebration deck, our first estate in Belize, and Australia’s Mornington Peninsula. Weekends start at $8,300+.

Featured Estate
Rooftop terrace with ocean views at the Jaco Beach designer villa pair in Costa Rica

Jacó Beach • Costa Rica

Two Modern Designer Villas Steps from Jacó Beach

Guests 50  •  Sleeps 32  •  From $9,700+

Two designer villas side by side in a gated beachfront resort, one for each side of the guest list. Two pools, two hot tubs, two outdoor bars, and a rooftop terrace built for sunset cocktail hour. The lawn past the pool holds the ceremony and Jacó Beach is a barefoot walk away. Want the whole town to yourselves? It expands into a full seven villa beachfront buyout.

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Also Just Added

Oceanfront Tulum, a beachfront celebration deck in Jacó, our first Belize estate, and a first for Australia

Oceanfront luxury villa near Tulum with Caribbean views

Oceanfront Luxury Villa Near Tulum

Tulum, Mexico

Event Guests

100

Sleeps

18

From

$30,300+

The Caribbean fills every window and the ceremony deck hangs right over it. A hundred guests, eighteen beds, and that impossible Tulum blue for the backdrop. This is the splurge listing of the issue, and it earns it.

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Aerial view of the Jaco Beach beachfront villa resort on the Pacific coastline

Jacó Beachfront Villa with Oceanfront Celebration Deck

Jacó, Costa Rica

Event Guests

50

Sleeps

16

From

$15,100+

The celebration deck sits right on the sand, so the vows, the cocktails, and the last dance all get the Pacific as a backdrop. A covered pavilion keeps dinner in the open air, the pool holds the in between hours, and sixteen of your people sleep steps from the surf.

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Aerial view of the modern Placencia Belize villa with infinity pool and private dock on the water

Modern Placencia Villa with 40-Foot Infinity Pool

Placencia, Belize

Event Guests

100

Sleeps

8

From

$8,300+

Our first estate in Belize. Six thousand square feet of steel and glass at the tip of the Placencia Peninsula, a 40-foot infinity pool aimed at the water, and a private dock below for reef trips. Evenings end at the outdoor fireplace with the village beach bars a golf cart ride away.

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The Cape Retreat in Cape Schanck Australia with panoramic bay views

The Cape Retreat, Panoramic Bay Views

Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia

Event Guests

80

Sleeps

36

From

$19,300+

Our first estate on Australia’s Mornington Peninsula. Bay views wrap the whole property, 36 of your people sleep on site, and the coastline out the window looks nothing like anyone’s idea of a hotel wedding.

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Collective Spotlight

Three paying members of The WedStay Collective, vetted by us and booked by our couples. Starting with the one who makes a destination wedding painless.

Destination Wedding Travel • Arizona

Forever Together Travel

A beach wedding abroad without a single travel headache. Jennie DeJesus is a multi certified destination wedding planner and group travel expert who handles the flights, room blocks, and logistics so a weekend like the ones above feels effortless.

Plan Your Destination Wedding →

Documentary Wedding Photography • Arizona

GracedByLight Photography

Presence over perfection. Erin shoots cinematic, documentary wedding photography across estates, deserts, and multi-day weekend celebrations, 250 weddings deep, and she travels. The quiet moments, the laughter, and the way the day actually felt.

See Her Work →

Photography & Videography • Florida

R&R Productions

A husband and wife duo covering photo and video in one booking, candids through full photo journals. Their promise is simple: one team for the whole story, and brides in every shade of beauty.

Meet The Duo →

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