Marrying on Aruba during Covid times

Our whole world got turned upside down when COVID-19 hit. So did our One Happy Island. Every year, thousands of people say “I do” on Aruba. Despite the global pandemic, they still do! How will this impact your special day? Don’t worry, you can still have a pandemic-proof dream wedding!

ENSURING THE PERFECT DESTINATION WEDDING!

Tourism is the main pillar in the Aruban economy. This is why the Aruban government, together with the tourism board, hotels, and the Aruban health department, worked hard to find a balance between your destination wedding and your safety. People from all over the world are still escaping to Aruba to enjoy the pristine white beaches our island is known for! You can rest assured that Aruba has the proper protocols in place to ensure your safety while on the island.

COMMUNICATION IS KEY – AND STILL POSSIBLE!

Communication with your wedding planner and wedding photographer/videographer is essential for the success of your big day! We normally prefer ‘in person’ meetings to maintain a personal touch, but we will not shy away from having online meetings to discuss all the details of your wedding. We focus on flawless communication with all parties involved; that way we make sure that there are no surprises for anyone but the guests!

HOW WE KEEP YOU SAFE.

Before we arrive at your wedding location, all our equipment is disinfected thoroughly. Although we try to minimize contact with your items, our wedding photographers might still have to arrange or compose some items to make perfect detailed shots of your special day. But don’t worry, we always bring disinfecting wipes and hand sanitizer which we use before and after we touch anything other than our own equipment.

DO WE WEAR FACE MASKS?

Obviously, we wear face masks and maintain social distance. Whenever we would like to get closer for a picture, we ask first. The majority of our wedding pictures take place outside in the open air, which reduces your risk significantly. Even when our wedding photographers are outside, we still wear our face masks and stay out of your personal space by social distancing.

WHAT IF THE CORONAVIRUS FORCES US TO CHANGE OUR PLANS?

Rest assured! Just like us, many stakeholders in the Aruban destination wedding industry have joined hands to guarantee your happily ever after with a so-called ‘happily-ever-after-guarantee’. This enables you to reschedule your wedding free of charge if COVID-19 should derail your original plans! For more information about this guarantee, you can visit Aruba’s website here.

DID YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR LIVESTREAM SERVICES?

In case your loved ones cannot be physically present during your big day, you can host your destination wedding ceremony live! Bring your dream wedding to your family and friends back home, because your wedding dreams should come true no matter what! Find out more about our Wedding Livestream Services here.

For up-to-date information about traveler health you can visit the website of Aruba here.

To print or Not to print?

So, you got married on Aruba and had your wedding pictures taken by one of Aruba’s many wedding photographers, preferably one of Aruba’s premier wedding photographers, Aruba Wedding (us! ^_^ ). You love your wedding pictures. As a matter of fact, they are spot-on…they take you right back to that memorable wedding day on Aruba. Now what?! This article is not just about printing your wedding pictures or not. It is applicable to basically any picture. But, we will focus on your wedding pictures for this article. In today’s world, with a camera in every man/woman’s hand, pocket, etc., there are more than 208,300 pictures uploaded to Facebook a minute. Let’s do the math—24 hours times 60 minutes times 208,300…wow, that’s a whopping 300,000,000 images uploaded daily to Facebook alone. And that is not even taking into account all the other social media, duplicate pictures, and the pictures that are not uploaded and shared. Mind-blowing! So how does this affect you and your wedding pictures? Well, one of our preferred ways of delivering the images is digitally. Couples from the U.S., Latin America, and Europe generally don’t stay much longer than a week after their wedding day on Aruba, so although we try to deliver the wedding pictures of a couple’s Aruba destination/beach wedding within a week, more often than not, the couple has returned home before we have been able to deliver a printed image. So, they are left with digital copies to do whatever they want with (within obvious reason). Now, let me paint two scenarios that don’t have to do with wedding photography per se, but for most of you, they will be familiar.

SCENARIO ONE – MY IPHONE

I am a father of two little boys—my pride and joy, and that of my family. So we have a lot of pictures of them taken by my wife, mother, father-in-law, sister-in-law, and whatnot. They are mostly shared via WhatsApp, as is every picture of every tiny little detail of our lives—the car that was parked like crazy, the cup of coffee my wife had waiting for me, etc., etc. To cope with all those pictures flooding my iPhone, I extended my iCloud storage. And yet, within 3 months, I ran out of storage. So now I have a system—some pictures on Dropbox, some in iCloud, and some I just have to delete. But finding that one special picture isn’t that easy. I have to scroll through 1,146 pictures on my iPhone and 3,490 on Dropbox to find it, and by the time I find it, I will have probably reached my mobile data limit.

SCENARIO TWO – MY BABY PICTURES

I was born in the time of good ol’-fashioned photography. My father had an old SLR camera and took pictures of me when I was born and growing up. Bless my mother, she took the time to select the cutest ones and put them in an old-fashioned photo album. A couple of months ago, my second son was born, and about one month ago, we started noticing that I might have won the battle of the genes with this one. In other words, this little boy already started to look like me, and we wanted to verify that by comparing him to me as a baby. So, we went to grab the good ol’-fashioned photo album, and within a minute, we found a couple of pictures of me at about the same age as my son was then. Guess what? You wouldn’t know the difference. Do these scenarios seem somewhat familiar? I’ve noticed that a lot of pictures end up not getting printed and lost in the cloud, together with all the pictures of my kids. So, in conclusion, I’d just like to point out that there is no way of preserving pictures like printing and putting them in an album. It takes up a lot of time and space, but it’s time and space well used. Besides, there are so many creative ways of printing your pictures. These days you can even print on foam board, wood board, aluminum, and pallet wood, so you are not stuck with only canvas and paper. So go out there, get creative, and print your wedding pictures. You won’t regret it!!

Aruba wedding featured shoot

Every month, we select one shoot from all our wedding photography/videography, family portrait, and couple photography shoots as our “Aruba Wedding Featured Shoot,” based on the quality of the photographs/video, the story of the couple, location, or otherwise. With these photographs, videos, and the stories behind them, we want to inspire you. And we want to tell you what makes us tick—the things that get us excited—so that you might get to know us a little better. This month we’ve picked the shoot we did with Jelitza and Brian. Don’t these images look just awesome!?!?!

THE BACKSTORY

As a gift, Jelitza and Brian’s friends gave them 1.5 hours of Wedding Portrait Photography (which we think is a great gesture), and they selected us for the job. We went up to Savaneta, Aruba, to show a different side of the island. Most weddings are held near the hotel area, especially Palm Beach and Eagle Beach. For the portrait session, couples often don’t venture far from that area. We, as one of Aruba’s premier wedding photographers/videographers, think that others don’t venture off the beaten path often enough. Aruba is not just the island of white sandy beaches and turquoise waters. The Aruba we know is far more than that. You can find large rock formations, red rock faces, secluded beaches, rustic buildings, and so much more if you are willing to go the extra mile (and since Aruba isn’t that big, just one or two extra miles will do just fine #LOL).

WHY DID WE SELECT THIS SHOOT

But seriously, back to the topic at hand. Usually wedding photography here on Aruba is done at the beach, with an awesome sunset in the background, leaving all these hidden gems untouched. As wedding photographers/videographers, we make it our business to find the best and most exclusive locations to shoot you and your spouse. This has been the first shoot in a while where we could take a couple (which happend to be a great couple) to some of those spots. Boy, did we get a reward at the end. While finishing up the shoot, a couple of local fishermen came out of the water with nets full of small fish, followed by a flock of seagulls and other birds. I asked the men if we could buy a handful to see if we could create some awesome wedding pictures. One fisherman said, “Oh, no….you’re not going to pay for this. I’ll just throw some of them wherever you want….consider this our wedding gift!” We were consequently enabled to take this great shot and many others.

all goes to show that Aruba is one of the best locations for a destination wedding, with its hospitable, friendly people and its hidden gems that lie in wait for you to pose in, on, in front of, and under for some truly memorable wedding photographs!!

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A wedding blog by one of Aruba’s best wedding Photographers/Cinematographers

Hi there and welcome to our blog. I hear you think….”Aruba wedding with a blog ?? That would probably be all about Wedding Photography and cinematography” and you are right. We will be blogging about wedding photography / cinematography related stuff. So, if you are in interested in in wedding photography and cinematography, you are in the right spot…and stay tuned. But, for those with a wider scope of interest, we will feed you some cool tips and tricks as wel. Just to give you some idea what we will be talking about….wel basically everything but food. Wedding photographers/cinematographers are hired to capture every Wonderfull moment during a wedding day on Aruba, and since we are considered to be among the best of Aruba we have a ton of little pointers, tips and just plain fun stuff to share and make your wedding, engagement, anniversary or vacation photo’s and videos just look that much better…and the shoots go a little smoother. Basically, we love to share our knowledge of capturing and declaring your love for one and other !!! That is what this blog will be about. We hope you’ll enjoy it !!

Book your Wedding Photographer and win a FREE “Trash the Dress” Photoshoot!!

Getting married in Aruba?? Boy oh boy, do we have a treat for you!! If you book your wedding photography with us in March, you’ll have the chance to win a 4-hour “Trash The Dress” photoshoot!!! If you win one of the 3 “Trash The Dress” shoots, you’ll receive:

• Professional 4-hour “Trash The Dress” shoot on multiple locations
• Extended editing package
• Makeup artist
• Complimentary champagne for you and your spouse

We’ll take you to some of the most secluded locations in Aruba’s backcountry, where we’ll create truly jaw-dropping photographs. But beware of getting a few stains on your dress—it isn’t called “Trash The Dress” for nothing!  ^_^ What do you need to do for the chance to win this awesome package? Well, it’s quite simple:

• Like & Share this page on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and whatever social media you can find
• Book your wedding photographer with us between March 1 and April 1
• Tell us how you got engaged!!

The 3 most romantic proposals will win and be announced on April 8. Fine Print:  (Yes, there is some fine print for this promotion.)

• Participants should be aware that the “Trash The Dress” shoot will be filmed for promotional purposes, and hereby grant the absolute and irrevocable right and unrestricted permission concerning any photographs and video that have been taken or may be taken of participants or in which participants may be included with others, to use, reuse, publish, and republish the photographs and video in whole or in part, individually or in connection with other material, in any and all media, for promotion of the photographer/videographer’s own work.
• Cancellation of the wedding photography package accompanying the participation of this promotion will revoke any right to the above-described “Trash The Dress” shoot and accompanying services.
• Aruba-Wedding and representatives are in no way responsible for stains and damages to the attire worn during the “Trash The Dress” shoot and accompanying shoots.
• Aruba-Wedding and representatives cannot be held accountable for fun overdose.  ^_^