Oregon in the United States of America has significant population of the Indian community. The state lies in the northwestern region and borders Washington, Nevada, California and Idaho. Wedding celebrations for the Indian community in Oregon follows the same rituals and customs as in the home country. The Oregon Brides from the Gursikh community has a number of wedding rituals before the actual day of wedding like mehendi and sangeet. Oregon Brides speaking Tamil hail from Tamil Nadu in India.