Merhaba!! I am happy to announce i am getting married in the near future,  I am not Turkish, i am American, but Turkey is a country that is close to my heart, I went there last year and have been in love with the country since.  I was wondering is there any wedding ceremony/reception traditions that are popular in Turkey? i would like to incorperate something Turkish at my wedding, any and all insight will help greatly, thank you.

Hi, firstly congratulations . You didnt tell , where are you living in USA ? But many "American Turkish Associations " in USA if you contact with them, im sure they will help you about it. You can find from google their web pages.

thank you so much! just to add, i am getting married in Pennsylvania

 You may want to ask Elisabeth...she is an American married to a Turk.

 Are you getting married to a Turkish person? Probably the easiest thing to bring into your wedding would be a kinna night party.....then maybe you could have your guests cover you with gold coins?

The first link is a pretty modern "Westernized" kinna party....here is another link about the kina night party.

 Turkish Wedding

Turkish weddings can be very elaborate western types and others can be traditional village affairs.  Most are somewhere in between.  I personally like the tradition of giving gold coins.  Most jewelers in Turkey sell them.  They are given as gifts in place of the usual towels, dishes and wine glasses that brides and grooms get in the West (and hold there value much better!!).  Most Turkish brides usually wear something red, like a ribbon, or carry red flowers.  Some even change into a red dress.   I was given, by my husbands family, a beautifully embroidered red scarf to wear over my dress.