A baraat highlight with the dhol, the dancing and the groom's arrival
The baraat is the groom's wedding procession. In many North Indian families the groom, wearing a sehra or turban, rides a decorated horse (or arrives by car, and occasionally on an elephant), while his family and friends dance ahead of him to a dhol or brass band. The procession ends at the wedding venue, where the bride's family welcomes the groom's side, often with garlands, aarti and a formal meeting of the families. Upload the baraat footage as its own WeddingEditor project and WeddingEditor's AI editing makes it as a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser.
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Last updated October 2026
How to get a baraat highlight
- 1
Upload the procession and the welcome
The baraat often has two camps: one camera with the groom and the dancers, another at the venue gate waiting for the welcome. Put both into one project, every file from every camera, without sorting by camera first.
- 2
Name the people in the crowd
Baraat footage is a crowd. Say who the groom's parents, siblings and best friends are and what they wore, which relatives danced hardest, and who from the bride's side met the groom. List the arrival, any milni or exchange of garlands, and the aarti as must-include moments.
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Collect the edit
Pay for the project or use a credit, start processing, and processing typically takes 24 to 72 hours; then the finished edit is ready in your project. Watch it, download the 1080p MP4, and email notes from the app for up to two revisions.
Baraat moments to list
The groom getting ready to ride
The sehra or safa being tied, a sister feeding the horse, the groom mounting.
The procession
Dancers in front of the horse, the dhol or band, relatives throwing money or flowers in the air.
Signature dancers
The uncle or friend who led the dancing; name them so they are not lost in the crowd.
Arrival at the venue
The procession turning the last corner and the bride's side waiting at the gate.
The welcome
The bride's mother performing aarti, tilak on the groom's forehead, garlands exchanged between relatives.
Playful moments
In many families the bride's sisters block the way or tease the groom's side before letting them in.
What happens at a baraat, in order
Customs vary widely: some baraats walk for a long stretch, others are short and symbolic. South Indian weddings may have a different arrival altogether.
1. Departure
The groom leaves from his home, hotel or a nearby point, often after a small prayer, and mounts the horse or takes his seat.
2. The procession
Family and friends dance in front, usually led by a dhol player or a band. The pace is slow on purpose, and it can take a while to cover a short distance.
3. Arrival and welcome
At the venue the bride's family receives the baraat, often with aarti, tilak and garlands. In Punjabi families this is the milni, where relatives of the same relationship meet and embrace.
4. Into the venue
The groom is led inside, often toward the stage or mandap for the jaimala. Daylight or night, the baraat can include fireworks and handheld lights.
Every camera in one place
Footage from several cameras can go into a single project, and you do not need to sort, rename or pre-select clips before upload. WeddingEditor does not line up the angles for you; the AI editing works from the files and your notes.
Drums kept as recorded
The dhol and the band stay as your cameras captured them. The edit uses music alongside your real sound.
Parts of the baraat and what to note in the preferences
| Part of the baraat | What it looks or sounds like | What to note in the preferences |
|---|---|---|
| Getting on the horse | A decorated horse, the groom in a sehra or safa | "The sister feeding the horse first." |
| The procession | A dancing crowd, dhol or brass band, lights | "Keep the groom's father dancing." |
| Approach | The crowd moving toward the venue gate | "Two shots of the approach, then cut to the gate." |
| The welcome | Aarti, tilak, garlands | "The bride's mother's aarti must be in." |
| Milni or greetings | Relatives meeting in pairs | "List the pairs by name if you used it." |
| Entry | The groom led inside | "End as he steps through the gate." |
What is a baraat?
A baraat is the groom's wedding procession to the venue, accompanied by family and friends with music and dancing, traditionally ending with a welcome from the bride's family.
The vidaai is the bride's farewell at the end of the wedding, the opposite direction. The milni is the formal meeting of the families that often follows the baraat in Punjabi weddings.
Baraat highlight questions
The baraat lasted two hours; what will the AI editing keep?
What you tell it to. List the groom's departure, two or three dancing moments with named people, the arrival and the welcome, and WeddingEditor's AI editing builds the edit around them.
Can the dhol be the loudest thing in the film?
Yes. In the audio question, choose a mostly music-led balance. The dhol you recorded stays in; WeddingEditor adds no other music.
My second shooter filmed only the welcome. Can it go in the same project?
Yes. A teammate signed in to your WeddingEditor team can add files through a team upload link that WeddingEditor sets up for you, so both angles are in one project.
Can I get a separate film of the baraat and the ceremony?
Yes, as two projects. One project produces one edit.
How do the band and the dhol sound in the baraat film?
The band and the dhol from your footage are used alongside music, balanced by your audio preference. Choose mostly music-led if the procession should feel like a celebration, or balanced if a speech at the gate matters.
When do I pay?
After the upload has finished, before processing starts: buy One Wedding or use a plan credit.
Who sets the order of the baraat for the edit?
The groom's family and the event plan set it, not WeddingEditor. WeddingEditor does not decide cultural protocol or the sequence of the procession; it follows the footage you upload and the moments you name, so list them in the order they happened.
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