{"id":235056,"date":"2019-11-08T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T18:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/turkish-and-west-indian-cultures-come-together-to-celebrate-couples-contemporary-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:24:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T03:24:56","slug":"turkish-and-west-indian-cultures-come-together-to-celebrate-couples-contemporary-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/turkish-and-west-indian-cultures-come-together-to-celebrate-couples-contemporary-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish and West Indian cultures come together to celebrate couple&#8217;s contemporary wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">A mix of contemporary and modern features, with stunning natural views, won over Vergi, 29, and Tariq, 27, in their search for a wedding location.<\/p>\n<p>They chose\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingVenues\/Cambridgeshire\/SwynfordManor\/\">Swynford Manor<\/a> in Newmarket for their contemporary wedding with 200 guests on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/choosing-wedding-date\/\">June 15, 2019<\/a>. \u201cDuring the wedding prep, our focus was to not go overboard, we wanted all areas of the day to be simple but sleek,\u201d explains Vergi. \u201cOur floral arrangement was natural and clean with no fuss. We decided to only have white and ivory features throughout which included the floral arrangements, chair decorations and stationary details.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple made sure it was a celebration of both their cultures, incorporating Turkish traditions, including entering to their first dance to drums and flutes. \u201cFrom soul train dances to $1 bill showers, our wedding united a West Indian and Turkish culture like never before,\u201d smiles Vegi. \u201cRiki Dalal dress and white jacket tux, slow dancing to John Legend and salsa dancing in the sun, our wedding oozed elegance, love and enjoyment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Matt Wing Photo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mattwing.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Matt Wing Photo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125636\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125730\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125729\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125645\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125646\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125702 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125686 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_055-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125652\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Immediately we felt like we had known each other for years and had created this bond straight away and all we wanted to do was be around each other,&#8221; Vergi says of meeting Tariq.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125638\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125694 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125695 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125640\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125641\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125703 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125699 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-125644\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125727\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125728\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125688\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_057.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125651\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125654\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;After nine years together, we did it! I think we both knew this was something special from the start,&#8221; says Vergi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125706 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125707 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125648\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125659\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125660\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125711 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125709 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125661\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125662\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125663\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_032.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125666\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125669\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Let everything happen and just enjoy the day. Don\u2019t get caught up in any dramas or suppliers problems,&#8221; advises Vergi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125677\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_046.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125714 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_024-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125715 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125672\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"371\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125676\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_045.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125675\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_044.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125722 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125723 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_SBS_033-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125678\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_047.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-125683\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vergi_Tariq_Contemporary-Wedding_Matt-Wing-Photo_052-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Immediately after we jetted off to our honeymoon where we spent one week in Dubai and one week in the Maldives which was paradise,&#8221; 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