Ezgi & Jean Baptiste Wedding Part 2

O kadar cok fotograf var ki birini secerken digerini oksuz birakmis gibi hissediyorum o yuzden fotograflari postlara boldum ve bu post sadece hazirlik asamasindan ibaret. Iyi seyirler, sevgili okur !

Kiliseden sonra apar topar dugunumuzun yapilacagi A'jia Hotel icin yola koyulduk. Orada olmamiz gereken vakitten 2 saat gecikmeli olarak ulasinca elim ayagima dolasmadi degil. Cunku durmak bilmeyen yagmur, trafigi durdurmayi basarmis, hotelin teknesinin kaptanini cumburlop bogaza atmis ve islerimizi aksatmisti. Neyse ki o kadar profesyonel bir ekiple calistim ki, birlikte her seyin ustesinden geldik ve gunun sonunda her seyi istedigimiz gibi bitirdik. 

We have so many pictures that it's hard to choose. While I choose one, I don't want to leave the other nice one so, I decided to divide pictures into different posts. This one is only about the preparations. Enjoy, dear reader !

After church ceremony in panic we headed to A'jia Hotel where we made our wedding party. We were already late and other surprises such as endless rain, traffic jam and falling of the hotel's boat captain into Bosphorus were waiting for us. All these difficulties caused our late arrival which is two hours later than agreed on. Those were enough to make a bride feel two times more stress. Thank God, we were working with a professional equip that each of them specialised and really successful in their own fields. At the end of the day, we put such a good show together that we finished everything as we planned and wished before.

Her ne kadar cocuklugumdan beri gelinlerin ihtisami hosuma gitse de, hic bir zaman daha evlenecegi adami bulmadan sac ve gelinlik modeline karar veren kizlardan olmadim ben. Fakat o gun geldiginde her zaman oldugum Ezgi'den farkli biri olmak da istemedigimden adim kadar emindim. Iste o gun geldi ve ben olabildigince kararimin arkasinda durmaya calistim. Sac provama gittigimde kafamdaki model belliydi ve sevgili kuaforum Nedim'i hic yormadan bir modelle isi bitirdik. Her zaman yaptigim makyajin ve sac modelinin biraz daha geline benzeyen versiyonunu denedik ve cok ama cok da hosuma gitti.

Although I love the glamour of the brides since I was a little girl, I've never became one of those girls who has already decided to hair and wedding dress model before they find the man that they are going to marry. But there was one thing I was sure about; when the time comes, I wouldn't be someone different than real Ezgi. It is time and I tried to keep my word to myself. When I went to my hair & make-up rehearsal, everything was so clear in my mind that, without exhaust my hairdresser Nedim too much and make-up artist Yagmur, we finished everything so quickly. As a result, we decided to create similar than the daily Ezgi but putting more bride style and I really really like it.

Istanbul'da yasamadigim icin kuafor bulmak da pek kolay olmadi tabi. Fakat her konuda yardimima kosan otelimizin ziyafet satis muduru Candan Hanim bu konuya da el atti ve beni buyuk bir dertten kurtardi. Yukarida bahsettigim gibi sacim icin sevgili Nedim Dogulu ya, makyajim icin ise Yagmur Aybi'ye kendimi biraktim. Sonuctan ancak bu kadar memnun kalabilirdim. Ikisi de islerinde oldukca basarili profesyonel iki insan. Hic dusunmeden kendinizi ellerine birakabilirsiniz. Burdan ikisine de  tekrar cok tesekkur ederim. Bu arada sevgili kuaforumu instagram dan da takip etmek icin tik tik nedimdogulu.  

As I am not living in Istanbul, it wasn't easy finding a hairdresser who will understand me better. But the sales manager of our hotel Candan Kocadoeli who always come to my help in everything,  rescued me one more time and found a solution. As I told above I deliver myself to Nedim Dogulu for my hair and to Yagmur Aybi for my make-up. Result ? It couldn't be the best. Both of them are real professionals and successful people. You can deliver yourself to their hands without hesitating. I thank again both of them. Btw to follow my hairdresser on instagram click click nedimdogulu. 

Kayinvalidem Michelle ile...

With my mother in-law Michelle...

Sacima ve duvagima takilacak cicekleri secerken...

While I was choosing flowers were used for my hair and veil...

Canim annem, herseyim...

My mother, everything...

Gelin buketi acisindan sansli gelinlerdendim, iki tane buketim oldu. Kilise toreni icin tercihimi tamamen beyaz sakayiklardan yana kullanirken, dugun gecesi nikah alanimizla uyumlu kir cicegi gorunumlu bir buket tercih ettim. Pazar gunu ise kilise buketimi anneme anneler gunu hediyesi olarak takdim ettim. Sanirim daha guzel bir hediye dusunulemezdi:)

I was a lucky bride in terms of bouquet, because I had two different one. While I preferred white paeonias for church ceremony, for the wedding party I decided to use more colour similar to flowers on our arc.  The day after on sunday I gave my church bouquet as a mother's day gift. 

Gelinlik secmek ise tum bu sureclerin en kolayiydi benim icin. Her seyde oldugu gibi gelinlikte de tercihim en sade olanindan yanaydi. Dantel detayini duvagima sakladim. Zaten gosterisli bir duvak olacagindan gelinligi sade tutmayi tercih ettim.  Kabarik ve bolca dantelli gelinlikler listemin disindaydi. Bu gelinligi bir dergide gorup, asik olup hemen gidip denedim ve gordum ki benim icin bicilmis kaftandi.  Bir ikinciyi denememe gerek bile kalmadi.

Choosing wedding dress was the easiest stage of all these preparations. As i wanted to keep everything simple, i wanted to do the same while choosing wedding dress. Already, lace and puffy dresses were out of my list. Instead I keep all lace details in my veil. As soon as I saw my wedding dress in a magazine, i said "this is what i am looking for" and went to boutique to try. Then I saw that this is just the right thing. I didn't even bother trying the second one. 

Tabi ki her postta ayri ayri tesekkuru hak eden, her animizi olumsuzlestiren sevgili fotografcimiz Mujgan Culfa ve ekibine sonsuz tesekkurler. 

Enless thanks to our photographer Mujgan Culfa and her equip who immortalise every moment of us. 

Ezgi

Wedding dress : Pronovias

Veil : Pronovias

Shoes : Repetto 

Jean Baptiste

Suit & Shirt & Bow Tie: Artling (tailor made)

Shoes : J. M Weston

Date:10.05.2014

Place: A'jia Hotel 

Ezgi & Jean Baptiste Wedding Part 1

Uc farkli evlilik toreninin yorgunluguna, uc balayi yakisir dedim ve hala ikincisini bitiremedim. Haliyle tatilin yaratmis oldugu rehavetin havasiyla karsinizdayim sevgili okur.

Bizim evlilik surecimiz, digerlerine kiyasla daha farkli asamalardan gecti diyebilirim. JB in Paris'te benim Zaragoza'da yasiyor olmam her turlu belgenin toplanmasi, organizasyon vs. gibi islerde normale oranla bizi biraz daha yorsa da simdi fotograflara baktigimda goruyorum ki her seyden alnimizin akiyla cikivermisiz. Farkli ulkelerde yasayip ve ustune bir de daha farkli bir ulkede dugun yapmaya kalkisiyorsaniz buyrun dogru mekandasiniz, hosgeldiniz !

Uc toren de birbirinden ozeldi. Fakat kilise nikahimizin benim icin en farklisi oldugunu soyleyebilirim. Kiliseye adimimi atar atmaz hic bir seyin aslinda izledigimiz o Amerikan filmlerindeki romantik sahnelere benzemeyecegini anlamistim. Bu toren bekledigimden daha farkli olacakti. Biraz saskin, epeyce heyecanli ve duygusalligin doruklarinda bir Ezgi olarak girdim o kapidan. Megersem bu torenin dunyanin en eglenceli kilise toreni olacagindan haberim yokmus. Bir an birbirimize bakip acaba biz How I Met Your Mother da bir kilise sahnesinde miyiz dedigimizi bile hatirlar gibiyim. Bir kilise dusunun Fransiz ve Turk misafirlerin doldurdugu, bir de Afrikali aksaniyla ingilizce toren yapan bir rahip... Sonunda o kapidan ciktigimizda herkesin gozyaslari kahkahalarina karismis yuzleri ile pirinc yagmurunun gercek yagmurla karisimi bir hava karsiladi bizi. Boylece kutlu dugun gunumuzun sabahi unutulmaz anilarla baslamis oldu bile.

For three different wedding ceremony, I said “Ezgi you should make three different honeymoon to rest”. First one is done with girls and now I am still on the second one with my family but it will be also done soon. Naturally, I am writing to you with vacation lassitude dear reader.

Our marriage process had different stages when it's compared with others. As JB was living in Paris and I was living in Zaragoza, it wasn't easy collecting all important documents and organize everything. But today when I look at all those pictures I see that we did quite a good job. If you both are living in different countries besides if you make two wedding ceremony in another country, you are in the right place, welcome to club !

I can not apart three of them. But I can say that church ceremony was the most different one for me. As soon as I step into church, I understand that this ceremony will be more gripping than the ones we see in romantic American movies. I was little bit confused, pretty excited and emotionally at peak level. But at the same time, i didn't know that this ceremony will be the most funny one I've ever seen. I remember even for one moment we casted a glance each other and said “are we in a church scene of How I Met Your Mother.” Imagine a church filled with French - Turkish guests and a priest leads ceremony in English with his African accent... At the end, we were greeted by our guests whose laughters mixed with tears and shower of rice with a real shower. So, our big wedding day started with already an unforgettable moment.

Kilise konusmalari icin bastirdigimiz kitapciklarimiz.

Booklets we distributed for the speeches. 

Dua ederken cekilen bu fotograf canim dostum Eda'm a ait cok tesekkur ederim canim benim iyi ki yanimdaydin. 

This praying picture is belongs to one of my best friend Eda. She is photographer and I am so glad she was with us that day. Thank you my dear !

Bilge'm e tek sagdicima sarilirken. 

Hugging my bestie, Bilge and only bridesmaid. 

St Antuan kilisesinin bas rahibi Anton Bulai'nin (malesef o gun bizlerle olamadi ama tum surecte yanimizdaydi) tum tatliligiyla bizim icin yaptiklarinin unutulmayacagini soylemek isterim. Kilise organizasyonunda da emegi gecen gizli kahramanlara ayrica tesekkur ediyorum. Bizi orada yalniz birakmayan tum misafirlerimize, dostlarima ve sevgili blogger arkadaslarim Grace , Lulucuum ve bu guzel renkli semsiye fotograflari icin Ahsen cigime cok tesekkur ederim. 

Tabiki en ozel tesekkuru tum bu guzel kareleri ceken fotografcimiz Mujgan Culfa ve ekibinin hakkettigini soylemek isterim.

 I want to thank to Anton Bulai the main priest of St. Antuan de Padoue (unfortunately he couldn't be with us that day ) for all his help with all his sympathetic manner. And again I want to thank to all the invisible people working for us and enrich the church with lovely white flowers and ribbons.  Thank you our dear guests being with us. Thank you my dear blogger friends Grace , Lulucuumm  who spend their saturday morning with me and special thanks to Ahsen taking this beautiful umbrella pictures. 

Of course our lovely photographer Mujgan Culfa and her equip deserve the most special thanks for all these awesome photos. 

Son olarak; JuIstanbul'a Sofie ipek gomlek ve Kate etek icin cok tesekkur ederim. Mukemmel uyumu sayenizde yakaladim. 

Lastly,  Many thanks to you JuIstanbul Sofie silk shirt and Kate skirt. I found perfect match that I looked for. 

Shoes: Repetto 

Ps: Bir sonraki post tum hazirliklar ve buyuk parti hakkinda olacak. Her seyden tum detaylari ile bahsedecegim. Beklemede kalin ! 

Ps: Next post will be about preparations and the big party. I'll talk about it en detail.  Stay tuned !