Eating through taiwan

My younger brother married a fantastic girl and the best part was we got to go to Taiwan! (j/k, of course the best part of was seeing my baby bro marry the love of his life but going to Taiwan was pretty high up there) They had a ceremony at home but continued the celebration in Taiwan because that's where my (new) sister-in-law is from and they wanted to include all her family and friends. It was a whirlwind of activities from meeting new in-laws, insane wedding receptions, sightseeing and sooooo much eating. And eating. The food is INCREDIBLE. I think we ate like 5 times a day, starting with the HUGE breakfast buffet at our hotel and it escalated from there (Din Tai Fung!!). I should also probably say a word about Taiwanese weddings. They are so amazing and ridiculous at the same time. Its a 4-5 hour extravaganza of food and drinking. But how is that different from American weddings, you ask? Well, dinner is like 12 courses and the drinking just flows, like chugging full drinks anytime anyone raises a glass (which happened a lot). And all wrapped in this glitzy production (confetti, parading children, multiple costume changes, a CHAMPAGNE TREE). Its a real industry out there.

Anyway, my family had a really great time. I would love to go to another Taiwan wedding just so I can do it all over again!

Words really can't describe what it was like. It was so amazing and insane at the same time! I loved it!!

My brothers! The one who got married got pretty drunk as the night went on. Its not hard to guess which one that was :).

I actually don't know where we went but it was so pretty with these weird rock formations. Taiwan is a very beautiful country though we didn't see much besides Taipei.

Mom and Dad also had a great time.

I can't believe my baby brother is married!

My sister-in-law's mom, husband and uncle. They were so great and welcoming and took us around everywhere. I love that they're family now!