We got married on the 10th September 2016, through Oludeniz Beach Weddings at the Liberty Lykia Hotel. Where do I begin with this review? It was the best day of my life. I know that is very cliche, but it was everything I dreamed of and more. From the initial discussions around booking the wedding to the time we had our final meeting collecting our photos, the team could not have been more helpful. I will apologise in advance for the long review, but I thought I would let you know my experience of the whole wedding process.
I was a little concerned when I was first considering Turkey as a wedding destination around who I should use to help with planning the big day, especially with it being in a foreign country and potentially an issue with language barriers. As soon as I contacted Oludeniz Beach Weddings they put me straight at ease, they all speak fluent English and were upfront with all the packages and costs and were very flexible in adapting the package to our needs. Moira was very helpful in arranging our booking and she phoned me to sort out all the details and answered all my queries before we booked. I understand that for many people putting down a significant deposit to a company abroad can be quite scary, let me reassure you that you are in safe hands with this company.
After we booked we received a full itinerary of how the day would be planned out so we knew everything from the start. During the preparation stages we were in regular contact with the team and Rachel was always on hand to ease my pre-wedding nerves with a quick email reply. Throughout we received regular emails around the legal process and what we needed to do before we arrived. We also received loads of emails for different wedding ideas including cakes, flowers, hair, make-up, hangings, table decorations etc… and also what items they stocked and what you needed to bring with you.
When we arrived in Turkey we had our pre-wedding meeting and met Tracy and Erdinc who were our fantastic wedding organisers. At this meeting they went through all the fine details of the day including guests, meal plan, music, we also met the florist and the salon manager at GoldFinger (who I also cannot recommend enough). We then went to their lovely stock room and selected our table decorations (which were beautiful). We were then taken to Fethiye by their driver who helped us sort out the final legal bits in the registry office and taken home.
I opted for the salon trial, which I am so glad I did. They, again, could not have been more helpful whether it was just hair and make-up or an extra massage, manicure, pedicure, eyelash extensions, nothing was too much trouble. When I arrived at the salon on the morning of the wedding with my bridal party they made my morning very relaxed and special. I also opted for the extra prep photos and met the photographer at the salon who was fantastic.
After being pampered all morning we were taken back to our hotel to get ready. While getting ready our flowers arrived (which were stunning) and we had a few more family photos before being taken to our venue. We were greeted by Tracy and Erdinc, who had already sorted out my groom, and then supported me. At this point we met our videographer who captured day. The service was beautiful and although it was in both Turkish and English it was lovely and somehow felt personal, after some more photos we went to the reception which was decorated to perfection. The a la carte menu was fantastic and the wedding cake not only looked amazing but tasted fantastic too.
We had a couple of blips with some of our guests being concerned about the current political climate and safety in this area. Please can I reassure you that we were totally oblivious of any trouble and we felt like we were a million miles away. To end, I cannot thank the team enough they were fantastic and I would highly recommend this company to anyone thinking of getting married abroad.