My Taiwan wedding – cake and earthquakes!

December 30, 2009

So I have a ton of recaps due including of course my wedding dinner (it was an intimate dinner of family and some friends and of course an excuse for me to wear my gown again).  Unfortunately I have few pictures for you because my brother has them all on his camera and who knows when I’ll get those.  Oh well.

But I do have a picture of our cakes.   My friend has a lovely bakery in Taiwan and I ordered a large chocolate flourless cake and a tiny raspberry cake in case we didn’t have enough.  The large cake actually turned out to be chocolate mousse with a thin layer of cake and raspberry (I guess Taiwanese people aren’t as familiar with flourless chocolate cake).  It was still delicious of course.  As you can see the top was decorated with macaroons, chocolates, and fruit all cut into hearts (so my cake toppers just sat at the side of course).  Cheesy and awesome.

Apparently I overestimated because we had quite a bit of cake left over which of course made for a nice breakfast the day after 🙂

Otherwise, the dinner went fine and I got to see some relatives and friends I haven’t seen in a while.  That of course was the main point – bringing together loved ones and feeding them a great meal.  There was some drama which I’ll get into later.  But we got to show people our NYC pictures and I loved that Mr. Gadget was so great with my family even though he couldn’t understand the language.  He’s a very good smiler and nodder.

It was nice.

Then it happened.

At the end when most people had left and I was changing into my street clothes, I felt some movement and heard screaming from the waitresses outside.   I went into the other room where we had the dinner to see how everyone else was.  My aunt and Mr. Gadget were totally fine.  The tremors only lasted a few seconds and it was more the shock of the earthquake than the actual earthquake.

I took Mr. Gadget’s hand and we walked out.  Everyone was ok. Talk about a wedding ending with a bang!

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  • J.BRIDE December 30, 2009 at 15:54

    Mmmmm your cake looks delicious!

    oooh that earthquake – I’m just glad that no one was hurt or anything!

    Can’t wait to hear more about the wedding and the trip 🙂

  • anna and the ring December 30, 2009 at 16:05

    Oh the earth moved for you. Congratulations!

  • Dream Sequins December 30, 2009 at 17:58

    The cakes are so lovely! Sorry to hear about the earthquake, though. Glad to hear everyone was safe!

  • PartyPlannerGal December 30, 2009 at 19:01

    Congrats! That cake looks so yummy! I can’t wait to read all about it!

  • Katie December 30, 2009 at 20:43

    i could dive into that cake, very appropriate for an earthquake wedding. congrats 🙂

  • Recession Bride December 31, 2009 at 05:17

    Super cute cake — love it! (and congrats!)

  • Midtown Girl December 31, 2009 at 06:13

    What a way to end right!?!?

    Darling – I need to see pics asap – I am so excited to experience this through you..cannot wait to see!

    ps – that cake looks insanely delish!

    XOXO
    Amy

  • Shop N' Chomp December 31, 2009 at 08:11

    Congratulations! Your cake looks soo pretty and delish. 😀 So glad to hear everyone is ok.

  • Couture Carrie December 31, 2009 at 16:11

    What a memorable wedding!

    Those cakes look uh-mazing!

    Happy New Year’s Eve!

    xoxox,
    CC

  • vitaMinn style December 31, 2009 at 18:28

    Goodness, that was scary!! Glad to know everyone’s fine.

    The cake looks very lovely (and yummy)! Your friend is very artistic and creative. Love the heart cutouts, perfect for the occasion.

    Happy New Year and enjoy your stay in Manila!!!!

  • honey my heart January 1, 2010 at 00:15

    cake looks great. really like the heart detailing 🙂

  • THE ALTERNATIVE BRIDE January 1, 2010 at 22:35

    hope you had a wonderful new years! and i love the cakes! they look amazing and so appropriate for an earthquake 🙂 glad everyone was ok!

  • Jessica January 2, 2010 at 02:08

    What a cute little cake – I adore the collection of hearts on the top! And I’m pretty sure the earthquake was Mother Nature’s way of telling you that your love for each other can make the earth shake (har dee har har).

  • The Professional Bridesmaid January 3, 2010 at 08:24

    Seriously….what a bang! The cake looks so yummy.

  • Chocolate Lover January 5, 2010 at 20:14

    Oh my! Glad you were all safe! Can’t wait to see more pics of your 2nd wedding 🙂

  • Mrs T January 14, 2010 at 03:57

    Cute cakes! So glad it was only a small earth tremor!

    Hanging out for more photos. So lucky you get to do it twice!

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