A sangeet highlight built from the family's own performances
The sangeet is the musical evening before many Indian weddings, often the night before or two. Traditionally the women of the family sang wedding songs together; today it is usually a staged night of rehearsed dances and songs by the two families, cousins, friends, parents and sometimes the couple, often with an emcee and a DJ, and in some families a friendly competition between the bride's side and the groom's. Upload the sangeet footage as its own WeddingEditor project, give the AI editing the running order, and it finishes a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser around the acts you pick.
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Last updated October 2026
How to get a sangeet highlight
- 1
Upload the whole evening
Add the stage performances, the audience reactions, the couple's own dance, any speeches and the open dancing. Sangeets are long, often with a dozen or more acts, and every file you shot can go in.
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Send the running order
In the moments question, list the performances in order with who performed each, then mark the ones that must be in. Ask for audience reactions, such as the grandparents laughing, if they matter. Use the audio question to say whether the family's live singing should lead.
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Get the sangeet film
Buy One Wedding or use a plan credit, then start processing; 24 to 72 hours is typical. For this Indian sangeet film, WeddingEditor's AI editing makes the edit and it is delivered to your project. Watch it in the app, download the 1080p MP4, and email up to two rounds of notes.
Sangeet moments to list
Parents' performance
"The bride's parents' dance to an old film song; the whole room stood up."
The couple's dance
"The couple's surprise duet near the end; keep most of it."
The rivalry
"Groom's cousins versus bride's cousins, two routines back to back."
Live singing
"The bride's aunt singing a traditional wedding song with a dholak."
Grandparents
"The grandparents' short dance, and the crowd's reaction to it."
Speeches
"The best friend's toast after the performances."
What happens at a sangeet, in order
Sangeets vary from an intimate evening of folk songs at home to a hotel ballroom with a stage. Some families combine it with the mehndi or the cocktail party.
1. Welcome
Guests arrive in festive clothes, the families are seated near the stage, and an emcee or a cousin often hosts.
2. Performances
Rehearsed dances and songs by relatives and friends follow one after another, often weeks in the making. Some families keep traditional songs sung by the women of the house.
3. The couple's turn
Many couples perform together, sometimes as a surprise, and parents and grandparents often have a short act of their own.
4. Open dancing
After the programme, the DJ opens the floor and the evening becomes a party.
Long events fit in one project
There is no limit on the number of files or the total size of a project, so a long sangeet can go in whole.
Real sound carries the music
The performances' tracks and live singing stay as your cameras recorded them in the video files, with music alongside, balanced by your audio preference.
Parts of the sangeet and what to note in the preferences
| Part of the sangeet | What it looks or sounds like | What to note in the preferences |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome | Decor, families arriving | "Short establishing shots." |
| Family performances | Group dances on stage | "Only the four acts I list." |
| Traditional songs | Women singing with a dholak | "Keep the aunt's song audible." |
| Couple's performance | The couple dancing together | "Most of it, please." |
| Reactions | Laughter and tears in the audience | "Grandparents reacting." |
| Party | Open dancing, DJ lights | "Close on the full floor." |
What is a sangeet?
A sangeet is a pre-wedding evening of music and dance at many Indian weddings, where the families and friends of the couple sing and perform, traditionally led by the women of the family.
The mehndi centres on the bride's henna and the cocktail party on drinks and the couple's friends. Some weddings merge all three, which is fine: describe what happened in your notes.
Sangeet highlight questions
There were fifteen performances. Can a highlight fit them?
Not all of them in full. List the acts that must appear, and the others are left out or kept brief. A Highlight Reel runs about 5 minutes.
Can the parents' dance play almost uncut?
Ask for it in the must-include question and say you want it mostly whole. The AI editing follows your priorities.
Will the performances' songs be heard?
The sound your cameras recorded at the sangeet, including the songs performers danced to, is used together with music, balanced by your audio preference. How the couple shares the film is between you and them.
Should the sangeet and the mehndi be one film?
If they were the same evening and the couple wants one film, upload both into one project. Separate projects give separate films.
Can I add titles naming each performance?
Yes, after download, in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro. The delivered MP4 has no added titles.
What if the edit leaves out an act the couple wanted?
Ask for it in a revision. Up to two rounds are included, requested by email from the app.
Does WeddingEditor decide which sangeet performances are included?
No, that is the family's decision, for example whether every relative's performance must appear. WeddingEditor's AI editing follows the performers and songs you name from what you upload.
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