Istanbul Weddings in Turkey
Istanbul weddings in Turkey always been very popular and its getting beyond that now because its like another wedding fashion now because Istanbul has more to offer for couples those who wants to get married any time in Turkey, well Altinkum Weddings is now in Istanbul for your dream weddings. İstanbul ranks as world’s top locatıon for wedding receptions and blessings, according to an interesting study by dugun.com, an İstanbul-based website that specializes in providing wedding information to prospective couples, İstanbul holds the most wedding receptions in the world, and the wedding industry in Turkey is booming.
The beautiful city has attracted large numbers of couples wanting to get married in Turkey. There were 166,000 wedding receptions held this year in İstanbul, followed by Las Vegas with 114,000. Survey results show 600,000 couples get married in Turkey each year and that the average marrying age for women is 24 and for men 27. An estimated 240 guests attend each wedding reception. The report also indicates that 70 percent of couples search for wedding information online while planning their wedding and that a wedding in Turkey costs on average TL 25,000. Turkey has a TL 30 billion share in the global wedding industry.
Shopping malls with a wedding theme such as Kuyumcukent attract on average 150,000 visitors each month. Stores in Kuyumcukent vary from bridal gown and tuxedo shops to jewelry and home décor shops. The jewelry industry in Turkey generates $5.5 to $6 billion a year, with 65 percent of the market in İstanbul and 55 percent of spending on wedding jewelry. Bridal gown and dowry expenses in Turkey range from TL 10,000 to TL 30,000, and half of the 600,000 brides each year choose to rent their wedding gown.
A bridal store owner told the Akşam daily that “İstanbul draws many bridal-gown shoppers from around the world, especially from the Middle East and the Balkan countries as well as Iran and Greece.” She then stressed that the rising number of bridal-gown shoppers come to İstanbul because of the major design talent in Turkey and added that “İstanbul has become a well-known city for any kind of shopping activity.” İstanbul’s luxury hotels and venues often host foreign weddings and according to a luxury hotel manager who was quoted by Akşam daily, 40 percent of couples that hold wedding receptions each year come from abroad, especially Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Greece, North America and Russia as well as Europe.
Most of these couples also prefer Turkish cuisine at their wedding. The report also revealed similarities and differences between wedding ceremonies in Turkey and foreign countries. Americans also spend on average between $20,000 and $25,000 per wedding. According to the survey, 2.2 million weddings take place in the United States each year, but the number of weddings has declined by 20 percent in the last 20 years. The total revenue generated by the wedding industry will reach $140 billion this year in the US. At the same time, people there spend approximately $19 billion on wedding gifts and $8 billion on honeymoons each year. Half of the couples plan their wedding with the help of a wedding planner, and the most popular months for weddings are June and July.
Americans invite around 150 guests on average to their wedding. Dugun.com General Manager Emek Kırbıyık noted the importance placed on weddings in Turkey and that the planned budget is very similar to that in the United States as well as Latin American and the Mediterranean countries. Kırbıyık said: “Celebrations have always been very important in our country. Couples usually prefer to plan their wedding based on their budget, but receptions have been transformed from serving only snacks and drinks to receptions that serve dinner due to a decrease in costs.
This shows that wedding spending has increased in accordance with the economic conditions of the country and themed weddings, widely seen in the States, have brought variety to reception venues.” Kırbıyık added, “Although the number of weddings declined in 2011, the budget set aside for weddings in Turkey has increased and is expected to continue in the same way for 2012.” The “World of Marriage Fair 2011” took place in İstanbul in November and drew more than 200 companies from around the world and in excess of 60,000 couples who were trying to find something to make their wedding special. The new fair introduced the latest trends in the wedding industry, ranging from bridals to wedding gifts. Source -Todays Zaman
