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An İzmir Wedding

Be a guest in Selin and Mert’s story at an İzmir wedding.

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A garden among olive trees on the Aegean coast. Selin and Mert are getting married tonight, and you are invited.

A basket will greet you at the door. Inside, a scarf for every guest: a sea from the couple’s first holiday, a white house, red flowers. Take one; wear it at your neck, on your wrist or in your hair, as you like.

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But this story began the night before, at the henna night in Selin’s grandmother’s garden. Let’s start there.

Frames

The night before

1/11The henna night. Lanterns, the henna tray and the same window pattern on the girls’ wrists and in their hair.
2/11The henna pattern comes from Selin’s grandmother’s house: wooden shutters, a lace curtain and the bride’s name in the corner.

The wedding day

3/11Selin and her sister Yağmur just before the ceremony. The guests’ scarves hang from the olive branches.
4/11The basket at the entrance. Each scarf is tied with a ribbon and carries a small card.
5/11The wedding pattern: Selin and Mert’s first holiday. The sea, a white house, red flowers and two names in the corner.

The ceremony

6/11The ceremony in the garden overlooking the sea. Most guests already have their scarves on, some at the neck, some on the wrist.

At the table

7/11Yağmur with her friends Aslı and Esin. “We all wore the same pattern, yet none of us looked alike,” says Yağmur.

On the dance floor

8/11When the music changes, the scarves go up in the air. The busiest moment of the night.
9/11Someone has gone to dance; her bag and scarf wait on the chair.

End of the night

10/11A candle and a scarf on the table. The card reads: “Made for moments together.”

The next day

11/11The next morning, those setting off still carry the same pattern in their hair, on their wrists, on their bags.

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