2012

We are finally home & back to reality after a fantastic, fun filled two weeks in Turkey! We just want to say a massive THANK YOU to you, Durmus, Aaron and Lynette, the bar staff/boat crew & everyone else who helped on the day for giving us the experience of a life time, right from the moment we sent you an email enquiry 18 months ago to the day we finally met you in Fethiye, the service, help & advice we received was second to none. You always responded to my emails (most of them more like essays than the 'quick notes' they claimed to be!!) within a reasonable amount of time making sure you gave me all the information I was asking for and more. The day we went to Antalya for all the 'legal stuff' was no where near as bad as we thought it would be, mostly due to the fact Durmus was so kind, helpful & informative, answering any questions we had as well as taking the time to tell us about the places we were visiting which we found really interesting. He even made sure we had time to do a spot of shopping….much to Andy's dismay! The choosing of the cake finished the day off perfectly, we were surprised by the number of designs there were to choose from considering the cost was included in the package price and we were super impressed when Durmus told us we could have the cake decorated to match our chosen colour scheme. Having the Turkish mobile really helped us feel at ease, knowing that we could contact you whenever we needed to and was just one of those added extras that really made your service unique to any others we had looked into previously. Our meeting with Aaron and Lynette to go over the finer details, pay what we owed and hand over the favours we had bought was relaxed and convenient as it was at our hotel so we didn't need to travel anywhere. Aaron and Lynette went through everything with us to make sure everything on the day would be just how we wanted it to be. On the day of the wedding the coaches arrived on time to transport our guests to Fethiye, everyone was really pleased with the standard of service and commented on the convenience of being picked up from our hotel. I particularly loved that my driver (I'm really sorry I have forgotten his name!!) wore a purple shirt, not sure whether this was deliberate but seeing as it went perfectly with the colour scheme it seemed a nice touch! Words can not express the sheer shock and delight I felt when I saw the boat all decorated and with our guests on board, it was everything I ever dreamed it would be and more. Up until that point I had been really relaxed & calm but it took my breath away and the tears began to flow, not just from me either. My mum and Dad also struggled to contain their amazement! Every last detail was perfect, the colours, the table plans, the music we provided was played without any hiccups (something that does not happen very often at weddings in England haha!) Not to mention the backing tracks we provided for our niece, Chloe to sing to, they were played effortlessly and at just the right times throughout the day, with Aaron and Lynette making sure Chloe knew when she was due to sing. (As he did with those who did readings for us as well!) The food was amazing and even the guests who are known to us as being fussy with their food commented on just how nice it was everything was. The one thing that made it even more special, as I said when we saw you in Fethiye was when the taxi boat delivered 2 bottles of brandy so I could have my favourite tipple, I can't thank you or Aaron and Lynette enough for arranging that. As if the boat wasn't special enough, to have a James Bond style delivery really got everyone talking!! We really enjoyed the micro light petal drop…more so watching them desperately trying to fly over the boat as centrally as possible despite the breeze! Lastly, the photographs are breath taking. The photographer made sure every photo we requested was in the album & we have looked through the CD loads of times and still keep picking out things we either didn't think we noticed on the day or had forgotten about. He really has captured the true happiness we felt and the emotions of all our guests. The tranquillity and true beauty of our surroundings are obvious in every single photo. We haven't watched the DVD as yet, after our English reception we are hosting a film night to show all our friends and family the magic you helped to create on our special day. We really can not praise 'Beach Weddings by Carole' enough for making our wedding day so memorable, every single one of our guests has complimented the attention to detail, the organisation and just how amazing it was to witness our marriage in such beautiful surroundings. We can and will highly recommend to anyone to book a wedding through you, it was fantastic value for money and the service throughout from everyone involved was of such a high standard it out shone any hotel wedding we have ever attended! Thank you once again, we can't wait to see our photos on your website at long last, we have spent the last year and a half looking at those already on there and it will feel surreal to see our faces amongst the other couples lucky enough to have had you plan their weddings! Lots of love Hanna and Andy Williamson Yacht Wedding 06 October 2012

Hi Aaron and Lynette,Happy New Year to you too We were overwhelmed by how wonderful our wedding was and the day went so smoothly. All of the worry and stress of the usual wedding planning was removed as a few quick e-mails to Carole was all that was needed when anything popped into my head. Any and all requests were accomodated and all questions responded to within 24 or 48 hours and everything managed beautifully. The venue is perfect and all our guests commented that it was like something from a film. We kept it fairly simple as this was what we wanted and I felt it reflected our personalities. We had great fun and on the day Carole's team took everything out of my hands, my wedding day itself was actually a very relaxing day! I would more than recommend Carole and her team to anyone and am happy to answer any queries from any brides-to-be via e-mail. I hope this helps. Kind regards, Jennifer and Nevzat Wedding Beach 11 October 2012 jennifer.connolly70@yahoo.co.uk

Hi Carole, First off appologies on the delay with the testimonial, things have been non stop since we got married and we are only now getting round to neing able to do the testimonial. Kelvin and myself would first like to thank Aaron and Lynette for all the support and organisation that he put into our wedding, he was fantastic. The whole wedding was fantastic, we never expected everything to be so easy and straight forward. You took care of everything in and exceptional manor, the wedding completly exceeded all our expectations. The first initial meeting at the site of the wedding was easy and straight forward, Aaron and Lynette talked us through eveything and set our mind at rest for the upcoming ceremony. Everything about the day to Antalya was explained to us and again our minds put to rest. The day to go to antalya itself was quite easy, allthough long, the only thing i would advise it to take something with you to keep you warm when you stop for breakfast, I stupidly went in shorts and vest and froze the whole time over breakfast. I was shocked at how quick everything was when we got to Antalya, allthough i think we chose the wrong day to go to the medical centre as the army were in there getting thier medicals, Typical of our luck. The florist was also fantastic and knew what we wanted and advised us on the best flowrs and the prices were very reasonable. On the day of the wedding I had my hair done by Sharon, who really did have a hard job with my hair as I have alot of it, She was friendly, profesional and efficient, she managed to do my hair and my daughters in the time alloted and that is no easy feat trust me. The Bus arrived to pick up all the guests going to the ceremony, they all got there about 15 minuites before i arrived so they were able to place all thier flowers on thier quits and so forth. The car arrived for me at our hotel and we then made our way to the beach ready for the ceremony, When i got to the venue i couldnt get over how organised everything was, i didnt have to think about anything, other than my nerves. It was just simply beautifully done, my husband became very emotional at the whole experience, the music the beach and of course his beautiful bride. The ceremony was so lovley, the vows were great and i thought they were very fitting, much better than you would get at home. The reception was fantastic, we chose to have a belly dancer, fire dancer and DJ, and i have to say every penny was well spent, the belly dancer got everyone up dancing and got them ready to dance for the evening. The firedancer was superb, he really put on a great show, we would definatly reccomend the entertainment. The food was so nice, the only thing we did wrong was not order enough fish, if i was you i would ask everone before hand how many would like fish, we also had the open bar option, and I must say this was worth its weight in gold, nobody had to worry about bringing money, as alot of us we all inclusive at the hotel it fitted in nicley. All in all we had one of the best weddings we could have found anywhere, and trust me I looked alot. Thank you so much Aaron and Lynette and your team for giving us a fantastic start into married life and helping us to acheive our dream wedding. If anyone would like to ask me questions or wants advice they can e-mail me on kath_elis@live.co.uk , they will also find me on facebook using the same email. Again thanks Kathryn and Kelvin Beach wedding 19th September 2012

Hi Carole, We just wanted to thank you and your team for providing us with such an amazing wedding day. Everything was perfect. Whilst we were a bit apprehensive about how things would be we shouldn't have worried, it was so much more than expected. Your team on the boat were great, they weren't in the way at all and everyone had a fantastic time, like us they thought it was wonderful and couldn't believe how amazing the day actually was. The food, bar staff, photographer, camera man were great and put everyone at ease. The Dvd and pictures are stunning. The DJ was perfect and managed to play our music in perfect order to allow everyone to fully enjoy themselves. Without him it wouldn't have been the same. All out guests thoroughly enjoyed the day which is captured in the Dvd. We wish to thank you and your team again for giving us such a special day. I hope you provide so many more brides and grooms with such a perfect day like ours. Thanks again Mr Mrs Thomas Gillian Bill Yacht Wedding 20th September 2012

Hi Carole, Just a short note to say thank you all for the lovely wedding we all enjoyed ourselves, my brother actually said it was the best wedding he has ever been too. It went really well I preferred it to an English wedding. Thankyou once again. Sue and Chris (Roberts Mum) Wedding Beach 21st September 2012

Hi Carole, and team we would like to say a massive thank you for making our wedding day so special. the setting was fabulous our family and friends had a great time to . every thing was so stress free nothing was to much trouble. You was always there if you needed any of the team which they were all brlliant our day was perfect from start to finish we didnt want it to end . the fire show was amazing and the dj well worth it the food was lovely the photos was amazing so happy with all of them everything was perfect you have been highly recommend many thanks. Helen & paul beach wedding 22th September 2012

Hi Carole, Hope you and the team are well. I'd like to start by saying what a great job you do! Your communication was brilliant in the year leading up to our big day, nothing was a problem and you made planning a wedding abroad so simple and stress free. The fire show was fantastic and would strongly recommend, we also had the belly dancer who was very entertaining. Unfortunately I do have a few grumbles: Firstly - My best friend and witness was not collected from her hotel although I had confirmed with Lynette that day exactly where they needed picking up from, she ended up having to get her own taxi and only just made it it time. Secondly - I was collected from my hotel 20 minutes late as Steve the driver was given the wrong hotel to pick me up from, because of this our ceromony was rushed and a speech that my friend (the same friend who didn't get picked up) was gonna read at the service had to be left out. We arranged to have the petal drop which completely missed us twice so was a complete waste of money. Finally - My cake turned up with the wrong colour ribbon on it, it was brown and I had chosen champagne so this didn't match anything. The food was nice, our video was fun to watch and gave us a good laugh and the photo album was beautiful. Hope this helps Take care Kelly & Steve Wedding beach 24th August 2012

Hi Carole, My name is gary.and after 26 years of being with my partner mandy we thought it was about time to tie the knot but having been together for so long we wanted something special on our day so we looked at getting married abroad we found carols website and to say the least we was over the moon from the very start to the end we could of never asked for any thing more carol themselves just made us so at ease with the whole process it was beyond belief when we arrived we was shortly contacted to inform us of the plans and very much again ease our worries from the mobil phone which we received to stay in contact with them to our great driver we had for the day when having to organize paperwork and cake etc to our so smoothly run meeting on the beach to finalize last details to our so so special day that we could of never dreamt of being any more beautiful than it was it was perfect all of our guest was so amazed how beautiful the set up was and how they also was to be made feel like royalty from us to our guests it all was just stunning with our hands on our hearts we would recommend this special experience to you it was stuff dreams are made of.mr and mrs diamond. Amanda and Gary Beach Wedding 23rd September 2012

Would like to say a huge thank you to Aaron and Lynette, her team for making our wedding day perfect! Could not have asked for a better day. It was totally stress free, everything ran so smoothly. Definitely a lovely experience, wish we could do it all over again. Thank you so much, we will never forget all the hard work you put in to make our day perfect. It was lovely Aaron and Lynette, i have recommended you to everyone, you did a brilliant job, just wish we were there now its freezing here! Hope you are well, and yes its fine to put photos on, Happy new year. Janine and Jason Wedding Beach Monday 24th September 2012

Hi Carole, this is our testimonial. here goes lol. We are writing to thank you so much for our wonderful beach wedding which took place on Friday 28th September 2012. Myself and my new husband would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for giving us the wedding that was much greater than we could ever have imagined. We knew it would be good, but never ever imagined it could exceed our expectations a million times over. From the first email all the way through until the wedding day itself, was done with ease, if i ever had a query or question i would e-mail you and you would reply with great efficiency and promptly, we could not have asked for a more stress free wedding, everything was so organised and done so easily. " It would not have been like that in the UK, lol". We were a bit unsure booking a wedding on line and also picking Turkey for the destination as we had never been there before and mixed reviews from people we knew but, it was the best decision we made, we first booked our wedding package with a British tour operator, but when we looked further in to the weddings that was on offer in Turkey we came across Aaron and Lynette, and what you got for your money and the time and effort that was put in to your special day, it was no comparison, so we lost our deposit with that company and booked it with yourself, and we are so glad we made that decision. Turkey is a beautiful country, Ouli deniez and the blue lagoon is absolutely picturesque, a perfect place to get married. We were worried about the day that we had to go to Antalya, we was told we was going to be picked up at six am outside our hotel, so we thought we would be prompt and organised so we went and sat outside at ten to six, five past six came and no pick up, ten past six came and no pick up lol, we both looked at each other and said " i think we've been scammed" we started to panic. then we saw two head lights in the distance, by this point i was bag of nerves, then a bus pulled up with the logo "Aaron and Lynette" we both sighed relief and burst out laughing. We was met by Durmus, what a lovely man very helpful and friendly we picked up another couple Jade and Gary what a lovely couple, it was nice to have company and be able to talk to someone who was going through the same thing as us. It was a long day but made pleasurable and exciting by Durmus. The paperwork bit was done quickly and then on the way back we could pick our flowers in a local florist, I had my bouquet two brides maids flowers and nine button holes and it was £100 it was excellent value for money, I described what i wanted, and when I saw them on the day they were better than I ever imagined, I was well impressed, I wanted to take them home with me lol.... We then went to pick the cake, I looked in the book and there was not alot I fancied, so i described what i wanted a two tier heart shaped cake with one tier chocolate and the other tier sponge, when we saw it on the day, we thought WOW, and the taste MMMMMMMM it was amazing, much better than the cakes you get back home. On the day, it was perfect from start to finish. I had Sharon who came to the hotel to make me into a bride, she did my hair and my make -up, and she made me look amazing, she was so friendly, helpful and caring. she also helped me into my dress and helped do the lace back up, as my mum did not have a clue. Thank god she was there......... lol. My dad, myself and my little girl was picked up and taken to the venue, the guests and my husband were already there waiting for us, the venue was absolutely beautiful the beach the backdrop setting, out of this world, we were a bit hesitant about the time of day we were getting marrie , six o clock in the evening, but it was absolutely perfect.The venue was decorated so beautiful and perfectly, to the colour scheme that I asked for, we both were so pleased. The ceremony was short, sweet and very emotional. We then had photos on the beach which are outstanding, the album that we had was amazing, and something that we never expected, to be so amazing. The DVD captures everything during the evening it was brilliant. We had the micro light plane to drop petals, during the photos, it missed us but we did not care, because the day had been so amazing. It also gave our guest something to laugh at. We then had the BBQ buffet, the food was out of this world, so plentiful to feed all of our twenty five guests, we were all stuffed at the end of the meal. he inclusive bar was brilliant our guest were impressed and made good use of it, lol........ We had a a fire dancer for entertainment, he was brilliant it kept all of us amused for half an hour. Outstanding!!!!. We then had a DJ, to finish the end of the evening, everyone was dancing and enjoying themselves. All our guest were so impressed with the wedding and evening, they all commented on what a wonderful way to get married and it would be a wedding they would never forget. We both want to thank you so much for making our wedding day so perfect, our 25 guests can`t stop talking about it. We would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending your company. Anyone thinking of getting married in turkey we would highly recommend using Aaron and Lynette as nothing is too much trouble and everything is so organised and to such high standards at such a reasonable cost. Well all that's left to say is a massive "THANK YOU" you made our special day, one that we will never forget, and the amazing photos and memories will be with us forever. A massive Thank you to you, and especially Aaron and Lynette who was our wedding planner, he was with us through it all, for all his hard work and for making our day so personal and unforgettable. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts xxxxx Love the New Mr and Mrs Lewis beach wedding 28th September 2012

My husband and I were married on the Blue Lagoon beach in September. Carole made this a day to remember! Everything about the service she provided was absolutely fantastic and nothing could be faulted! For one of the most important events of our lives, the organisation on our part was simple.... A few exchange of emails and Carole did the rest! Everything was thought of, from the colour of the decor (which matched our wedding outfits perfectly), the wedding cake, the flowers, the champagne toast, the photographer, the reception meal, the entertainment, and the trip to Antayla to sort out the wedding papers! All we had to do on the day was turn up and provide a CD with our choice of wedding march and first dance songs... The trip to Antayla was a long one and took up the whole day. But we were taken in a spacious vehicle which had fab air condition! We managed to stretch out across the seats and sleep most of the way! On our return we stopped to go for the medicals, which just took a few minutes and only involved answering some questions :-) Once this day is out of the way, you can just relax as you literally have nothing else to do. The wedding day itself was perfect! We only had a small party of 9. Our guests were picked up first from our villa and then myself and my son were picked up in a beautiful wedding car. When we arrived at the beach there was a red carpet laid out for us to walk down and the decoration was beautiful! The ceremony was beautiful and the translator spoke very clearly. The seating arrangements for the guests were fantastic and and our vows were taken over a microphone, allowing the guests to hear every single word. Once the ceremony was over we had a champagne toast on the beach and lots of photos taken. We had the micro-lite fly over us and drop rose petals and the photographs are amazing! The evening meal was amazing. A great choice of food and plenty to go around. We asked for the fire dancer as part of our entertainment and he was actually mind blowing.... Ourselves and our guests were in awe of him. Definitely recommended! At the end of the night, which I didn't want to come to an end we were all driven back to our accommodation, guests included. I must also add that the staff who worked in the bar were fantastic. They were friendly, helpful and nothing was too much trouble from them.. Also, the photographer knew exactly what he was doing and the quality of our photos are second to none! The whole day was also recorded on DVD, which was a lovely touch and allowed us to share the day with friends and family who couldn't be there in person. I cannot praise Carol enough. Her efforts and the service she provided were totally amazing!! We had a wonderful day in one of the most beautiful settings I have ever seen. A day I'll never forget! I am a very, very happy customer. Tara and Gordon MacLeod. Edinburgh. Wedding Beach 29th September 2012

We would just like to say a massive thank you for our special day, and organising everything! After months of being undecided choosing your company was the best decision. Although I have holidayed in Turkey for 9 years and i knew the area very well, planning a wedding via Email and not seeing the venue seemed very daunting. However with that said it was the best decision we ever made! There is nothing we can fault about the day. The communication with Carole planning the wedding was so easy, any questions we had she would answer within 48 hours, nothing was ever to much for Carole. Everything just ran so smoothly! Everything was perfect, all our family and friends really enjoyed themselves and said how amazing it was! We couldn't of asked for anything more! Our ceremony was magical, and the setting was beautiful. The reception, food and the service was just amazing. Our tables and the decorations were gorgeous. We couldn't of asked for anything more! We choose the microlight plane which was lovely however they dropped the petals to late so it missed us! We chose the DJ for the reception and everyone just had so much fun. The photographer was a lovely man and the photos are gorgeous. Everyone has commented on how lovely they are. The DVD is perfect and its lovely being able to watch it back. With that said we would just like to say again a huge massive thank you to you and your team for making our day perfect. We loved every minute and didn't stop smiling the whole time :) Thank you again for everything and all your hard work. Jade and Gary Mr and Mrs Mudge Beach wedding 30/09/2012