The crystal ballroom with mirrored walls, ready for the grand entrance.
The private room where the bride gets ready and receives guests.
The coffee station set up between the formal moments of the evening.
The separate hall used apart from the main ballroom for the henna night.
“The gelin yolu is why we came here. That lit walkway with the mirrored walls around it made my entrance look exactly as I had pictured it for years.”
“We had 240 guests and the hall was full but not cramped. Deniz knew the running order of a Turkish wedding better than we did: he knew when the takı ceremony had to happen and paused the DJ in time.”
“Mother of the groom. Not a drop of alcohol in the building, and we did not have to explain that over and over. The Turkish coffee after dinner was poured by their own people, which was a lovely touch.”
“We first held the kına gecesi in the second hall and the party in the big one a week later. The gelin odası is roomy enough for ten women to sit together without it getting stuffy.”
“Free parking on the Belcrumweg sounds dull, but with this many cars it is worth gold. The food came from their own kitchen and reached every table hot at the same time.”