Yenny Then & Desmond Neo
With its associations to resilience, purity and innocence, a diamond his how Desmond Neo likes to describe his marriage to Yenny Then. “It’s unbreakable,” he says. For this couple who have been married for 23 years and are the proud parents of a 16-year-old daughter, every bonding exercise is an opportunity to do things as a family, be it travelling, watching movies, taking long walks together, shopping or playing sports, such as badminton.
Our journey began in… 1994.
Desmond: We met during a gathering among mutual friends at a restaurant. I thought she was very friendly and chatty and we became a couple one month later. After dating for nine months, I knew she was the one. I proposed to her with roses and a diamond ring and we celebrated our union in a Chinese restaurant at Orchard Road among 300 close family and friends. The most unforgettable part was watching Yenny walk down the aisle in her beautiful wedding dress!
Yenny: When I first met Desmond, I thought he was calm and confident, a real gentleman. It was love at first sight! The day we got married was the happiest and most exciting day of our lives! A sparkling new chapter of our lives together.