Mljet Destination Wedding, Croatia | Fly Away Bride

Mljet Destination Wedding, Croatia | Fly Away Bride

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Ceylin, from Turkey, and Robert, from Ireland, met at a friend's wedding five years ago and knew they were destined for one another. Though starting out their search for a wedding destination in Italy and Greece, they eventually chose Mljet, an island off the south east coast of Croatia. They loved the island-within-an-island idea, not to mention the beautiful scenery. The talented Shane O'Neill of
Aspect Photography flew over to capture their day, and don't miss Robert's engagement story below, it's a very entertaining read!

HOW THEY MET

"In all the cities in the whole world, we met in a little corner of Istanbul, both there to celebrate their friends' wedding, neither expecting what was about to take place. We danced, sang and drank together, afterwards texting for almost a week before one night I asked Ceylin out. After all the dates we could fit in over the course of a week, I had to go back home. Seven days later it was Ceylin's birthday. I had found out that she loved birthdays, and decide to fly back for her birthday. We visited each other for six months after that, taking turns travelling between the two countries. At the end of the year, for better or worse I took an enormous step and decided to move to Turkey. It worked out for the better, and we started our new adventure together.

THE ENGAGEMENT

I picked the design I truly thought she would love.

Once I had the ring, I also had a plan and it went something like this: First I needed the approval ofCeylin's family. They lived in another city, Izmir, so I planned a secret trip the day before we flew to Ireland to ask her parents for her hand. All in the same day, in the space of eight hours, I collected the ring, flew to Izmir, got the train, had a quick talk with her parents, hopped back on the train with their blessing and caught the plane back to Istanbul. She had no clue; I said I had work and training and was back just when she started wondering.

My sister's wedding arrived and everyone started congratulating us, saying they were so happy for us both. I was giving the eyes and abort mission signals behindCeylin's back and luckily people understood and walked away.Ceylinwould ask, "Why are all these people congratulating us?" I said, "It's customary in Ireland. My sister just got married and you are my partner, and also they all know you published your book" to whichCeylinreplied: "I did that; you had very little if nothing to do with it..." Again I responded, "It's just a nice Irish custom. They rightly would think I supported you through the completion of the book, so I'm just as important, which I did from a distance "You're doing great I don't know what you are writing, but I would say it is great - keep it up".

The weather was dreadful all week; Ireland was having four seasons in a day routine. But on the day I was planning to propose, nothing but blue skies and sunshine. We took a drive through Passage across on the ferry and over to Duncannon. We then drove towards the village where we spotted the old church and it all came back, the trip, five years ago, the Star of the Sea, so I suggested "Let's stop and have a look around again." We went inside where I was planning on recreating the scene again, but this time for real. As I opened the box, I said "Five years ago, we exchanged vows and rings right here, today I want it to be for real. Will you do me the great honor of becoming my wife and spending the rest of your life with me?"

We called our families, went back to Jack Meade's, of course, for food and a pint of the black stuff. We then went horse riding - somethingCeylinhad always wanted to do. We called out to friends, celebrated out there in Dunmore, and then went home to another celebration with family, champagne and food. It was a fitting end to a fantastic holiday in Ireland, full of celebrations with family and friends.

DECIDING ON THE DESTINATION

From the beginning we dreamt of a rustic venue in touch with nature where we could have our small and intimate wedding. An island wedding seemed to be the best option for us. As we started searching for venues in Italy and Greece, we came across a blog of a wedding organiser situated in Croatia and got in touch with several organizers there. Although there are magnificent venues in and around Dubrovnik, we particularly fell in love with the island of Mljet. Once we chose the perfect wedding organiser for us, we travelled to Croatia a year before our wedding to see the place and make our final decision. The island was even more breathtaking in person. We never saw an island before, on which there is a smaller island, around a lake. So we decided to have our civil ceremony on the island of Mljet and our reception on the islet of St. Mary, in Melita Restaurant. Our wedding was definitely out of ordinary, and this was exactly what we were looking for! It was the best 28th of all time!"

Photography: Aspect Photography | Wedding Organiser: Dubrovnik Event | G room's Suit: Marcel Boutique by Marcel Merovah | W edding guest book: TotallySalinda on Etsy | W edding Ring Pillow: AlisaMayde on Etsy | Decor (signs, table and place cards, cupcake sticks and props) : The Favour Shop

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