After an amazing week in Turkey in which my camera only left my eye for the graciously offered Turkish apple tea and a bit of sleep, I had the honor of photographing
Merve &
Evren's wedding. The ceremony was on June 27th in Istanbul, Turkey at the
Marmara Esma Sultan which was majestically
perched along the
Bosphorus strait as if to welcome all the giant ships floating by. It was a beautiful wedding.
Merve was
absolutely, exquisitely, stunningly gorgeous in a dress that her
sister designed with French Chantilly lace, blue tool and antique crystals from their mother's wedding gown. A beautiful omage to someting new, something borrowed, and something blue.
Evren, handsome of course, managed to figure out his bow tie after a rushed sound check. He s
urprised the guests by performing with the Turkish
Evil Maria band after dinner.
Merve was right there by his side rocking out. They sang a rock duet to The Beatles song
"I've Just Seen A Face." Straight from their hearts...touching us all. I might have teared up, but my trusty camera hid the evidence. ;) The full moon rose up across the water perfectly between the
Bosphorus bridge spires and then gently
veered to the right as If it knew that's where I needed it to be. The evening ended with a moonlit boat ride on the
Bosphorus. Beautiful Istanbul, lovely friends, and wonderful memories. Cheers Merve & Evren!!!!
