Well Jared and I went to our first Turkish wedding tonight. My friend Esra got married tonight in what was very similar to a scene from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, seriously! Jared and I definitely stood out as the only foreigners at the party. Everyone wanted to know what we were doing there. We were told the wedding was at eight. We arrived promptly at 7:56 but kept driving around as we realized we were a bit on the early side. We finally went in a little after 8 only to realize that the bride and groom were not going to show up for at least an hour. Truly they did not show up until after 9 pm. Esra's father assigned us a "guide" for the event. One of Esra's friends who is currently studying to be a doctor was assigned to be our friend. We were very glad to have her although she did not speak any English either. Several people came up to us and wanted to meet the foreigners. The bride and groom arrived in fantastic fashion with fireworkes and confetti bombs inside the hall! They made a tour around the room nodding at everyone and then took their places at the front of the hall on a large stage, seated on a throne seat, underneath gold hearts and doves hanging above them. It was lovely! Everyone then went up to them to greet them and give them their gift of a gold piece of jewelry. We bought a small gold coin and then pinned it on her wedding dress along with everyone else. Usually Turkish weddings include a lot of dancing, however we did not dance at this wedding. Esra is very devout in her faith and did not want dancing. So we just looked at the bride and groom and that was really about all the wedding consisted of, we visited a bit longer and then made our goodbyes. Everyone was so glad that we had come and we were as well. A good time was had by all.
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