The Wedding

From last weekend: Umut and Beysun's wedding was held in "Rakkas" a multi-purpose venue located in an old Ottoman mansion on the Bostanci coastline, Asian Istanbul. I felt very privileged to be at the ceremony.

Also at the wedding were Mutlu, Fatih, Tuncay, Cuneyt, Gokhan, Ozge, some of Beysun's and Umut's relatives and others I had met previously.

It was a great night, as the following photos hopefully show:



Rakkas



The celebrant presiding over the civil ceremony at the start of the evening



Beysun looking radiant (with the 500 lira hairstyle: the standard fee in Istanbul to prepare a bride's hair)



An amateur in between two professionals



The cake (using the 'candle' feature on the camera)



The bellydancer



Umut hearts Beysun



The wedding car