BIR HAZIRAN GECESI

It was my cousin Ayten's wedding recently. I had to fly out to Cyprus for the wedding. Ayten and Mustafa have been engaged for 4 years and finally have decided to tie the knot. Weddings are different in Cyprus compared to our Sydney weddings.

The bride arrives to her house in a wedding car where she is met with the drummers outside starting the celebrations. The bride enters the house and the groom needs to pull out gold to the doorman to be able to enter the house to take his bride. If the doorman isn't happy with what the groom is offering he refuses entry until the groom provides enough gold or money to enter.

Once the groom enters and takes his bride the street parade begins with people dancing, crying and screaming. And just for the record no one was screaming Christine!

The bride enters the car and is driven to the wedding venue.



In sydney we have the huge reception sit down dinner thing where as in Cyprus it's a 3 hour parade.



The wedding was held at the Fuar Dugun Salonu in Lefkosa Cyprus. The minute you enter the venue you spot a massive park layout with a well decorated bridge with lights.

The bride and Groom walk over the bridge as the wedding attendants follow...

It's a massive red carpet event as the father of the bride walk her over the bridge towards the groom...

As the bride walks towards the wedding tent we followed in admiration.

The bride and groom sit in the wedding tent where the entire wedding ceremony takes place.

A very nervous Ayten waits for the life changing question, "Will you take...

Once the wedding ceremony concludes the bridal party walk down the red carpet into the wedding hall. In Cyprus you only have girls walk down with candles. No sign of a best man.

The bride and groom start their first dance in their new married life...


It was a fantastic experience for me. I have never been to a Cypriotian wedding in Cyprus. It was great experiencing this first hand and watching my own cousin get married.