Gujarathi weddings are unique in their customs and rituals. The games and fun in these weddings have their own flavor.

A day or two before the wedding the garbha is celebrated. This celebration is full of fun. The relatives from both the sides attend it. The mehendi is applied on bride's hands and feet, which is given lots of importance.

On the wedding day the groom arrives first at the mandap/function place and is welcomed by the bride and her family. The bride welcomes him by garlanding him, which is called Jaimala, which signifies her acceptance of him. This is also associated with fun as the groom is lifted high up and the bride tries to reach up to him to garland. The bride's mother performs a small welcome puja and then she tries to pinch the groom's nose. This symbolizes that the groom has come to their door asking for their daughter by rubbing his nose on the door. Grooms friends try to protect his nose with their handkerchiefs.

The groom is then led to the mandap and leaves his shoes outside. The bride's sisters steal his shoes and hold them for ransom. The groom's brothers guard the shoes to prevent the girls from stealing them.

The bride and groom are seated next to each other in the mandap and the bride's parents place a long thread around the couple, which symbolizes that they are now in a bond. The kanyadaan - father offering the bride to the groom and family - is performed. Then the bride's pallu is tied with the groom's shawl. The couple then takes four Mangalpheras - circling round the holy fire. These four pheras are the vows they take to be together in achieving the four goals - dharma, artha, kama, moksha. Then the couple walks the seven steps called sapthapadi and takes the seven vows. After all these rituals the couple takes the blessings of the elders and then comes the vidai or the farewell of the girl from her mother's house.