Photograph of a married couple no. 063

Wedding photograph taken in the studio of Fevzi Akarsu in 1951. The bride wears a white modern long wedding dress with a transparent veil falling down to the floor. The veil is attached to the impressive crown (gelin başlığı) on her head, which is made of diamonds and imitations of flowers. It was customary to borrow diamonds from relatives and friends and to return them after the wedding. On both sides of the crown hang gold or silver tinsels (similar to those used for Christmas and New Year decoration). The bride also wears earrings, a medallion, a bracelet and rings on both hands, one of them the wedding ring. She is holding a bunch of artificial flowers. The groom wears a European suit with double-breasted jacket, a handkerchief in the breast pocket and a tie (Turk. kravat). He wears a wedding ring, on his left hand, instead of the right, in order to show it on the photograph. The bride is called Emine and the groom Ömer.