It all begins with an idea but then I felt that I need someone truly passionate to help turn my dream into reality. Planning a wedding abroad is beyond stressful. A wedding planner is an absolute must and, really, the number one person you should start searching for when having a destination wedding. Natalia is a true gem we were lucky to find in the large city of Istanbul. Absolute talent and I cannot thank her enough.

I fell in love with one of the wedding videos Alexey made in Yalta. Unlike other videographers Alexey made me dive into the atmosphere of the wedding without me even being there. I know this requires talent and professionalism. I instantly messaged him without searching for anyone else.

There is something about natural colors and a poetic vintage sadness that attracted me to Anna’s photography the most. As much as I understand that a wedding is a happy and exciting moment I feel that looking at my own wedding photos later will make me reminisce and smile. I want my wedding photo album to resemble an elegant and poetic story of two from long ago.

My flower decoration was somewhat simple to a degree. I wanted to achieve this effortless field style airy feel both during ceremony and the main reception. Busra from Mahlas Floral Studio exceeded my expectations and her entire team was a pleasure to work with.

Ararat and I are very international, we listen to all sorts of music and genres from all over the world. I like to keep the party going for all and wanted our guests regardless of their culture to have lots of fun and relate to our vibe. I felt that Taner grasped our vibes perfectly, we had lots of fun. Also, his team of technicians and light experts was absolutely on point and everything went without a glitch.

I found Aslihan by absolute luck, browsing for something else on IG i found her. Next thing you know I had lots of stationary mostly all of my stationery designed and printed with AY Paper Studio. Aslihan really can make your wildest wishes comes true: from invitations to coasters to a satin banner, she was able to do everything related to print and paper materials. Wow!

Victoria Tekin was my hair and make-up stylist. I was very lucky to find her in such a busy city like Istanbul! I loved the fact that she was all about timing, and understood my style without much explanation. We had a trial make-up session and the next thing you know three days later she was fully ready with an assistant at my wedding venue for me, my family and my bridesmaids. Be ready she will wake you up at 8am! XOXO