--- title: "Punjabi Engagement Highlight Video | WeddingEditor" url: https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/punjabi/engagement/ last_updated: 2026-10-11 --- # A Punjabi engagement highlight, from the shagun to the rings A Punjabi engagement can go by several names and take several forms: a small roka at home that makes the match official, a kurmai at a gurdwara for many Sikh families, a chunni ceremony in which the groom's family places a red chunni over the bride's head, and often a ring exchange and a party. Upload the engagement as its own project, describe in the preferences which of these happened and who took part, 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 a Punjabi engagement 1. **Give the engagement its own project** Create a project for the engagement and upload everything you shot that day, including any short ardas or puja, the gift exchange, the chunni, the rings and the party afterwards. If it spread over two places, such as a gurdwara in the morning and a hall at night, both sets can go in. 2. **Explain which rituals happened** Engagement customs vary a lot between families. In the preferences, write what this family called the event and what happened, in order, and name the people who gave the shagun, placed the chunni or fed sweets to the couple. Add how much of the speeches and singing you want to hear. 3. **Get the edit and adjust it** Start processing after paying or using a credit. It typically takes 24 to 72 hours, and WeddingEditor's AI editing makes the edit before you can watch and download it in 1080p. Up to two email revision rounds are included. ## Moments of a Punjabi engagement to list - **The roka blessing**: Both families meeting and the elders giving their blessing, often with sweets and a gift of money or clothes. - **The kurmai at the gurdwara**: For many Sikh families, an ardas and the bride's family giving the groom a kara and other gifts; in some families he is fed a dried date. - **The chunni placed**: The groom's mother or sister draping a red chunni over the bride's head, often followed by jewelry and gifts. - **Sweets fed by hand**: Relatives from each side feeding the couple mithai or dates, one after another. - **The rings**: The ring exchange, if the family held one, usually with cheering around the couple. - **The first dance**: The couple's first dance together at the party, or the families dancing to the dhol. ## What happens at a Punjabi engagement, in order Treat this as a typical outline, not a rule. Some families hold only a roka, others a large party with every element. - **1. Roka or thaka**: A first, often small, gathering where the families agree to the match and exchange gifts. It may take place months before the wedding. - **2. Kurmai or shagun**: A more formal engagement. Many Sikh families hold it at a gurdwara with an ardas, and the bride's family gives the groom gifts such as a kara, clothes and sweets. - **3. Chunni ceremony**: The groom's family visits the bride and places a red chunni over her head, often with jewelry, clothes and sweets, welcoming her into the family. - **4. Rings and the party**: Many couples now exchange rings and celebrate with dinner, dhol and dancing the same day. - **Notes the AI editing can follow**: Preference answers shape the edit, and every question is optional, so a short note on which of these happened is enough. - **Delivered to you, not the couple**: The finished engagement highlight goes into your project; WeddingEditor never sends anything to your couple. ## Parts of a Punjabi engagement and what to note in the preferences | Part of the engagement | What it looks or sounds like | What to note in the preferences | |---|---|---| | Arrival of the families | Greetings, garlands in some families, introductions | "Show both fathers greeting each other at the door." | | Ardas or puja | A short prayer, everyone standing or seated | "A few seconds of the ardas only." | | Gifts and shagun | Trays of sweets, clothes, money placed in hands | "Keep the groom receiving the kara." | | Chunni | A red chunni draped over the bride by the groom's mother | "Must include the chunni; her mother-in-law is in blue." | | Rings | The exchange, applause | "Use the angle where both hands are visible." | | Party | Dhol, dancing, dinner | "End on the couple dancing with both sets of parents." | ## What is a Punjabi engagement? A Punjabi engagement is the set of events that formally joins two families before the wedding. Depending on the family it may include a roka, a kurmai or shagun, a chunni ceremony and a ring exchange, held on one day or across several. Not the same as: It is not the wedding ceremony itself and not the sangeet or the maiyan, which come later. In many families the roka and the engagement party are separate days; if you filmed both, decide whether they are one project or two. ## Punjabi engagement highlight questions ### The roka and the engagement party were weeks apart. One project? It can be one project if you want one film covering both, or two projects if each should have its own. For this Punjabi engagement film, each project produces one edit and uses one purchase or plan credit. ### Can the highlight include the kurmai at the gurdwara? Yes, if you filmed it and upload it. Follow the gurdwara's rules while filming, and use the avoid question for anything you were asked not to show. ### How do I explain the chunni ceremony to WeddingEditor? Write it as a must-include moment: who placed the chunni, what color it was and when it happened. The AI editing follows your description rather than any assumption about the custom. ### Can I leave out the dinner and keep the rituals? Yes. Say in the preferences that the rituals matter most and the dinner should be brief or absent. Anything you mark to avoid stays out. ### How long does the engagement edit take? Processing typically takes 24 to 72 hours from when you start it. There is no fixed promise, so plan around that if the couple wants it before the wedding. ### Will WeddingEditor decide how the kurmai at the gurdwara should be shown? No. Whether the kurmai may be filmed, and how, is set by the gurdwara and the family. WeddingEditor only edits what you upload, so follow their protocol when you shoot and when you choose files. ## More Punjabi wedding events - [Punjabi wedding video editing](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/punjabi/): Every event, one project or several - [Maiyan highlight](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/punjabi/maiyan/): Turmeric before the wedding - [Chooda ceremony highlight](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/punjabi/chooda/): The bride's bangles - [Punjabi reception highlight](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/punjabi/reception/): After the wedding - [All cultures](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/cultures/) ## The day two families said yes, in one film Create your account, upload the engagement footage and say which customs this family kept. [Start your first wedding](https://app.weddingeditor.ai/sign-up?redirect_url=/dashboard)