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ABOUT MERVE YÖRÜGER

After studying Graphic Design and Fashion PR & Events at Central St. Martins in London, as she always had the intention to start her own business in the future, she went on to get a master's degree in Economics and Management at the Bocconi University in Milan. While studying, she moved to New York for a semester and took part in organizing several important events as Vogue Fashion's NightOut.

 

Before getting into the enchanting world of weddings, she was the Global Event Manager at the prestigious luxury brand Emilio Pucci of LVMH Group. She was in charge of designing and managing all aspects of the projects and events all around the world, as well as the brand’s fashion show during Milan Fashion Week. She designed and organized events in places like Cote d'Azur, Athens, Lisbon, Munich, Hong Kong and Miami and with people like Andrea Bocelli.

 

Meanwhile, to focus more on the destination wedding planning and get a more thorough experience in Istanbul, she worked as a project manager at Da-Vet and A46 companies for a long period of time and carried out numerous local and foreign weddings and events all around Turkey taking part in various projects in different locations.

 

She opened her own company Mia Weddings and Events in 2019, and thanks to her great expertise in wedding sector, her capability to comprehend the language and local culture, the experience she gained from the weddings she designed in Tuscany, Venice and Milan, she quickly became the first name that comes to mind for destination weddings in Italy. On the other hand, she also keeps up with successfully organizing both local and foreign weddings and events in Turkey's most prestigious locations and spends most of her time between Milan, Istanbul and London.

 

Apart from her native languages English and Turkish, she also speaks Italian at a native level and also knows Spanish, German and Cyrillic and is getting a hold of BSL.

 

Besides her competencies in the work field, she is also a professional ballet dancer, sailor, tennis player and an art and culture enthusiast. And she is now a lawyer, having completed her law studies at Marmara University during the pandemic.

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