If this bouquet of peonies could speak, it will tell everyone how gleeful I am right now. Drifting my eyes from the brisk flowers to my reflection on this elegant hotel room’s mirror, anyone can see it in my eyes the happiness I feel in my heart. My emotions are all mixed up; I feel so uniquely and genuinely happy that I never felt this way, but there is also this pang of sadness because of my family’s absence. I have always dreamt of my wedding with my whole family, my father walking me to the altar and my mom shedding tears in happiness. But after all, the feeling of blissfulness dominates my heart. They all moved forward without me… I must do the same… with them in my heart. Weeks have passed and the day I have been waiting for has arrived. This is the day where we become