Weddings are an essential part of every culture, and feature differences small and large in just about every country in the world. Turkey is such a melting pot of cultures, civilizations and histories that it’s no surprise that its weddings have turned into something completely unique to Turkey alone.

One VERY important point about Turkish weddings, however: they are incredibly inclusive! If you stumble upon a Turkish wedding, feel free to congratulate the lucky bride and groom and it’s very possible you’ll be invited to the wedding! Weddings often feature thousands of people, where entire villages attend and the attitude is “the more the merrier” as opposed to the more intimate setting of weddings common in other countries.

So follow along before you get the chance to attend a Turkish wedding of your own – or take it as inspiration for the destination wedding of a lifetime!