There are songs for the aspects of dowry, groom’s bathing song, songs expressing happiness and songs for the tying of the groom’s veil and the Kangana song sung to welcome the bride and groom in to the house for the first time.

In the Punjabi wedding ceremony the Rokka plays a vital role as in this ceremony the girl becomes committed to the groom and his family for the occasion of marriage to follow up. The ceremony of Rokka is performed with songs and dance including exchange of gifts between the families of the bride and the groom. The ceremony of Rokka is followed by the jubilations of the Mangni where the rings are exchanged between the bride and the groom. The groom’s family offers the bride’s family with loads of gifts and jewelry items to confirm the wedding relation socially. Sagan is the occasion of the main engagement while the occasion of Chunni Chadana occurs when the groom’s family goes to the bride’s place 2 days prior to the wedding and they place a red chunni or dupatta on the bride’s head. The bride on this occasion dresses up with light makeup and the other accessories comprises of sleek jewelry, mehendi, bindi, red nail polish which are originally meant to signify her new life as a married woman.

The ceremony of Sangeet can be observed either in one day or for many days. For this occasion generally a spacious banquet hall is hired and ladies in the family tend to sing traditional Indian songs. This is known to be the Indian version of the bridal shower ceremony in the west. The ceremony of mehendi offers a jubilant ambience of partying and the ladies in the family apply mehendi on their hands and feet and the bride applies the mehendi that’s sent to the bride’s family from the future mother in law. The ceremony of Kund Paat Puja though is not mandatory but is known to be observed to have a strong married life.