european wedding congress in the netherlands

it was a great march day for northern europe and it was a gorgeous castle in north of holland. we drove to this gorgeous place with my lovely friends carina & david from belgium to attend this year's european wedding congress that was  hosting internationally known guests,  mike larson, jana willams, lawrance chan and Vanessa van Wieren of alchemy fine events. and of course to i had the chance to meet with other great photographers and videographers from all around europe.  first day it was the conference day for everyone and the second day it was time for the action. to learn and experience more from famous mike larson. below photos are taken during his workshop which was created by talented people like katie larcombe make-up remix, don florito flowers, covers couture. i cannot thank them enough for creating us this opportunity for us! it was such a pleasure to meet with all those talented people and i feel so blessed to be a part of this international organization. hope you all like the photos as much as i did! enjoy! ♥

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love by the bosphorus

it was a very lovely may day.. not too hot not too cold perfect weather! conditions were just great so was the wedding! ayça and utku are just a great couple that i am so utterly glad that i met them. funny story, ayça's cousin tugba was one of my first brides when i started working as a wedding photographer almost 4 years ago. we found out that later we agree upon working together.. now i am shooting her wedding. and i am so glad i did. their energy and elegance and the effort that they put in their wedding was a reflection of their personalities and love towards each other for sure. the selection of the great venue, hekim bası salih efendi yalısı, has made the wedding cosy and gorgeous at the same time. all the details of the wedding was their creation. and i believe they deserve a big credit for their brilliant job! from the decorations, to food, from the music to the bouquet, everything was flawless.. and when i saw their invitation was from beyond talented y65 by selen özakhun, i knew that it will be the right choice to reflect the theme of their wedding.  ayça you have become a gorgeous bride and utku you are very lucky to have her as your bride! you guys warm my heart! i wish you two a life time happiness and love! 

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paris, my love in march..

i love paris. we do have some sort of great love story going on between us. no matter what time of year it is.. well funny thing, i have always been to paris in march and for now it has been very well! i cannot get enough of this beautiful city. esthetics is the word and concept that defines this city. my dream one day is to be able to wake up to a parisian morning carelessly and enjoy the city at its bests! well hoping to fill this blog with more paris photos in different seasons through out the years. these are from very beautiful march weekend in which the whole public transportation system was also free due to over dose particles in the air causes pollution. from the cities i am living in turkey, this weather is nothing close to pollution ofcourse. so i enjoyed it very much with one wedding, one engagement and one anniversary shoot of beautiful people! which will be on the blog soon too! from the jardins du luxembourg to louvre, from monmarte to pantheon here is beautiful paris.. 

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such a beautiful spring day to get marry ♥

we did an engagement session with dilahan and sinan last november yet again with a great weather for a november day.. it was last month, april 5th, that was their wedding day finally. they are such a special couple for me. they are truly in love and complete each other in so many ways. it is also amazing how basically we grow up together with dilahan without knowing each other but surrounded with almost the same people. her energy filling up every room she walks in and sinan's love for her is just amazing.. i loved the every little intimate details of the wedding too. their morning celebration with the loved ones, dilahan's dress for the morning was her mom's wedding gown tailored again for her and her vintage style just caught my heart right away! they both deserve the best of everything. thank you guys again for making me apart of your special day! it was such an honor to photograph you both and was utterly excited when i saw our engagement session photos in your lovely house! wish you a life time happiness filled with love! love you both! ♥

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thank you mom. with love, your daughter.. | her sey için tesekkürler annem. sevgiyle, kızın..

i'm not a mother.  yet. but i do know how hard it is to be. and as i age, i do understand my mom more and more each day. and i know that i am turning like her in so many ways.. i can share her concerns, fears, proud moments, excitements, happiness more deeply. i now can clearly see reasons why she has always been apprehensive through out my childhood. those sleepless nights, those waits by the window, one ear always listening our breath.. to raise a child in this world might be the most difficult thing ever. at least for me it is. but she did it. along with many others. who are all proud of their beautiful daughters. daughters that are turned into friends. mothers who are now best friend to many daughters that they can trust no matter what. because we all know that it is always our mothers who will be there for us no matter what. and i do feel that more each day. that bond grows more than instinctively. as daughters, we do want our moms to be with us at our best, at our lows.. it is their shoulder that gives us the comfort, and it is their hand that gives us the strength to keep moving..it is their pain when we are in one. it is their joy when we have it all.. where no other can.. 

thank you mom, for raising me into strong, confident woman like yourself.. and i am so proud to be your daughter. i love you so much. 

with love to all mothers..

yeliz..

ben anne degilim. ya da henüz olmadım diyelim. ama anne olmanın ne kadar zor oldugunu biliyorum. yasım büyükdükçe, tecrübelerim arttıkça annemi her geçen gün daha da iyi anlıyorum ve biliyorum ki gün geçtikçe ona daha da çok benziyorum. endiselerini, hüzünlerini, mutluluklarını, heyecanlarını, korkularını, hayallerini simdi daha da net görüyor ve paylasıyorum. tüm o uykusuz gecelerini, pencere önünde merakla bekleyislerini, hastalandıgımda nefeslerimi dinleyislerini, ayrı kaldıgımızdaki özlemlerini..bu hayata bir çocuk getirmek ve büyütmek dünyanın en zor seylerinden biri. en azindan benim için öyle. ama sen bunu basardın annem. diger bütün kızlarıyla gurur duyan annelerle beraber.  kız çocuktan öte arkadas olanlar; anneden öte her konuda güvenebilecek dost olanlar.. çünkü hepimiz biliyoruz her seye ragmen en sonunda yanımızda olanlar annelerimizden baskası degil. bunu her geçen gün daha da net hisediyorum. ve bu his içgüdüsellikten de öte bir sekilde büyüyor..biz kız çocuklar iyisiyle kötüsüyle, her anımızda annemiz yanımızda olsun istiyoruz. omuzlarında huzuru buluyor, ellerinden güç alıyor ve ilerlemeye devam ediyoruz. kimseler hisetmezken bizim acımız onların acısı, bizim sevinçlerimiz onların sevinçleri oluyor.. 

tesekkürler annem beni de kendin gibi güçlü ve kendine güveni tam bir kadın olarak yetistirdigin için. senin kızın olmaktan gurur duyuyorum ve seni çok seviyorum.

tüm annelere sevgilerle..

yeliz.

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photo credit goes to my brother ^_^

photo credit goes to my brother ^_^

and most emotional and proud moments of my weddings..

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they melt my heart... 

when we had our first meeting with damla and volkan in new york at ace hotel, i knew that this wedding is going to be special.  the picture of their wedding in their mind was so clear that i could see what i was going to experience! and i did.. starting from the first day! a day before their amazing wedding (which will be soon on the blog too!) i had the privilege to capture their love at this gorgeous beach of sarıgerme, (which is also one of my favorites in whole turkey) where damla actually grew up too. despite of the rain we managed to enjoy the every bit of the sea, sand and a little sunshine that peeked at us every once in a while.  they do warm my heart and they melt it with their love to each other.. hope you all can feel it the way i do too!

stay tuned for their amazing wedding too! 

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antwerp with my photoglove <3

it was my first time in belgium.  and guess what; i did enjoy it very much! despite the fact that it is a very small country compare to turkey but it has it's own way of attracting people. antwerp especially drawn me into it! i did enjoy every bit of it! of course discovering it with locals helped me a lot to love this city! but i can assure you that there are so many beautiful things to be discovered. small coffee shops with great coffee, designer stores, which i still have some left to visit, peaceful streets and amazing street art that adds color to dark northern europe weather.. antwerp should be in the list of must see europe if there is a such list ^_^ i hope you enjoy the photos and feel like visiting antwerp soon!  | belçika için avrupa'nın minik bürokratik ülkesi diyebiliriz ama antwerp için daha fazlası gerekiyor sanırım. sehrin kendine has bir enerjisi ve dokusu beni içine çekmeyi basardı. sokakları, restorantları, kahve dükkanları, özellikle sokak waffleları, tabiki bisikletleri (benim için bir sehrin guzelligi bisikletle ulasım saglayabilmekle neredeyse dogru orantılı) ve en önemlisi sehri birlikte gezdigim ve gezerkende tanistigim güzel insanları antwerp'i benim için özel yapmaya yetti.. umarım fotograflarımdan sehri siz de gezme istegine kapılırsınız!

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this lovely woman is like my sister now! our story has started in a strange way but turned out great for both of us (i do hope that she feels the same way too tho ^_^ ) i spent 16 great days with her and lovely family and i am hoping that they have enjoyed it as much as did! - i know she did but i am not sure about the kids (!) =D carina thank you for sending me that very first message! i am so glad that i had the privilege to wonder around the streets of antwerp, brussels, paris and drink good coffee, talk over wine with great chocolates with you! you made these 16 days amazing for me!
 

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and david, thank you for putting up with this two crazy lady! you are one amazing patient man! =)

and david, thank you for putting up with this two crazy lady! you are one amazing patient man! =)

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pigeon photobomb!

pigeon photobomb!

photo by beyond lovely carina gyselinck&nbsp;&nbsp;

photo by beyond lovely carina gyselinck