6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Indian
Mehndi is a pre wedding ceremony which takes place the day before the wedding. The bride and groom's families, along with friends, gather together while the bride has elaborate henna designs applied to her hands and feet. As part of the ceremony, all women in the gathering can choose to apply Mehndi on their hands as well. This is followed by Sangeet and Dinner where both the families and friends meet and enjoy the moments by singing, dancing and merrymaking.
1:00 am - 3:00 am
The bride and groom circumambulate a consecrated fire seven times, reciting specific vows with each circuit.
9:45 am - 11:00 am
The Haldi ceremony is one in which a paste of haldi or turmeric is applied on the bride and the groom’s body before their wedding. This ceremony is held at both the bride and the groom’s place, on the morning of the wedding day.
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Indian
Sehra Bandi is the ceremony where the groom’s face is covered by tying a multi-stranded garland to his paghadi (turban). It's a few minutes ceremony followed by the groom getting on the horse/elephant/in the car, to start his Barat.
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
An event where Bride and the Groom are on a stage and everyone attending the wedding gets on the stage to wish the couple and take some snaps, which is followed by Dinner buffet.