It’s autumn
in Alanya and with that ‘The Season’ is almost over. And as one season is
saying goodbye another, very romantic season comes rolling in; the wedding
season. There is a lot of decorated wedding cars driving around in the streets
of Alanya for as long as the ‘r’ is in the month so to say. ‘R’ standing for
Ring, obviously. Expect to spot a wedding couple having its pictures taken on
one of the many beautiful locations in town. And you might have to spend a
whole lot of time at your hairdresser’s salon for what usually takes only an
hour, as everyone is busy running around to get the bride and her huge
entourage ready and looking as glamorous as ever on the big day. At night there
are the fireworks who light up the black sky and that is how I know that
somewhere out there yet another couple just said ‘Evet’ to each other that very
moment and I silently send them my best wishes.
I am having the privilege of being invited to three weddings this fall. When a good friend of mine, who once used to live here herself, asked me this summer when one of these wedding would be I answered: ‘somewhere at the end of the season’. She laughed and said: ‘that is such an Alanya thing to say’. I guess that’s true. There’s a lot of things we say that only make sense when you actually live here, but I’ll safe that for another column.
The truth is that weddings are always special and wonderful, but for some reason the ones I am attending this year somehow feel extra special in a way. One is a close friend of Bülent getting married to a lovely girl I just met. The other one is a German – Turkish wedding. Cross cultural weddings always lift my spirits and make them do a little happy dance all while waving the victory flag. These couples are close to my heart and make me feel proud of them for having found a way to bridge and celebrate their love for each other against all odds and challenges they went through without a doubt. And the last one is so extra super special because it’s our best friend’s wedding. Someone I know since my very first evening of having arrived in Alanya some 13 years ago. For a big part of that time he has been going through life as a very attractive and successful bachelor, the I-want-to-settle-down-but-can’t-find-The-One kind of thing. And to be fair, working in the tourism industry brings some very big challenges on its own into the picture when it comes to finding and keeping the right partner. The whole world, ok maybe not the world, but everyone who knows him, which covers quite a substantial part of it, has been waiting for this glorious day to come. Kind of like with George Clooney I’d say, who also as if by a miracle just got married by the way. I can’t even express how happy I am to know that my dear friend finally has found The One, who definitely was worth all the waiting I want to add, and to see him tie the knot in a couple of days.
I am having the privilege of being invited to three weddings this fall. When a good friend of mine, who once used to live here herself, asked me this summer when one of these wedding would be I answered: ‘somewhere at the end of the season’. She laughed and said: ‘that is such an Alanya thing to say’. I guess that’s true. There’s a lot of things we say that only make sense when you actually live here, but I’ll safe that for another column.
The truth is that weddings are always special and wonderful, but for some reason the ones I am attending this year somehow feel extra special in a way. One is a close friend of Bülent getting married to a lovely girl I just met. The other one is a German – Turkish wedding. Cross cultural weddings always lift my spirits and make them do a little happy dance all while waving the victory flag. These couples are close to my heart and make me feel proud of them for having found a way to bridge and celebrate their love for each other against all odds and challenges they went through without a doubt. And the last one is so extra super special because it’s our best friend’s wedding. Someone I know since my very first evening of having arrived in Alanya some 13 years ago. For a big part of that time he has been going through life as a very attractive and successful bachelor, the I-want-to-settle-down-but-can’t-find-The-One kind of thing. And to be fair, working in the tourism industry brings some very big challenges on its own into the picture when it comes to finding and keeping the right partner. The whole world, ok maybe not the world, but everyone who knows him, which covers quite a substantial part of it, has been waiting for this glorious day to come. Kind of like with George Clooney I’d say, who also as if by a miracle just got married by the way. I can’t even express how happy I am to know that my dear friend finally has found The One, who definitely was worth all the waiting I want to add, and to see him tie the knot in a couple of days.
And to
these wonderful friends of ours, and all the other couples out there who are
getting married in Alanya this winter, I want to wish all of you a lifetime of
love and happiness. May you always stay in love and may there be many lovely
surprises and many sweet babies in the years to come inshallah. The roads will be up and down in the future, as they
always are, but hopefully many times more up. No matter what life has in store
for you, always remember all the beautiful reasons of what made you fall in
love with each other in the first place and the magic of your wedding day.
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