Our Weddings

Mr Murat Malli                        Mr & Mrs Gardner

Koral Travel and Tourism          Lincoln Rd

Fethiye Branch                       Stevenage

Mugla                                   Herts SG1 4PJ

Turkey                                 Thursday, 28 September 2006

 Dear Murat

On behalf of my new wife Daphne and I, we would like to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to your self and all your staff in the organisation and delivery of a perfect wedding.  It is true to say that without your help we would never have been able to get through all the considerable legal administration required to have a Turkish wedding in a little piece of paradise that is Olu Deniz.

 The finishing touches, and attention to detail was second to none and as for the fairytale surprise in bringing my wife to be across the lagoon to the beach location by boat at sunset to the sound of “titanic” music was a spark of genius, and was the cause of most of the family’s tears of happiness I have no doubt.

 Getting us shown on national Turkish television news and on the front pages of the National Turkish newspaper gave us lasting memento’s our family and we will cherish for years to come. I guess the sight of men in full Highland dress and a stunning bride arriving across the blue lagoon by boat made an interesting change to normal television.

The 39 family and friends who came over with us would also wish to comment on the way  that you assisted during the wedding, the reception, and indeed the whole two weeks of their holiday (our honeymoon) was first class.

 We all would like you  to express our thanks to the manager and staff at the Karbel Hotel who made us so welcome, the Hotel was lovely and the food was always first class and the wedding reception dinner exceptional. I am also sure that they would love my best man Lawrence to return to entertain them again next year.

 To that end more than 20 of the party wish to return to Turkey and are in discussions about suitable dates for next year and wish to engage your services no doubt, and is a testament to the friendliness of the Turkish people.

The wonderful gift of the wedding video you gave us is still raising tears amongst those who have seen it, and over 100 guests at our reception back home thought the wedding and reception in Olu Deniz was as near to a fairytale wedding as possible in this day and age.

  I hope that you and Asli appreciated the small Scottish traditional Quaish’s or Cup of friendships we engraved as a personal thanks as you and your team acted far beyond the normal scope of a travel agency and we now count you and your good wife Seda as personal friends.

 I wish you and your colleagues good luck in the future and hope we shall meet again soon, either here if you visit the UK or back in Turkey and will gladly be a reference to any who wish to also have a wedding in Turkey through your company.

 Best wishes

 Mr and Mrs Alan Gardner