--- title: "Gujarati Garba Night Highlight Video | WeddingEditor" url: https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/gujarati/garba/ last_updated: 2026-10-11 --- # A garba night highlight that keeps the circle turning At many Gujarati weddings the garba or dandiya raas night is the biggest gathering before the ceremony. Guests dance garba in widening circles around a central lamp or image, and dandiya raas in pairs, striking decorated sticks in rhythm, usually to live singers and drummers or a DJ. Upload the night's footage as its own WeddingEditor project, say which dances, people and songs matter, and WeddingEditor's AI editing makes a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser. [Start your first wedding](https://app.weddingeditor.ai/sign-up?redirect_url=/dashboard) ## How to get a Garba highlight 1. **Upload the night from every angle** Garba nights are usually covered from the floor and from above, and a second shooter often works the crowd. Put every camera's files in one project for the night, unsorted. There is no limit on how many files the project holds. 2. **Point the edit to the faces** In a crowd of moving dancers, the AI editing needs to know who to look for. Describe the couple's outfits, name the parents and siblings who led a round, and list the moments that must appear, such as the couple's first dandiya together or the aarti before the dancing. 3. **Receive the film and revise** Pay or use a credit, start processing, and processing typically takes 24 to 72 hours. Watch it in the app, download the 1080p MP4 and send up to two rounds of notes by email. ## Moments of a garba night to list Add these to the moments field in the order the night unfolded, starting with the prayer. - **The opening aarti**: In many families the night begins with an aarti or prayer near the garbo before the dancing starts. - **The first circle**: Family members starting the first garba round, the circle slowly filling with guests. - **The couple's entrance**: The bride and groom entering the dance floor, often to cheers. - **Dandiya pairs**: Partners striking sticks and rotating through the lines, the couple paired with each other or with family. - **The singer and the drums**: The live singer or dhol player at a peak moment, if the family loved the music. - **The last round**: The circle at its fullest, late in the night. ## What happens at a garba night, in order Every family runs the night differently, and some combine it with a sangeet or a reception. Ask the couple how theirs will go. - **1. Prayer and lamp**: Many families begin with a prayer or aarti at the garbo, a pot with a lamp inside, or an image of the goddess, around which the garba is danced. - **2. Garba rounds**: Guests dance garba in concentric circles, clapping and turning. The circles grow and speed up as the night goes on. - **3. Dandiya raas**: Pairs of dancers strike dandiya sticks in time, moving down lines and changing partners. - **4. Live music and dance-offs**: Singers, dhol players or a DJ drive the music; family members often take turns in the middle. - **Footage under colored light**: Garba nights are often lit by stage and string lights. The edit uses the footage as you shot it, so mention which clips show faces clearly. - **The night's own sound**: The singers, drums and the crack of the sticks stay as your cameras recorded them, and music works with them as your audio preference sets. ## Parts of the garba night and what to note in the preferences | Part of the event | What it looks or sounds like | What to note in the preferences | |---|---|---| | Aarti | Lamps, the family praying together | "Include a few seconds of the aarti." | | Garba circles | Concentric rings of dancers turning | "Wide shot from above, then into the circle." | | Couple's entrance | Cheers as the couple joins | "Must include the couple arriving." | | Dandiya | Pairs striking sticks | "Couple's dandiya with each other." | | Music | Live singer, dhol or DJ | "Feature the singer, not the DJ section." | | Close | The full floor late at night | "End on the final round." | ## What is a garba night? A garba night is a celebration, common at Gujarati weddings and during Navratri, where guests dance garba in circles around a lamp or image of the goddess and dandiya raas in pairs with decorated sticks. Not the same as: Garba and dandiya raas are related but different: garba is danced with hand claps in circles, while dandiya raas uses sticks in pairs. A wedding garba is also different from a sangeet, though some families hold them together. ## Garba highlight questions ### Can I send the garba night without the wedding? Yes. Create a project for the garba night alone. The mameru project is billed on its own, one purchase or one plan credit, and gives one edit. ### Can the AI editing find the couple in a big circle of dancers? Help them by describing what the couple wore and when they joined the floor. WeddingEditor's AI editing follows your notes and the footage you upload. ### Will the edit use the live garba singers? Yes, as recorded. The edit keeps your footage's sound, so say in the audio question whether the singer should be prominent. ### What if the night ran into the sangeet? Upload both parts to the same project and say which moments belong to each, so the edit covers both. ### Can a second shooter add their garba footage? Yes, if they are signed in to your WeddingEditor team. WeddingEditor can set up a team upload link so their files go into the same project. ### How long does processing take? Typically 24 to 72 hours after you start it, with no promised turnaround. ### Does WeddingEditor decide which dancers are fine to feature? No. Whether guests who did not want to be filmed appear is the family's decision, not WeddingEditor's. 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