A Hundred Unions - Room Magazine
A Hundred Unions By Jen Wei Ting For their tenth wedding anniversary, Robin and Yu’en planned a small gathering at The Peony, the Chinese restaurant at the Imperial Club. Nothing extravagant. The first of October fell on mid-autumn, the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, an auspicious day for weddings, reunions and, as it happened, their wedding anniversary. As the seasonal greeting goes, hua hao yue yuan: May your union be round and full as the moon, and beautiful as the blossoming flowers. Robin was relieved when Yu’en agreed a hotel ballroom was unnecessary, still haunted by th...