2009

First of all can we say a very big THANK YOU to Carole and Sarah for arranging our wedding for 10.8.09. we had been invited to Turkey with friends for a holiday in 2008 and we fell in love with the place, and decided we would love to get married there. When we arrived back home we got on the internet and choose Carole and booked our wedding for 10.8.09. The only communication we had was via the internet with e-mails, which was no problem at all, our questions were answered within 24 hours and our minds were always at ease. After a few days of arriving in Turkey a chauffeur came to collect us for the day to arrange all of the necessary paperwork. We meet Carole and Sarah in a lovely baker’s where we choose the cake and the colours for the decorations to go on the boat. Well the big day arrived and all of our 52 guests were collected from the apartments and driven to the boat, the captain of the boat came to get me and my son who was giving me away. I arrived on the boat with my bridesmaid to Take That “this could be the greatest day of our lives”, it was breath-taking. We set sail for about half a hour where we anchored so that the ceremony could take place. Once we were Mr and Mrs we left the boat to have a photo’s taken on the beach with the most fantastic setting of the sun going down. Once back on the boat we had glasses of wine, our guest kept say “I feel like a millionaire” we all had the most lovely food that was prepared for us. We had speeches and cut the cake which was lovely, then we all danced the night away. Our guest were all collected from the boat and taken back, and the captain then took us back. We have to say that “this was the greatest day of our lives” in more ways than one! After a few days had gone past Carole contacted us to bring the photo’s to our apartment, and wow! They had done an album and they were fabulous she also left us a whole cd full of the wedding and dvd, which we love to play to anyone that visits us. We have another wedding to go to August 2010 our friends loved ours so much that they have booked theirs, which we feel very honoured . We would also like to thank the crew on the boat, who were just amazing, thank you. Penny and Mark 10th August

Thanks for a fantastic evening, we enjoyed every minute, except waiting to hear the words "I Do" Booking with Carole took the stress out of the organising and allowed us to enjoy the majority of our holiday in Turkey, with minimum disruption. We were going to organise each element ourselves with the help of some friends. On seeing Carole's price list and package options we decided to let Carole take over. The full package was good value for money. The variety of food and drink was great. Everyone commented positively on the choices. Carole and her crew were very friendly and the boat was fully decorated, with a combination of decorations supplied in the package, as well as the placing of our favours, place names and table plan. They took everything we required onto the boat for us and nothing was a problem for them. The photographer was very prompt in creating the album and the DVD with each photo on was a fantastic part of the package. We played this at our reception when we arrived back in the UK. Due to only being in Turkey for 1 day after the wedding, we did not have time to have the marriage registered with the British Consulate, however Carole has offered to meet with us and arrange this in our next visit to Turkey, which won't be very long off. We would like to thank Carole and all her staff who helped to create the most memorable evening and have already recommended them to friends." Heather and John 25th August

Determined to get married abroad, we scoured the world for a venue and organiser. We discovered Olu Deniz and soon after, widespread praise for the weddings of Carole. Looking back on our wedding we can only add to those endorsements. The ceremony was nothing short of spectacluar and the Weddings Turkey team were great from our first meeting to the end of our holiday. We arrived in Olu Deniz the weekend before and soon met up with Carole to organise the details for the day. It was quickly apparent that we could shape every aspect of this wedding to our own tastes (literally, when we got to choose the cake!). From what we'd read we weren't looking forward to our trip to Antalya for the legal stuff but it was fine; nothing worse than a day of necessary formality with Anne's experience and cunning speeding things along where possible. It was a long day but Anne was great company throughout and it was a nice opportunity to chat and learn about the country. The venue was prepared beautifully with the Blue Lagoon providing an epic backdrop to a quick and simple ceremony followed by champagne and photographs. Everyone commented on the quality of the food, and the reception and party afterwards were just what we hoped for. In fact, we were just getting started when the bus returned us all to the hotel, so we headed into town in our wedding outfits, triggering applause from the bars as we passed. When your wedding begins as the sun sets, it only seems right that you continue until sunrise! We knew Olu Deniz would be beautiful, that's easy to see, but it also turned out to be a perfect location that catered for all our guests; from seasoned travellers to young kids. The food is good, the people are friendly and the atmosphere is fun, but you're not far from adventure in any direction should you seek it. And it's a good job - we expected 20 guests, we got almost 50! Maybe sending that iconic photo of Olu Deniz out with our invites had something to do with that...? On the group photo from the day, every single one of our fifty guests has a genuine smile on their face. It wasn't just a special day for us, it was a great day for everyone who attended too. Thanks, Kev and Charlotte October 9th 2009

Hi Carole, Myself and Scott would like to take this opportunity to thank you both and all your excellent staff for making our wedding day extra special, and one of the greatest days of our lives. We couldn't believe how easy and smoothly everything ran, from the day of booking right through to the wedding day, nothing ever seemed like too much trouble. The beach venue and decorations were perfect and the food and service was superb. The quality of everything was of such a high standard and worked out at great value for money with no hidden costs. Also the hundreds of photos and the DVD were just amazing and we could not believe that we were presented with a large, beautifully designed album containing 15 of the best photos of our day and the disc of photos and the DVD the day after the wedding with full copyright, something that could never have been done in England. (We have actually had an extra album done at home that we had to wait 3 months for). All our guests said how beautiful and perfect the whole day was and have said they will definitely recommend you and the resort to all their family and friends and would love to visit again. Since being home another couple who came to our wedding have got engaged and decided on getting married abroad, and my parents are planning on renewing their vows with yourselves in the next couple of years. Well I think I have mentioned a little of everything even though I could say so much more, but as a last word I would like to say again a huge thank you to Carole for everything and also Ann (our driver and translator) who is an asset to you and really made us feel welcome and at ease on the trip to Antalya to sign the paperwork and was great at answering all our questions. Love and best wishes and hope to meet again. Samantha & Scott Cundy 8th September scott.cundy@sky.com