Sikh wedding video

The Sikh wedding is a simple ceremony but the celebrations begin a week before the actual wedding ceremony.
However a Sikh wedding video usually starts from the day before the wedding which is the Mayaan. Both the Bride and Groom will have this ceremony but there are a few extras on the Brides side.

Mayaan @ Groom’s House
On the Mayaan day the wedding videographer will arrive at the boys house or other venue such as a hall. The videgrapher will film:
• The Guests arriving
• Arrival of the Maternal Uncles or Nanke
• The Grooms sisters creating a colourful pattern on the floor with coloured rice and powders.
• The Groom entering the venue and sitting down on the floor by the pattern for the Mayaan ceremony.
• The Mayaan ceremony
• Jago
• The guests dancing to the sounds of the DJ
• The food.

Mayaan @ Bride’s House

The Mayaan ceremony is a very important part of the Sikh wedding video
On the Mayaan day the wedding videographer will arrive and take shots of the venue and of the guests arriving. The wedding video guy will then film:
The colourful pattern being created on the floor with coloured rice and powder
• The Bride entering and sitting down next to the pattern.
• The Mayaan ceremony.

Usually on this day there is also the Choora ceremony which the video guy will film.
• The Bride’s maternal uncles and families arriving with gifts and being greeted at the door.
• The Choora ceremony
• The displaying of the gifts.

There is usually dinner and dancing and the wedding videographer will discreetly film people dancing and taking food.

The wedding morning @ Groom’s House

On the day of the Sikh wedding the wedding videographer will always arrive early to shoot the Groom getting dressed and having his turban tied. How much of the getting dressed is to be filmed is up to the Groom and the wedding videographer. We have filmed the Groom from the moment he starts to shave or only from the point at which he has his turban tied. It is entirely up to you. The wedding video guy will however get as many creative shots of the clothing and Groom and friends as he can so that the Sikh wedding video will have a stylish montage of the Groom dressing up in all his finery.
Once ready the Groom will be filmed by the wedding video guy with his family who will conduct their traditional rituals before departing for the Gurudwara. This is a good time to get some family pics shot and filmed.
The wedding videographer will film the Groom leaving for the Gurudwara and follow, filming him en route to create some nice montages later.

The wedding morning @ the Bride’s House

Once again the wedding videographer will arrive early so that he can film the Bride having her make-up done. Usually this is the stage from which we start filming and is the most comfortable for the Bride. Creative and stylish shots are taken and even some comments from the Bride about her day ahead. This part of the wedding video we feel is really important as the shots we get will be put together to form a montage which will see the transformation of the Girl into the beautiful Bride.
Once ready the wedding video guy will film the bride in different poses on her own and then with members of her family.
The videographer will then follow the bride to the Gurudwara where he will film her entering a separate room where she will wait for the Baraat.

The Arrival of the Baraat & Milni

The arrival of the Baraat is a noisy and fun filled affair. The Groom may arrive on a horse, a horse drawn carriage or a stylish car with his family dancing in front of him.
The wedding video guy will make sure he captures the atmosphere of the arrival encompassing all the fun and frivolity of the occasion.
The next part is the Milni and the wedding video guy will film all the participants of this ceremony which then will see the Baraat enter the Gurudwara and have tea.

The Wedding Ceremony

We always feel and recommend that the Bride and Groom hire the same wedding video company to film the wedding and their own pieces for the days before and the morning of the wedding. This is because:
1. The final wedding video will be all on one set of discs
2. The look of the wedding video will be continuous and seamless
3. It will work out cheaper and finally..
4. On the day the videographers will not get in each others way trying to get the best shot for their clients and so ruining the shots for the other wedding videographer.

So the video guys will take up their arranged positions and film:
• The guests entering and paying respects to the Guru Granth Sahib
• The Groom entering and paying respects to the Guru Granth Sahib
• The removal of the Kalgi
• The entry of the Bride
• The Lavan
• Shabads
• Speeches
• Prashad
• The guests giving their blessings to the Bride and Groom

The Reception

A Sikh wedding is not complete without a Reception.
The wedding videographer will make sure that he knows the order of the evening and what is happening so that all events are captured in the best possible way for the wedding video.
The usual Sikh wedding video will have:
• Guests arriving at the venue
• Refreshments as the guests arrive
• Shots of the venue from the outside
• The entrance of the Bride and Groom into the reception hall
• The cutting of the wedding cake
• Family and friends feeding cake to the happy couple
• The first dance
• People dancing
• The food – shots of the food
• Shots of different tables and people enjoying themselves
• Bride and Groom dancing

Doli

This is the most emotional part of the Sikh wedding video. This part usually takes place at the Bride’s house.
The wedding video guys will film the Bride bidding farewell to her family members and performing any ceremonies that are required by her family such as throwing rice over her head etc.

If requested the wedding videographer will travel on to the Groom’s house to film the arrival of the Bride at her new home and film her being welcomed by the Groom’s family and play any games that are traditional to the Groom’s family.