August 22, 2011

Destination Wedding - Bodrum, Turkey

Today I'm linking up with Jillian at Cornflake Dreams and Joelle from Where We Love Is Home to share my dream destination wedding. I'm actually getting married in Chicago next May and I'm in the midst of wedding planning. While we decided that Chicago would be the ideal location for us due to ease of planning, we did throw out the idea of a destination wedding many times when we first got engaged.

With my fiance's family being from Turkey, I think that a Turkish town on the Mediterranean would be the ideal location for a destination wedding. We visited a couple summers ago, and it is such an amazing place. The culture, the weather, the architecure, the blue waters and the amazing food make it feel like a true island getaway. In the summertime especially, the weather cannot be beat. I would opt to get married on a boat with our closest family and friends. There is something about getting married on the water that screams romance. I would trade the traditional long wedding gown that I'll be wearing next Spring for something short and sweet (it's hot in Turkey!). I'd love to wine and dine my guests with traditional Turkish cuisine, refreshing beverages and some light music to listen to out on the seas.



16 comments:

  1. thanks for linking up!!! i LOVE this dream wedding. so pretty!! the food looks delicious and the short dresses are super cute. and this post makes me super excited for our spring trip to istanbul...now i need to see how far away bodrum is :) happy monday! xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams

    ps im loving your blog's new look!

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  2. Wow so pretty! An island in the Mediterranean would be a perfect place to get married!

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  3. Bodrum, huh? Who knew! Looks beautiful!! PS, your blog redesign is lovely.

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  4. That would be an AMAZING place to get married. Turkey is high up on my list of places to visit and this post just moved it up even higher!

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  5. That sounds like a wonderful idea! I have family who were born in Turkey, they're Greek but were born there, and I've always wanted to go visit :)

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  6. Ah the perfect dream wedding. So so gorgeous!
    xo
    Alexa
    www.theshortandthesweetoft.com

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  7. This looks like the most amazing place to get married! Those pictures are breathtaking!

    Erin
    www.simplyjustlovelyblog.com

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  8. WOAAAA I love this idea for a dream wedding!! Stunning!! Can I come ;)

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  9. I'm totally going to have to link up later this week! I wish I still had a wedding to plan...looking back on it I wish I was more patient with the whole process. I was so caught up in "I better book it because I might lose it", but I wish I would have slowed down and enjoyed it more.

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  10. Hey there!

    Oh my gosh, Turkey looks GORGEOUS! and I totally know what you mean about the romance of a boat..:) Congratulations btw on your soon wedding! that's so exciting!!! & I've always wanted to go to Chicage. I watch Julianna & Bill and it looks so awesome haha :)

    ~lauren

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  11. I love this idea! So gorgeous and so unique! I'm invited, right? ;)

    Thanks so much for linking up today! Oh, and I think your blog is absolutely gorgeous.

    xoxo,
    Joelle

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  12. Ahh those blue blue waters!!!! definitely a good choice for a destination wedding. And those dresses seem ideal for the weather there. Congrats on your engagement/wedding!!

    -Monica

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  13. A destination wedding seems so romantic to me! It's a wedding and honeymoon in once :) I have never been to Turkey before, but a lot of my friends have :) Maybe I'll go next year :) x

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  14. amazing place!! i must add it to my dream destinations!
    and congrats on the engagement :) i'm getting married in October in Puerto Rico and can't believe how fast time is going by!

    fashiontruffles.blogspot.com

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  15. I am dying to go to Turkey! Beautiful pictures and that food looks amazing! You have such a cute blog! Following you :)

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