Tiawanese Wedding

Our friend and Tiawanese teacher, Karen invited us to her brothers wedding.

On a Saturday at 12 noon in January, we went to a really nice restaurant in Homei, where many poeple were gathered all dressed up to celebrate.

The food was very traditional and very expensive...I didn't know what half of it was.

Luckily Karen sat with us and also one of Michelle's students, so they tried to explain everything to us.

As far as the wedding it was very strange for us, the couple had a

huge ceremony once they were engaged, and then a ceremony on the day of the wedding as well. We hardly saw the bride at all. The groom was walking around and visiting, and then alter on the bride and groom came around to each table and did a toast/cheers with everyone and then carried on. There were no speeches or introductions...even if there had been we wouldn't have understood it.

But the food just kept coming....platter after platter....about 10 -12 different dishes, all presented very beautifully. Michelle was really courageous and tried just about everything, and I only tried one thing...I wasn't feeling good from the night before...and this food was NOT doing it for me.

It was an event that's for sure. It was great to be apart of it and to see what happens at weddings to help understand the culture and customs more.