Bryan Morris - Aruba’s Premier Wedding Photographer

I’ve heard these questions yelling in my mind all week. I know you’ve been wondering? My apologies for not responding to any emails this week. I usually do respond within 24 hours, if not right away as I spend most part of my days behind the computer anyways. I do have a legitimate reason for not responding to any of my emails this week.

It was on Tuesday afternoon my daughter had a slight fever nothing to be alarmed about and she went on her bed. My wife was preparing a soup for the kids, at serving time she went to Shaydee and asked her if she would like to have some soup now. After some silence I heard her say ” Shaydee?, Shaydee? Say something.. by then I knew something was up I got up and met her on the way to the bathroom to put her under the shower, all in a panic attack.

Someone had to remain composed in all this pandemonium going on in the house so I decided that it would’ve been me. I’ve tried with Shaydee while my wife called 911. Shortly after the ambulance came and determined that she has had an epileptic attack and that she must go to the ER. I remained at home on standby as I had the boys with me.

Upon checking her and running a minimal amount of tests on her, they’ve decided to keep her as she had to be under observation and Wednesday she had to do a full scale of tests to determine if there’s any damage to the brain.

Fast forward to Thursday, I’ve then had a long meeting with the doctor and the neurologist and thanks be to God they’ve not determined any damage to the brain.

She contracted a virus that caused an infection in her throat which triggered high fever and caused febrile seizures.

As soon as they can regulate her body temperature she will be dismissed and I can resume to my regularly scheduled programming, which is answer your emails. I’m currently just camping out at the hospital, with no Internet access.

Once again I’m sorry but you should be hearing from me over the weekend.

Blessings,

Bryan Morris

Saturday, March 22, 2008 was Granny’s birthday. That’s the way I call her. She celebrated her 90th birthday. Yesterday was the celebration. I’ve enjoyed myself sooo much. I just wish I would grow that old and and be able to be as alert as she is. I was happy to see all my aunts and uncles but one uncle and be able to take a few shots of them. I really liked that I could’ve contribute to my kids heirloom.

Happy Birthday, Granny!

Bryan Morris

Last year I’ve blogged about Easter, and how the celebration is not about Easter eggs and bunnies.

I was heavily considering if I should post about Easter and if I do so, what should I post about. I’ve gotten a release this morning on if I should blog and what I should blog about.

Since this is a Christian Holiday I’ll delve into Christianity a little. The day today that is being celebrated is the basis of Christianity. This is where it all started. I did not start with the birth of Jesus, nor His crucifixion which are also very important dates but it however started here at Easter at His resurrection. What good would His birth be if He didn’t choose to die for us? What good would his death be if He didn’t rise from the dead with all power (Hell, Death and the Grave) in his hand.

We agree that God, the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are three different people but however still at the same time they’re one. We might also agree that God is omniscient, that’s just a fancy word for all knowing. Do we agree that he is omnipotent? OK, I hope you’re not confused by now as this is not really easy to comprehend with the human mind. This is very spiritual.

Since God the father is the same God the son and is omniscient, means that he knew what his purpose here on earth was, besides he came into this earth fully aware of all the hard times and heartaches he would have to go through. He however left all the luxuries of heaven to come to earth and endure all He’s endured for mankind.

Can you wrap your mind around the thought? YOU are so special that He left all the luxuries in heaven to come to earth and die for mankind. He thinks really high of you. Reading this part I thought of two things:

1. Would you love someone so much that you can return the favor back to them? Leaving all luxuries behind, to be ridiculed, falsely accused, cursed, spat upon, beaten and finally crucified? That must’ve taken allot of love. We at times don’t even want to leave from behind the TV to give a neighbor a ride down the street in the pouring rain.

2. If God thinks so high of you, why do you allow other people to disrespect you and treat you like dirt all in the name of love. If you’re in a relationship and your partner abuse you verbally or physically simply means it’s time for you to move on as you totally don’t deserve it and he/she don’t really love you as you don’t abuse a loved one.

You are special to God and me.

Happy Easter,

Bryan Morris

Since the blog was released in a beta version, I’ve been tweaking things as we go.

The blog is still a work in progress, as you bloggers know there are constant changes going on behind the scenes. One feature that I now have under the belt is the newsletter which was completed last week.

There are so many things going on around here that I would like to share it with you. I’ll be celebrating 5 years in business this year. And there’s a big campaign about to be launched around the celebration. I’ll need you all to subscribe to the news letter and or inform everyone you know that might be honeymooning and or getting married on the island of Aruba to subscribe as this would be grand.

So go ahead and send in those subscriptions and be able to take advantage of the upcoming campaigns.

There’s a box at the top right and at the bottom of the page. All you do is fill in your email address.

Edit:
There seems to be a broken link or code in the Newsletter , you would get an error upon signing up. I’ve already submitted a ticket so they can take a look at this issue for me. As soon as this is sorted out I’ll make another announcement. My apologies.

Be Blessed,

Bryan Morris

Annika Eriksson & Henric Lööv has been together for three years. Previous to that they have been friends and colleagues working in the finance and sales department respectively. Relationships at work were absolutely not permissible, so the relationship remained undisclosed for quite some time. They’ve however had some great times at work as a couple, picture sneaking around like James Bond to meet at their secret place during work. Their bubble was busted when both of them requested vacation at the same time and both came back tanned to work.

Last year on the way home from work they’ve passed a jewelry store and Henric asked Annika if she would like to go inside and see what they have. This was carefully orchestrated by Henric to ask Annika to marry him and of course Annika agreed to do so.

They wanted to get married on an island with white beaches and a lot of sun far from their home, Sweden, so they’ve decided on Aruba. Bucuti Beach Resort is their host and Nashette Wouters of the Bucuti did a great job organizing a very simple but yet sentimental ceremony at city hall. I’ve traveled quite a bit around town with them to get  some beautiful backdrops.

I’ve had a great time with Annika & Henric, and I’ve learned that Henric loves a fast motorbike, the thing that stood out most was it’s not only Henric that’s fascinated with a fast ride but guess who else…… OH, yes, you guessed it right.

Annika and Henric, all the best. Know that this is now your home away from home.

I have a few images below. CLICK here for more images.

Blessings,

Bryan Morris

On March 18th, 1948 during a Netherlands-Suriname-Curacao conference in the Hague, the seeds of independence and a National Day for Aruba were sown by the then Aruban leader Shon A. Eman who presented a petition signed by more than 2000 Arubans in favor of independence.

Almost thirty years later during a parliamentary session on March 16th, 1976, it was agreed that March 18th would be Aruba’s National Day - the day to celebrate Aruba’s national anthem and flag and this was celebrated for the first time in 1976.

Exactly 10 years later, in 1986 also on this important date, Aruba celebrated the achievement by Betico Croes of a dream that had been three generations in the making - Status Aparte - an autonomous status withing the kingdom of the Netherlands. On this date in 1996, a monument was inaugurated in remembrance of the 2.147 people who, back in 1947 and 1948 had signed a petition in favor of Status Aparte.

Aruba’s National Anthem, “Aruba Dushi Tera” is a waltz composed by Juan Chabaya “Padu” Lampe (lyrics) and Rufo Wever (music)

The Aruba flag has four colors: Bunting Yellow, Larkspur (or U.N.) Blue, Union Jack Red and White. The flag of Aruba consists of a red star with white outline set against a sea-blue background with two parallel yellow stripes.

The star symbolizes the four points of the compass, denoting the varied source of more than 40 nationalities living in Aruba. Each of these colors is significant: the color RED symbolizes love for the country and the WHITE outline surrounding it represents the white sandy beaches around Aruba as well as the purity of Aruba’s inhabitants who respect justice, freedom and righteousness. The BLUE color of the flag denotes the color of the surrounding sea.

The TWO yellow stripes on the flag denote the free position of Aruba with respect to the Netherlands and other islands while maintaining closeness with them.

The YELLOW color is used to symbolize abundance - as evidenced by the sources of economic and industrial prosperity, representing the island’s past and present industries of gold, aloë, tourism, the oil refinery and so forth.

Aruba Dushi Tera

Aruba patria aprecia

nos cuna venera

chikito y simpel bo por ta

pero si respeta

Chorus:

O, Aruba, dushi tera

Nos baranca tan stima

nos amor pa bo t’asina grandi

cu n’tin nada pa kibre

Bo playanan tan admira

cu palma tur dorna

bo escudo y bandera ta

orgullo di nos tur!

Chorus

Grandeza di bo pueblo ta

su gran cordialidad

cu Dios por guia y conserva

su amor pa libertad!

Chorus

Congratulations Aruba,

Bryan Morris

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the entire Irish community on this very festive day. This is a day that’s celebrated like no other.

St. Patrick is believed to have driven the snakes from Ireland. Once a pagan himself, St. Patrick is one of Christianity’s most widely known figures.

The modern secular holiday is based on the original Christian saint’s feast day also thought to be the date of the saint’s death. In 1737, Irish immigrants to the United States began observing the holiday publicly in Boston and held the first St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City in 1766.

Today, the tradition continues with people from all walks and heritages by wearing green, eating Irish food, and attending parades. St. Patrick’s Day is bursting with folklore; from the shamrock to the leprechaun and to pinching those that are not wearing green.

See more information on the history of St Patrick’s day here

Credits: Rob Rife

One thing that you should always ask about, and insist on, is that your photographer has sufficient backup gear should something stop working. Cameras do fail unexpectedly. Flashes do short out when you least expect them to. It’ll happen to every photographer sooner or later.

Any good photographer will have an absolute minimum of two camera bodies, and preferably three or more. And I don’t mean one good camera and a cheap point and shoot as a backup. I mean good, sturdy cameras designed for wedding use. They should also have two or three extra flashes and enough batteries to power all of them…and a few more batteries in reserve.

If your photographer has only one camera or one flash…what are you going to do if it stops working or gets dropped and broken? The wedding will continue of course, but you’ll have no photographs of it. Is this a risk worth taking?

I’ve heard numerous stories over the years from brides who had a budget photographer with no decent backup gear, and sure enough, something broke and the bride ended up with very few photographs, or very poor ones because the photographer didn’t have any backup gear…or cheap gear not up to the task.

Insist that your photographer have two or three cameras and flashes and multiple lenses with them at your wedding. Don’t be afraid to ask to see them when you’re interviewing and choosing a photographer. Making this part of your decision making process can save you a great deal of heartache down the road.

One thing that separates the true professional from the amateur or wanna-be photographer is their gear. The pro will have the right gear and plenty of it. The wanna-be will have just enough gear to get by…hopefully.

Don’t take a chance. Insist on good backup gear.

Blessings,

Bryan Morris

Last week I met this dog for the first time I fell in love with her. Unfortunately, the owner loves the dog just as much or even more than me. I saw it today again and my camera was accessible so I took a couple shots of him that I found so nice and thought of sharing it. I really enjoyed myself and might just get into pet photography.

BTW, can anyone tell me what the name (brand) of this dog is? I’ve seen on his Doggy passport that he’s called a “Boere Boel” in Dutch but what’s the name in English?

Any of you want to get a shot of your pets just send me an email.

If you notice carefully you’ll see Gypsy’s eye on the left (her right eye) is closed that’s because as a baby just a matter of days old her mom stepped on her and she lost an eye but nevertheless it is a beautiful 3 month old dog.

Enjoy and be blessed,

Bryan Morris

There are two ways to face the future. One way is with apprehension; the other is with anticipation.

Jim Rohn.

Which way would you choose? Think about it for a little bit.

Blessings,

Bryan Morris