You may not kiss the bride! Turkey's wedding halls reopen- but with a twist

Turkish brides-to-be were forced to adjust their own wedding veils and added the finishing touch of a lace-trimmed white face mask before they went out to meet their beloveds as the country allowed wedding halls, along with theatres and internet cafes, to open again from Wednesday as it wound down some of its last major coronavirus curbs in a bid to return life to normal and revive the economy.

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Bride Pelsin Akkoyun and groom Nizamettin Bingol, wearing protective face masks, are pictured during their civil wedding ceremony, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Diyarbakir, Turkey, July 2, 2020. Turkey reopened its wedding halls in one of the final steps of reopening from the shutdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). REUTERSSertac Kayar

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Bride Pelsin Akkoyun and groom Nizamettin Bingol, wearing protective face masks, receive their marriage certificate during a civil wedding ceremony, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Diyarbakir, Turkey, July 2, 2020. Turkey reopened its wedding halls in one of the final steps of reopening from the shutdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). REUTERSSertac Kayar

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IZMIR, TURKEY - JULY 1: Bride and groom wearing medical masks as a precaution against coronavirus (Covid-19) during their wedding at Bornova district in Izmir, Turkey on July 1, 2020. Wedding halls in Izmir started to provide controlled services within the scope of new types of coronavirus measures.

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IZMIR, TURKEY - JULY 1: Bride and groom wearing medical masks as a precaution against coronavirus (Covid-19) during their wedding at Bornova district in Izmir, Turkey on July 1, 2020. Wedding halls in Izmir started to provide controlled services within the scope of new types of coronavirus measures.

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IZMIR, TURKEY - JULY 1: Bride and groom wearing medical masks as a precaution against coronavirus (Covid-19) during their wedding at Bornova district in Izmir, Turkey on July 1, 2020. Wedding halls in Izmir started to provide controlled services within the scope of new types of coronavirus measures.

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Groom Serdal Aman and bride Filiz Peker arrive at their wedding venue after Turkey lifted restrictions on the ceremonies which had been imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Diyarbakir, Turkey, July 1, 2020. Picture taken July 1, 2020. REUTERSSertac Kayar

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IZMIR, TURKEY - JULY 1: Bride and groom wearing medical masks as a precaution against coronavirus (Covid-19) during their wedding at Bornova district in Izmir, Turkey on July 1, 2020. Wedding halls in Izmir started to provide controlled services within the scope of new types of coronavirus measures.

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IZMIR, TURKEY - JULY 1: Bride and groom wearing medical masks as a precaution against coronavirus (Covid-19) during their wedding at Bornova district in Izmir, Turkey on July 1, 2020. Wedding halls in Izmir started to provide controlled services within the scope of new types of coronavirus measures.

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IZMIR, TURKEY - JULY 1: Bride and groom wearing medical masks as a precaution against coronavirus (Covid-19) during their wedding at Bornova district in Izmir, Turkey on July 1, 2020. Wedding halls in Izmir started to provide controlled services within the scope of new types of coronavirus measures.