{"id":176469,"date":"2019-01-31T20:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/flying-high-rebecca-and-salah-jet-off-for-romantic-garden-wedding-in-turkey\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T11:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T00:56:43","slug":"flying-high-rebecca-and-salah-jet-off-for-romantic-garden-wedding-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/flying-high-rebecca-and-salah-jet-off-for-romantic-garden-wedding-in-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying high: Rebecca and Salah jet off for romantic garden wedding in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ewed.us\/hab_au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-184381\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Heritance-Aarah-Maldives-Voting-Page-Banner-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Congrats to this couple who have won a place in our 2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/ewed.us\/WOTY2019B\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wedding of the Year <\/a>comp!<\/em><br \/>\n<em>They are in the running to win a luxury second honeymoon at <a href=\"http:\/\/ewed.us\/hab_au\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heritance Aarah Maldives<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lead\">It was only natural that flight attendant Rebecca and pilot Salah would jet overseas for their romantic garden wedding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew we wanted to elope and we both love traveling, so when we saw photos of Cappadocia, Turkey, and how magical it looked every morning with the 100-plus hot air balloons we knew it was just the right place to start our fairytale,\u201d explains Rebecca, 31.<\/p>\n<p>She and Salah, 34, met on a flight to Los Angeles and there was an \u201cinstant spark\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For their destination wedding, bride Rebecca wanted a style that was going to suit the beautiful surrounds of their venue \u2013 the Museum Hotel, Cappadocia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted it to look whimsical and romantic,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wore a gown I designed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDress\/Sydney\/BridalSecrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bridal Secrets<\/a> in Parramatta, a natural quartz crown and blue shoes. All my jewellery was personalised yet understated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple describe their romantic garden wedding on October 15, 2018 as a dream come true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a true fairytale, one day of pure love, just us two expressing exactly what we meant to each other and incorporating our passion for travel into the most special moment of our lives,\u201d Rebecca says.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enguzelhikayem.com.tr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">En Guzel Hikayem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172022 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2EF8C8BB-F186-49E1-8550-146AE8E98BD0-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172011 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2FFD02C4-4135-4680-9AB5-603F7F36F1E2-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172027 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/FEEDD5B9-71FE-4E9F-A0F2-9A0F77A110A6-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172015 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6BD153D6-CF49-4F31-8100-0376A84BF765-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-172014\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/57E3149E-9621-4674-BEAF-9E5ADB1A82DF-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172091 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8213D43E-92E3-4F59-A896-194963C0FBF6-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172087 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/56CA6EF6-ADC8-4666-A8D7-E96C33925EFE-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172028 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/F7253366-0F3D-49D8-ADF0-899F242E5005-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172030 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9F85DCC2-EB85-4C9A-944C-A3C82230AB17-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172088 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/172484D5-7776-4BC6-8A43-159D8119E9D3-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172092 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DD0BF443-244E-47E9-87C9-24349DC48996-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple chose Cappadocia, a central Turkish region renowned for its incredible landscape, for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/your-guide-to-creating-the-ultimate-destination-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">destination wedding<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-172093\" 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class=\"size-medium wp-image-172044 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/40609C45-BEFB-47D6-92D2-1122B8024DC3-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172042 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6E8B8522-D077-41FB-9D98-500172B953AE-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172104 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3108B10C-D632-4143-957F-6BDF7ECE8249-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172047 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/03812A7E-F257-4FD6-8C48-C369493FE3FE-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172050 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/41A73183-E51C-462E-B466-67408FA6280E-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172049 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7C1FAE22-6AF5-41DE-B92E-AEF72CD5501E-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172054 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B5C42C0E-735C-48BB-8786-F48C420ED37F-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172061 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/38D7CF24-385A-4EBF-A58A-1FAF9B045ED6-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"505\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Salah went all out when he popped the question. &#8220;When I arrived home there were candles leading down the hallway to our living room and a set up of my candles, red roses, champagne, a lasting bouquet rose and a sign that said &#8216;will you marry me?&#8217;,&#8221; Rebecca recalls. &#8220;He made the most beautiful speech then got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172064 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BD414FD2-DCB5-4FBC-A597-86C7296BAFBB-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172066 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/72FA6C11-FA7D-44BE-A6FC-A5B5B5BE0CCE-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172069 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8935B8C2-F5AF-4F03-9278-EE3375799D8B-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172072 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/52421866-3AEA-4E46-B8AE-3F96D8131713-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172076 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/C8F3A984-8C16-4BCA-AD4A-B8E8016FD859-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-172082\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4C241BA8-F8CB-46CA-88A9-07006EA7E9A5-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" 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