Hehehee not ourslahhhhh.
This evening, I got the opportunity to attend a Turkish marriage ceremony with Tolga and his family. Tolga's second cousin sister got married to a comedian. Seriously. Her husband-to-be is a known theatre artist and the guests from his side who showed up were quite a show, if you catch my drift LOL
Turkey is a Muslim country but they run on secular regime (unlike Malaysia). Weddings are carried out at the registry followed by a dinner after. We only went to the registry at Kadiköy, not the reception. Oooohhhh, almost everyone I've met so far are lovely people. Funny folks. And I still blush whenever Tolga's mum introduces me as Tolga's fiance! You know, religious or customary practices are illegal here but in rural areas/villages, they do take place. Not in the city though. Here's the first 1/2 of what happens usually :)
At Kadiköy District Marriage Registry- the biggest joint in Istanbul
The hall is like an amphitheatre big enough to sit hundreds of audiences.. shocking isn't it?
The lady in the red robe is the marriage registrar,
Elif (the bride) and Naşit (the bridegroom) with 2 witnesses on their left :)
"You may now kiss the bride"
When it's all over inside the auditorium,
everyone goes up and in queue to congratulate the newlyweds *sniffles*
And collect wedding sweets!! :)
Handmade by Elif's mum (some people make by themselves, some buy from shops)
The wedding sweets are really chocolate balls laced with silver and gold colours.. yums!
Hehehehee I got a handful ;)
This is the funniest wedding photo I've ever taken
If you notice.. no one is looking at the camera! My eyes are even closed! LOL
These are the photographers who make money out of other people's celebrations :P
We say "Mutluluklar dilerim!" in Turkish.
Sooooo.. this is a sneak preview to how ours will be. Stay tuned! ;)
This evening, I got the opportunity to attend a Turkish marriage ceremony with Tolga and his family. Tolga's second cousin sister got married to a comedian. Seriously. Her husband-to-be is a known theatre artist and the guests from his side who showed up were quite a show, if you catch my drift LOL
Turkey is a Muslim country but they run on secular regime (unlike Malaysia). Weddings are carried out at the registry followed by a dinner after. We only went to the registry at Kadiköy, not the reception. Oooohhhh, almost everyone I've met so far are lovely people. Funny folks. And I still blush whenever Tolga's mum introduces me as Tolga's fiance! You know, religious or customary practices are illegal here but in rural areas/villages, they do take place. Not in the city though. Here's the first 1/2 of what happens usually :)
At Kadiköy District Marriage Registry- the biggest joint in Istanbul
The hall is like an amphitheatre big enough to sit hundreds of audiences.. shocking isn't it?
The lady in the red robe is the marriage registrar,Elif (the bride) and Naşit (the bridegroom) with 2 witnesses on their left :)
"You may now kiss the bride"
When it's all over inside the auditorium, everyone goes up and in queue to congratulate the newlyweds *sniffles*
And collect wedding sweets!! :)
Handmade by Elif's mum (some people make by themselves, some buy from shops)The wedding sweets are really chocolate balls laced with silver and gold colours.. yums!
Hehehehee I got a handful ;)
This is the funniest wedding photo I've ever takenIf you notice.. no one is looking at the camera! My eyes are even closed! LOL
These are the photographers who make money out of other people's celebrations :PWe say "Mutluluklar dilerim!" in Turkish.
Sooooo.. this is a sneak preview to how ours will be. Stay tuned! ;)
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