WELCOME DESK AT CVK PARK BOSPHORUS, FOLLOWED BY CUSTOMISED ROOM HAMPERS FEATURING JUTE POUCHES FROM INDIA AND EDIBLE DELIGHTS FROM TURKEY, AND A MEMORABLE PRE-WEDDING PHOTOSHOOT FOR THE COUPLE.
DAY 2, MORNING : HALDI, HENNA AND A GRAND BAZAAR SETUP ON IZAKA TERRACE
EVERY RITUAL WAS OBSERVED IN FULL, WITH NOTHING SHORTENED OR APPROXIMATED — FROM THE VIBRANT HALDI TO THE INTRICATE MEHNDI, EACH INDIAN TRADITION WAS CELEBRATED WITH A DISTINCTIVE TURKISH TWIST.
DAY 2, EVENING: COCKTAIL SUNSET CRUISE WITH ISTANBUL SKYLINE VIEWS
150 GUESTS WATCHED THE SKYLINE DO WHAT NO DÉCOR EVER COULD, AN UNHURRIED CELEBRATION UNFOLDED AGAINST A PERSONALISED TURKISH BLUE POTTERY THEME. WHICH WAS EFFORTLESSLY LUXURIOUS IN EVERY DETAIL.
DAY 3: INDIAN WEDDING, OTTOMAN PALACE, BOSPHORUS WATERSIDE
A MANDAP SET AT THE WATER’S EDGE, FRAMED BY HANDPAINTED SUN UMBRELLAS, RITUAL DESCRIPTION FANS AND FLOWER CONES, WITH PASTEL, HANDPICKED FLORAL CENTRES AND RUNNERS.