2012

Hi Carole, Firstly, I'm so sorry it has taken us this long to get back to you but life has been hectic as usual with two little ones! We'd be very happy for you to include this testimonial on your website along with any of our photos... hope it's not too late! We would recommend your service to anyone considering getting married abroad. We decided to use you after seeing numerous recommendations on the Internet, even though we wouldn't have even considered using an independent wedding planner before this. We had absolutely nothing to worry about. Your service was amazing from start to finish. Your experience showed as there was no stress on our part at all...which was very important when bringing our two young children with us. Every email sent to you beforehand with any query was responded to immediately. As we had never met you before arriving in Turkey for the wedding we had the obvious usual concerns that everything was in place, but everything went smoothly. The trip to Antalya for the paperwork without a single hiccup. The thought was more daunting but we actually quite enjoyed it. We must mention Guru the driver/interpreter/organiser. He was fantastic. We were quite concerned about how things would go at the embassy but not at all what we expected. Everything was done by Guru...we barely spoke to anyone! He also took us to the florist on the way back... again very straightforward and we chose our cake from an album. Carole arranged for our first meeting with her to be just before another wedding at the beach venue. Brilliant idea for us to see another wedding before ours. Completely put our minds at rest. On the day all the ladies went to Goldfingers salon to have a variety of treatments/makeup...arranged through Carole. Took a long time so had to rush a bit getting dressed back at the hotel but I was so pleased with what Sharon did with mine and my bridesmaids hair. I think Sharon now goes out to the brides hotel which sounds like a good idea!! The beach setting is lovely. We really want to say a special thank you to Lynette... Carole's daughter. Ours was the first wedding Carole had left her completely in charge of on the day and she did an amazing job. She is so friendly and approachable...just a lovely lady. She even played 'mum' to my 2 yr old daughter when she got tired!! Thank you Lynette...you really helped make it so special x We paid for the following extras: micro lite petal drop, fire show and the Turkish singing duo. All were fantastic. The musicians were the most expensive option but we prefer live music and as we had a small number of guests we didn't mind the cost so much! They were really talented and played a variety of English and Turkish music... Exactly what we wanted. Would really recommend the fire show aswell. A real talking point (especially if you don't tell your guests as we didn't!) Lastly, we thought the photographer and videographer did a really good job. We were really pleased with the results (over 400 of them on cd all included!!)...and I do both for a living so I'm more fussy than most!! Brilliant last shot of the videographer doing the Macarena with all of us! We had a truly amazing day...all our guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves and thought it was so personal and relaxed. I'm more than happy to be contacted with any questions from prospective couples. Thanks again Carole & team! Ps. Hard to believe we're nearly celebrating our 1st anniversary! X Amanda and Garry Knight amanda3572@hotmail.com Beach wedding 22th May 2012

Hi Carole, The venue was breathtakingly beautiful. The ceremony was lovely and a lovely length of time. The food was absolutely delicious. The fire dancer was extremely impressive and the DJ played great music. The micro light plane dropping petals was a beautiful touch. It was a beautiful experience that I would highly recommend and I wouldn't have done it any other way. Bethan and Gareth beach wedding 18th July 2012

Hi Carole, We would just like to say thank you very much for organising our Wedding in Fetiye. From our initial contact, through to the actual day itself and even after, the help, advice and effort you put into our special day was more than appreciated by not only ourselves but also our guests. when we arrived in turkey you gave us the date to go to the consulate and even though it was an early pick up it was a long day but worthwhile getting all the wedding paperwork sorted out , we picked the cake on the way back and went to the flower shop to pick our flowers both of which were lovely. you also arranged for the flowers to be delivered to the hotel so we could hand to our guests. We were even able to provide you with our own music and a schedule of when to play each song. The boat looked amazing and we were blown away by how beautiful it was. You matched our colour scheme perfectly and everything from the table decorations to the food was outstanding. our guests commented on what a perfect way to get married on a boat at sunset absolute paradise! The wedding vows were read in both Turkish and English and were beautiful . Following the champagne toast and lots of photos with a backdrop of the sunset and breathtaking views, we took our tables for the reception. Again the attention to detail was faultless with a little dainty parcel of Turkish delight at every place setting. Our thanks to everyone involved in making ours and our guests such a "PERFECT" day And even when the day itself is over, it doesn't stop there...The photo's, the album and DVD are also amazing... A great way for family and friends who could not be there to be a part of our special day. For anyone wanting to get married in Turkey we can not recommend Carole enough, she organises everything with military precision. We were a little apprehensive (who wouldn't be letting a total stranger organise their wedding day without even meeting them!), but we can honestly say there is no need to worry, Carole organises everything for you, she's only an email away and any question or query you might have is answered virtually by return. we would be very happy for you to use our album photos on your website if you so wish. Again Carole and your wonderful staff Thank you so much for everything and we are hoping to return to renew our vows one day. We wish you the best for many more weddings in the future. Mr and Mrs Dobbs Yacht wedding May 25th 2012

Dear Carole Our story goes something like this..... As we met on holiday in Turkey it seemed the only logical place to get married there too. My first idea was to have a garden wedding but when I started my research it became apparent that this would be very expensive and I didn't really want a beach wedding. Then a friend that lives in Ovacik, Turkey said "Carole & Tayfun do weddings on their yacht" We had been on a few boat trips so were familiar with the company so were confident that they were reliable and turned out to be very inexpensive compared to the bigger tour operators. Having an apartment in Ovacik put us in a very fortunate position - meaning that we could meet Carole and see the yacht dressed for a wedding before we booked. So having seen it we booked and sent the deposit when we got home, then we started the count down... Carole sent us loads of information so that we could get the right documents we required, from where and when. We knew that we would have to take a long trip to Antalya to the Consulate before the wedding so we decided to take an extra holiday in May to get this out of the way. Lucky we did as whilst in Antalya my fiance decided to pull the door off the minibus we were travelling in . So poor Gurer our driver and translator, being the consummate professional that he is, had to make an unexpected stop at a garage to get it fixed before we could travel back safely. Unfortunately this made us late for our appointments back in Fethiye and despite every effort made by Carole & Gurer we had to make new clinic appointments for the following day. This was ok for us but we felt really sorry for the other couple who were getting married the day after (sorry for the extra stress guys). Anyhow onto July. Carole and her daughter Lynnette met us at our apartment a few days before the wedding and we made all the final arrangements sitting in the sun on the balcony with a cold drink - easy. We had already booked the singer and a belly dancer but kept this information from our guests. On the day of the wedding my bridesmaid & I were picked up from our hotel in Fethiye and taken to the hairdressers where Sharon and her team made us look fabulous. I highly recommend them - my hair looked the best it has ever looked. Then back to the hotel to get changed and wait for our car. The groom and all the guests were picked up from there respective hotels etc and taken to the yacht so when we arrived they were all clapping & cheering - I felt like a celebrity. We had a lady Imam perform the ceremony which was lovely. The whole evening went without a hitch. I hadn't wanted a cake but had cupcakes instead which were gorgeous I'm told!! The entertainment was a great surprise and all the guests had a thoroughly good time especially some of the men who really enjoyed dancing with the belly dancer!! When the end of the night came we didn't want to leave so with hind sight we should have paid extra for another hour. Everyone piled on the coach and we had a sing along back to Ovacik. The next day, a little bleary eyed, we met Carole for the final paper work and unbelievably she gave us our photo album and cd's - I couldn't believe they were ready and are fantastic quality with loads of pictures and the video is brilliant. Dear Carole beach wedding 19th July 2012