Derya and Alex met when they were both living in Sacramento after a whirlwind of moves and Romance they got married while they were long distance (Alex was back in Gig Harbor WA, and Derya was in Oakland, CA) on November 11th of 2022, they then had a reception for friends and family in America in September of 2023, and finally after 1 and a half years they are lucky enough to finally have a large wedding in Derya’s hometown of Istanbul Türkiye.