A kına gecesi highlight, made from your henna night footage
The kına gecesi is the Turkish henna night, usually held the night before the wedding and mostly attended by women. The bride often wears a red or purple embroidered dress called a bindallı and a red veil over her face; women and girls carry candles on trays and circle her while singing songs that are meant to be moving, and many brides are in tears by the end. Henna is placed in her palm, often by a happily married woman, and in many families the groom's side places a gold coin in it first. To get a highlight, upload the henna night as its own WeddingEditor project, name the moments and the people, and WeddingEditor's AI editing makes a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser.
Henna nights are often mostly women. Film and share within the family's wishes.
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Last updated October 2026
How to get a kına gecesi highlight
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Upload the henna night as its own project
Create a project for the kına gecesi and upload everything you filmed: the bride's entrance, the candles, the songs, the henna and the dancing afterwards, from every camera. No sorting or renaming is needed.
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Name the moments and the women
List the moments in order and name the women who mattered: the one who applied the henna, the mother, the aunts who sang, the girls with the candle trays. Use the avoid question for any guest who did not want to be filmed.
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Receive the edit
Pay with One Wedding or a plan credit, start processing, and the edit typically arrives 24 to 72 hours later, made by WeddingEditor's AI editing. Up to two email revision rounds are included.
Moments of the kına gecesi to list
Put these in the must-include question, in the order they happened.
The veiled entrance
The bride entering in her bindallı with the red veil over her face, guided to her seat.
Candles circling
Girls and women carrying candle trays in a circle around her while singing.
The songs
The slow, emotional songs and the bride's mother wiping her eyes.
The gold coin
The groom's mother or a relative placing a gold coin in the bride's palm before the henna.
Henna in her palm
The henna pressed into her hand and wrapped, often with a red cloth or glove.
Dancing afterwards
The mood lifting into dancing and laughter once the henna is done.
What happens at a kına gecesi, in order
A common shape; customs vary by region and family, and some kına nights are mixed or held in a hall.
1. The gathering
Female relatives and friends gather at a home or a hall, and the henna is prepared on a decorated tray, often brought by the groom's family.
2. The bride enters
The bride, in a red or purple bindallı with a red veil, is brought in and seated in the center.
3. Candles and songs
Women and girls circle her with lit candles while singing traditional songs, many of them about leaving the family home.
4. The henna
Henna is placed in her palm, often over a gold coin from the groom's side, and her hand is wrapped to let the color set.
5. Celebration
The evening turns into dancing and celebration, and guests may also receive a little henna.
A highlight of the night
The project returns one edit, a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser, built from the henna night footage.
Parts of the kına gecesi and what to note in the preferences
| Part | What it looks or sounds like | What to note in the preferences |
|---|---|---|
| Entrance | Bride veiled in red, guided in | "Open on her entrance under the veil." |
| Candle circle | Trays of candles, women singing | "Keep the full circle once." |
| Emotional songs | Slow singing, tears | "Keep her mother's face during the song." |
| Coin and henna | Gold coin in her palm, henna pressed in | "Must include the coin and the henna." |
| Dancing | Celebration after the henna | "End on the dancing." |
What is a kına gecesi?
The kına gecesi is the Turkish henna night held before the wedding, where the bride, usually surrounded by women, receives henna in her palm amid candles and songs about leaving her family home. A kına gecesi highlight is a short edit of that evening made from your footage.
It is not the wedding day or the takı at the reception. Moroccan, Afghan and South Asian henna nights share the idea of henna before the wedding, but their customs and dress differ.
Kına gecesi video questions
Can the henna night be its own film?
Yes. Make a project for it and upload only its footage. The kına gecesi gets an edit of its own and uses its own purchase or plan credit.
The songs are meant to make the bride cry. Will the edit keep them?
Yes, if your cameras recorded them. WeddingEditor keeps the original sound and uses music alongside it, balanced by your audio preference; ask for natural sound in the audio question.
Can the gold coin moment be found in a long night?
Name it in the moments question, with who placed it and roughly when, so the AI editing knows to look for it.
Only women attended. What should I upload?
Only footage the family agrees may be seen outside the family, because WeddingEditor works on everything you upload. The finished film stays in your project; WeddingEditor never sends it to anyone, and you decide who receives it.
The room was lit only by candles. What should I note in the preferences?
Say which camera handled the low light best and which clips have the clearest faces. The edit can only use what you filmed.
When is the kına gecesi edit ready?
Typically 24 to 72 hours after you start processing, though no turnaround is guaranteed. If the family wants to see it before the wedding day, start it as soon as the upload finishes.
Does WeddingEditor decide what can be shown from the kına gecesi?
No. The bride's family decides what may be shared from the henna night, and WeddingEditor does not decide it. Write their wishes in the avoid question.
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