The bride is made to touch seven betel nuts placed at regular intervals along a straight line with her right toe and the groom also helps her during this task. The bride and the groom then recite the seven sacred vows during this ritual. The Saptapadi ritual is one of the most crucial ones in a Gujarati wedding, just like any other Hindu wedding. The bride and the groom now
take seven steps together, symbolising their journey through life as equal partners. The seven vows include the promises to love, respect, take care of each other, planning a family and be eternally together. Designer supari covered with Red, Green, Golden thread. It serves as an ideal offering to the deities. Betel nuts are believed to increase prosperity and they are tied to the
pandal, the grinder, the pounding stone, large utensils and the bridegroom’s clothes.