Last Sunday, I woke up early planning to spend the day prepping blogs. I had a low key week ahead, set up strategically for catching up before our upcoming vacation during the first week of August. After dealing with the dogs and a bit of cleaning, I made my way up to office. A friend had reached out through one of my local communities about a destination wedding happening on Tuesday. She needed someone to help last minute, and I reached out.
It’s important to share with you that I’ve been in the position to respond to these threads online before. I have never, ever been the person chosen to come through. Admittedly, I assumed this situation would be similar. So many amazing photographers responded in an effort to help. When I was told I’d be going, it was a bit surreal.
24 hours later, I was in Aruba. Through a whirlwind of communication, planning, packing, little sleep, and a ton of excitement-I arrived. This was not your typical Monday. The island was welcoming and it was so easy to get to the Holiday Inn Resort. Checking in was simple and I quickly changed into a bathing suit and went down to the beach to meet the bride. As luck would have it, Images by Amber Robinson was available for a few days and I had a bonus second shooter as well as a travel companion!
The wedding was gorgeous. I loved everything about Aruba. This unexpected getaway was such a delighted surprise. Here are my five little tips:
As you can see, Aruba was fantastic. I hope to return with my husband soon! In a couple weeks, I’ll be sharing more from Ashley and Shawn’s wedding. Check back soon when I have the green light to show off all of their beautiful images. Meanwhile, if you’re planning a destination wedding-let’s talk!
-Ash <3
July 23rd, 2018 at 10:42 am
You make Aruba look hella good
July 23rd, 2018 at 10:47 am
What an amazing adventure!! Can’t wait to see more pics!
July 23rd, 2018 at 11:10 am
WOW!! Talk about an awesome adventure! I need to get in on this with you two wonderful ladies!
July 23rd, 2018 at 11:12 am
I love this so much!!! I am so glad you were picked for this, Aruba looks good on you!!
July 23rd, 2018 at 11:20 am
What a GORGEOUS place to have a destination wedding! And the best part is you got to have your taco fix!
July 23rd, 2018 at 12:44 pm
I’m so happy everything fell into place for you to help Amanda out and have an unexpected BFF girls get away!!
July 23rd, 2018 at 1:27 pm
SO glad you had such a wonderful time… can’t wait to see wedding pics!
July 23rd, 2018 at 1:42 pm
So jealous! I’ve never been out of the country and I’m dreaming of Aruba!
July 23rd, 2018 at 2:39 pm
This was such an awesome and unexpected getaway. Can’t wait for our next international adventure.
July 23rd, 2018 at 5:31 pm
What a great opportunity! Glad you made the most of it!!
July 23rd, 2018 at 5:47 pm
Yay, love that you were chosen and got to have a wonderful experience capturing beautiful images for the couple and yourself!
July 23rd, 2018 at 6:25 pm
I need to get a passport asap so I can go there!! This is incredible!
July 23rd, 2018 at 6:32 pm
I was so looking forward to see this post! I grew up in Venezuela so Aruba is just a hop and skip away! Such an incredible location to relax and recharge the batteries!