My husband and I had talked about renewing our wedding vows to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Whilst holidaying in Fethiye in June 2023 we made an appointment with Oludeniz Beach Weddings and met with Rachel. Rachel was very helpful listened to what we wanted and gave us some great advice, after being shown around a venue we were sold! The package we chose was exactly what we wanted, we made some additions including the drinks package which is an absolute must. We booked the date and paid our deposit.
I must admit being in the UK I felt a bit nervous about the arrangement's etc., I needn't of worried as the communication was excellent, I received emails every step of the way and was encouraged to make contact should I have any questions, which I did and they were addressed promptly.
Unfortunately the hotel we had chosen as a venue decided to sell up and were no longer doing weddings. Rachel emailed us with the bad news but also backed this up with the good news of a new venue called Sundia by Liberty - Suncity Beach Club.
We attended the pre wedding meeting the day after we arrived in Türkiye and was taken step by step through everything and finalised details of flowers, cake, hair etc
We had an online meeting with our celebrant Claire followed up with emails. Claire asked us lots of questions and sent us a draft of the ceremony script. I must say Claire has an amazing way with words and the script was so personal to us we were so pleased with the end result.
On the day I was picked up along with my sisters and Mom and taken to the Goldfinger beauty salon, on our arrival we were met with the owner and discussed styles and makeup. All the staff were very helpful and friendly and listened to what we wanted and they most certainly delivered!
When it was time to head to the venue we were picked up in a lovely vehicle and handed our flowers which were beautiful and how i imagined them to be.
We arrived at the venue and was met with Tracy, our adviser for the day and also our lovely photographer, who was absolutely fantastic.
Walking towards the aisle was nerve racking but as soon as I saw my husband and our guests I felt immediately at ease, I was absolutely blown away with the surroundings, the view was breath-taking and the flowers and the layout was beautiful. The live music was the cherry on the cake!
The tables were dressed beautifully and exactly how I asked them to be.
As my husband is Turkish we had both British and Turkish guests and the food served was loved by everyone, they catered very well for everyone including vegan and gluten free choices. The food was actually amazing and we could not compliment the chef enough.
The cake was also exactly what we wanted in both design and taste.
The venue, Sundia by Liberty - Suncity Beach Club, is amazing and perfect for weddings /renewals etc. and I believe it was fate that we ended up there You have the whole place to yourself so no-one around to photo bomb your photos ! The staff are great too so helpful and friendly and even joined in with some dancing.
Overall I would say myself, my husband and all our guests had an amazing day from start to finish, although ours was a wedding renewal it was like the wedding day we never had 30 years ago, really the only difference is the paperwork.
Obviously we are biased but Türkiye was the perfect destination for us, the weather, the views, food and people just can’t be beaten.
i would 100% recommend having your ceremony in Türkiye and you can’t go wrong using Oludeniz Weddings - Oludeniz Beach Weddings.
if you listen to their advice ask all the questions you need to and totally trust that they will do anything to make it the day of your dreams you will not be sorry.
We want to do it all over again!!!!
Michelle & Ali Gündoğan, 18th September 2024