The important elements of an Indian wedding are rituals, traditions, shopping, food and of course music. It is the music that adds to the already mesmerizing aura of a typical Indian wedding ceremony. Following is the list of ceremonies of an Indian Wedding and the type of Music that is played during their celebration:

• Haldi Haldi is a ceremony that is celebrated in the house of both the bride as well as groom. In this ceremony, a paste which is known as Uptan prepared from Haldi, Oil and water is applied on bride and grooms body. Music is a very important part of this ceremony. Women of the household sing traditional songs, and instrument like dholak is also played to mark the beginning of the week long affair of a traditional Indian Wedding.
  
  
• Mehndi This is a very important ceremony that is conducted at brides place. Henna or Mehndi is applied in beautiful patterns and designs on brides hands for wedding ceremony. Music is an integral part of this ceremony, and women and men of the household dance on different types of traditional folk songs. Apart from the traditional songs that the women of household sing, popular Bollywood wedding tracks like Mehendi Hai Rachne Wali, Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna and "Desi Girl" are also played. Women and girls of household perform gracefully on these popular Filmi Tracks.
  
  
• Sangeet This ceremony as the name suggests is full of Sangeet or Music. This is an exclusive ceremony for women from the sides of bride and groom to gather, sing and dance on the blissful occasion of this holy union. Bollywood Songs like Didi Tera Dewaar Deewana" and Sasural Genda phool are very popular songs that are played during this ceremony.
  
  
• Baraat The arrival of groom on a ghodi (Female Horse) with his relatives dancing on the tunes of wedding band and popular Filmi Tracks is known as Baraat. This is a very important ceremony that is held few hours before the main wedding ceremony. The relatives of groom dance on popular Bollywood Songs like Aaj Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai , Le Jayenge Le Jayenge and Tenu leke on their way to the place where wedding ceremony is held.
  
  
• Wedding Main wedding ceremony is a very important part of the whole Indian Wedding Affair. Shehnai is a Mangal Vadya (musical instrument) which is played to create and maintain the sanctity of the auspicious wedding ceremony. In modern times, popular Bollywood numbers are also played on which the relatives dance to express their happiness and love for the newlyweds.

No doubt Music is the most important aspect that amplifies fun and happiness in a typical Indian Wedding. The importance of Music in an Indian wedding can be clearly identified by the fact that it is a part of each ceremony that is conducted to join two people and two families in this holy union.