Hello, hola, bonjour 

 
 

I’m Larissa Banting - delighted to meet you.

I'm a publicist and journalist with over 30 years of experience. My job? To get you featured and profitable.

I came up through the trenches of real media, penning arts columns, doing PR for Alberta Ballet, the Arden Theatre, the City of St. Albert, and a slew of film and television productions. I know how journalists think, what editors want, and exactly how to get my clients placed (a stint with Bombay Sapphire Gin didn't hurt either.)

But the real proof? In 2002 I left the wintry abyss of Edmonton for Costa Rica and opened a destination wedding company. I grew it into the largest in Central America using nothing but earned media. My clients' weddings were the first south of Mexico to be featured in international wedding magazines. I landed segments on outlets like Martha Stewart Living Radio. That visibility got me named to the A-List Top 30 Destination Wedding Planners in the World and the 25 Most Influential Wedding Planners in the World.

We crossed the seven-figure threshold in four short years. I know firsthand the power of PR and how quickly it can grow your brand... and your bank account.

And now I'm here to do the same for you.

Fun Facts

I’m Accredited in Public Relations by the Canadian Public Relations Society (which was a MONSTROUS year-long examination and only a handful of participants pass each year so I’m quite chuffed about this).

Author of Costa Rica - The Bradt Guide, an award-winning travel guide and the first about Costa Rica to be translated into Russian.

Award-winning producer of The Big Table, one of the Top 10 Canadian Short Films of 2001. (watch it here)

Wrote and produced radio and television commercials.

I still live in Costa Rica, gin and tonic with lime in hand.

 

Past & present clients

  • Bombay Sapphire Gin

  • Sudshare

  • GeekPack

  • Chair Whimsy

  • LaToya Russell

  • James Lam

  • Christine Kloser

  • beCreatives

  • Alicia Jones Healthy Living

  • Bunch of Animals underwear brand

  • Northern Alberta International Children’s Festival

  • Alberta Motion Picture Industry Awards

  • Alberta Ballet

  • CBC Television

  • CTV Network