--- title: "Mayun Highlight Video for Pakistani Weddings | WeddingEditor" url: https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/pakistani/mayun/ last_updated: 2026-10-11 --- # A mayun highlight, the bride in yellow and the first ubtan In many Pakistani families the mayun marks the start of the wedding proper, a few days before the mehndi. The bride, usually dressed in plain yellow, is seated while married women of the family apply ubtan, a paste of turmeric, gram flour and oils, to her face and hands, feed her sweets and sing, and in many families she then stays out of sight until the mehndi or the wedding. Upload the mayun as its own project, name the women and the moments, 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 highlight of the mayun 1. **Create a mayun project** Upload the files from the mayun, from the bride being brought in through the last of the songs. Mayun events are often small and at home, so footage from a single camera is fine, and a second angle can go in too. 2. **Brief the women and the ritual** Name the women applying ubtan and the order they came up in, describe the bride's outfit and any canopy or dupatta held over her, and list moments to keep. If the family combined the mayun with the mehndi, say where the mayun ends. 3. **Receive the mayun film** For this Pakistani mayun film, buy One Wedding or use a credit, then start processing; it typically takes 24 to 72 hours. The finished edit, made by WeddingEditor's AI editing, appears in your project as a 1080p MP4, with up to two revision rounds by email. ## Moments of the mayun to list - **The bride brought in**: The bride led in by her sisters or cousins, often under a yellow dupatta held above her. - **The first ubtan**: Her mother or grandmother applying the first touch of paste to her face and hands. - **Sweets and blessings**: Relatives feeding her mithai and blessing her one after another. - **Oil in her hair**: In some families relatives also put a little oil in the bride's hair as part of the rasm. - **The songs**: Women singing wedding songs around a dholak while the ubtan goes on. - **Yellow everywhere**: Close shots of yellow flowers, bangles and the ubtan bowls that give the mayun its color. ## What happens at the mayun, in order Practice varies widely. Some families hold a small mayun at home, others combine it with the mehndi. - **1. Yellow dress and setting**: The bride wears a simple yellow outfit, and the space is decorated in yellow and green, often with marigolds. - **2. Ubtan by married women**: Married women of the family apply ubtan to the bride, usually starting with the closest elders. - **3. Sweets, songs and the rasm**: Each relative feeds her a sweet and blesses her while songs are sung, and some families include oiling the bride's hair. - **4. Staying out of sight**: In many families the bride stays at home and avoids being seen by the groom's side until the mehndi or the wedding day. - **Preferences as the brief**: Optional preference questions on people, moments and things to avoid shape the edit, and nothing is assumed for those you skip. - **AI-edited**: For this Pakistani mayun film, every full edit is made by WeddingEditor's AI editing and delivered to your project. ## Parts of the mayun and what to note in the preferences | Part of the mayun | What it looks or sounds like | What to note in the preferences | |---|---|---| | Bride's entrance | The bride in yellow, a dupatta held over her | "Open on her sisters holding the dupatta." | | Ubtan | Women applying paste, laughter | "Show each of the five women who applied it." | | Sweets and blessing | Mithai fed by hand | "Keep her nani feeding her." | | Songs | Dholak, clapping | "Keep one song clear." | | Close | The bride with turmeric on her face, smiling | "End on the bride and her mother." | ## What is the mayun? The mayun is a Pakistani and North Indian Muslim pre-wedding ritual in which the bride, dressed in yellow, has ubtan applied by married women of her family, marking the start of the wedding events. Not the same as: It is similar to the Punjabi maiyan and the haldi in many Hindu families, but the name, songs and customs differ. It is not the mehndi, which comes later and centers on henna. ## Mayun highlight questions ### Can the mayun be its own film? Yes. Create a project for the mayun and upload only its footage. WeddingEditor's AI editing makes one edit, a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser. ### The mayun and mehndi were the same evening. One project? It can be. One project gives one film of the evening; two projects give a film of each, each with its own purchase or credit. Say in the notes where the mayun ends. ### The mayun was small and filmed on one camera. Is that enough? Yes. A project needs at least one file, and there is no minimum beyond that. The edit can only use the angles you recorded. ### Can the AI editing avoid showing certain relatives? Yes. Describe them in the question about anything to avoid, and the AI editing leaves them out. ### Can I finish the mayun film myself afterwards? Yes. Download the 1080p MP4 and add titles or adjustments in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro. ### Will WeddingEditor decide which parts of the mayun can be shown? No. The mayun is often a close family ritual, and its protocol is for the family. WeddingEditor edits only what you upload, so confirm with them before you include it. ## More for Pakistani weddings - [Pakistani wedding video editing](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/pakistani/): Every event, one project or several - [Dholki highlight](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/pakistani/dholki/): Singing nights at home - [Pakistani mehndi highlight](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/pakistani/mehndi/): The henna night - [Maiyan highlight](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/punjabi/maiyan/): The Punjabi turmeric ritual - [All cultures](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/cultures/) ## Yellow, ubtan and the women who gave it Create your account, upload the mayun footage and name the women who applied the ubtan. [Start your first wedding](https://app.weddingeditor.ai/sign-up?redirect_url=/dashboard)