Many couples have chosen special dates for their big days. Dates in the past include 8/9/10, 10/10/10, etc. Well, the mother of all special dates is here: 11/11/11. It is special for many reasons: it is all ones, everyone makes a wish on the clock at 11:11, etc. The next time a date will come up like this, more than a decade will have passed: 2/2/22. Across the United States, tens of thousands of couples will tie the knot tomorrow. Lucky for a recovering Las Vegas economy, a good amount of them will be doing so in Sin City.
As of yesterday, at least 3,500 couples had pre-applied for marriage licenses in Clark County for tomorrow. Stacy Alsen of Boise, Idaho explained that "it's a once in a lifetime chance." Her and her fiance will say "I do" at 1pm on 11/11/11 at Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas.
Clark County Clerk Diana Alba has called in reinforcements in preparation for the onslaught of applications they are going to receive. She has temporarily reassigned staff to process applications, which they've been trained to do within the average of 20 minutes.
The office usually gets less than 1,000 pre-applications within a 60-day period. As of Tuesday, the clerk's office had 3,500 pre-applications for Nov. 11, 2011, and were expecting hundreds more today and Friday.
Welcoming the boost of business are the Las Vegas wedding chapels. There are over 100 chapels promoting 11/11/11 packages. David Nye from the A Elvis Chapel is expecting 40 couples on Friday, a huge number compared to their average of 40 couples a week.
As a UNLV student, I've received a few emails through our Hotel College group, from hotels such as the Venetian, asking for student volunteers to help out with 11/11/11 weddings.
Reasons behind choosing such an unusual date? Many couples believe it is good luck; we all remember the Vegas wedding scene on 7-7-07 (many planners believe that Nov. 11, 2011 will crush 7-7-07 numbers). For other brides, they're hoping that 11-11 is a day that their soon-to-be hubbies will never forget!
Many couples are also choosing to say their vows at a particular time on Friday. Candice Seiler is holding her ceremony at 11:11am. For Candice and her fiance, Brad, the number 11 is everywhere in the relaitonship. They have also been together for 11 years.
Whatever their reason for choosing the special date, we want to wish a wonderful day and future together for all of the couples saying "I do" tomorrow, 11/11/11!
Source: "Thousands Flock to Las Vegas for 11/11/11 weddings" by Sevil Omer, published: 11/9//2011. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45194144/ns/today-today_news/t/thousands-flock-las-vegas----weddings#.TrxPJ-CJXh8
Photo Source: guardian.co.uk
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