We don’t get the chance to photograph Turkish weddings very often, but when we do, they are a definite delight and always such a blast! Ayca and Cem had a beautiful Turkish wedding at DeLille Cellars in Washington, a ten acre winery estate with all the charm to make you fall in love again! Ayca and Cem both went to the same university and department as …
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Jillian and Desi had a Turkish themed rooftop wedding at the On Deck Sports Bar in Portland on a beautiful summer day. I had the pleasure of photographing their Istanbul engagement pictures. Their wedding planner Mandi of Champagne Events helped them with some beautiful details and thanks to her, everything ran beautifully. They also had a great idea – instead of wedding cake, serve baklava! …
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Idil, a high school classmate of mine from Robert College got married to Greg in a New York wedding ceremony and reception. They had elements of Turkish and Jewish traditions. The ceremony was at the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, and the reception was Pera Mediterranean Brasserie (which is run by another high school classmate of mine, Burak Karacam). Idil specializes in social media and has a …
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Ozgur and Vanessa met at a snowboarding trip and they got married at Timberline Lodge. How perfect! Ozgur’s family came all the way from Turkey to attend this beautiful reception with some Turkish wedding touches. The ceremony featured mixing of the sands – originally the sand was going to be coming in from Turkish beach but due to some customs mishap, they used beautifully colored …
Continue readingHere are couple quick ones from Vanessa and Ozgur’s Turkish style wedding at Timberline Lodge. David, Vanessa’s father, walked her down the aisle with Mt. Hood as the backdrop. Vanessa speaks Turkish quite fluently and was leading the belly dances on the dance floor while Ozgur did a great job dancing to Michael Jackson. More pictures coming soon when we finish editing the whole wedding.
Continue readingBasak and Cem had a fun Turkish wedding at the Arista Ballroom! There was a lot of halay – or – Turkish line dancing, and great energy. Check out the photos! Arista Ballroom is a beautiful location as well and was a perfect fit for this fun wedding! (You can see the full set of photos here – you can get the password from Basak …
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