$ @$ A, ~% l" }9 m [& y 其中一间行礼的热门教堂Graceland，已对预订人潮应接不暇，当天的开放时间将由早上8时至午夜，每隔15钟便举行一次婚礼。拉斯韦加斯的会议展览及游客中心指出，对赌城来说，7.7.7是充满幸运的数字，因此很多人选择在这个富有纪念性的日子到赌城结婚。8 u1 h: ^1 T' c+ M
* I; G2 b, C# X/ p& F 赌城的酒店在当天为新人准备特别的菜单庆祝，例如Ritz-Carlton酒店，特别推出幸运三条七套餐，售价分777或7707美元两种。Ritz-Carlton说，现时每周平均接到两至六个电话，查询当天在酒店结婚的事宜，迄今已接到至少两宗婚宴预订。8 z/ O# s; H! c0 ~- c5 l. Q
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Good luck coupling July 7 with a wedding date 1 _) i3 w+ ?0 I ! I8 R9 E2 [! Q/ o1 G+ ICelebrity watchers say Eva Longoria plans to marry Tony Parker July 7, hoping the special 07-07-07 date brings the couple luck. 1 `& _5 l" g" C3 T& D7 O% K$ k& O( R! ?: a7 T
If so, the "Desperate Housewives" actress and the NBA player are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg -- or seven-layer cake -- according to Susan Hepperle, general manager at Town & Country Caterers in Lansdowne. x7 I3 D# u' {( c 4 D3 H$ A6 R+ V* o"I've never seen such a stink made over a date," she said, having fielded requests for "everything in sevens" since last fall. 9 m1 X: r0 j5 g& h! s' w; F: @9 q+ n- z
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"We've had call, after call, after call, after call, just looking for this date," said Hepperle, who long ago booked the maximum four receptions Town & Country can handle in one day. : G6 x7 w0 o; z* P* v j3 H C$ s+ G$ ^) U2 I"All I'm hearing is that triple sevens is a lucky number," she said. "One guy actually said it's a roll of the dice with getting married." 8 r' B5 z) Z! I, X2 `0 s7 d ( W% P# J/ R1 F* S1 B% k* ~According to the wedding planning Web site www.theknot.com, May, June, September and October are the popular months for marching down the aisle./ S: ]& g0 E7 j2 Z- _' K
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In Catonsville, SugarBakers bakery owner Jamie Williams noticed the trend, as 15 wedding cakes were booked for July 7. 0 s0 j. Z5 z2 L& S5 @5 d0 O, Q4 f/ K4 d% l _: g1 T" j( H
"And we have a bunch more pending," she said, adding that a cash deposit finalizes a booking. 9 Q1 y( z( I: J% \. o, I $ d8 h& W+ i, j; zAlthough her bakery specializes in wedding cakes and stays busy all year, often with more than 50 orders in a single weekend, Williams knows that July 7 is special this year.& Q: E1 f3 x7 F
$ S5 D5 y) k) R: U0 t( b }/ P"I've heard from brides that it's supposed to be some kind of magic day, 7-7-7; it's supposed to be good luck," she said, noting that many of her clients said they had trouble finding an available reception site.' o- A) P8 s& L7 n1 x0 Z- ^
" K" {1 r" v$ l! t/ EFor Whitehouse Caterers receptionist Judy Ganz, the date's appeal surfaced by accident last year. % J1 M! E# n \9 G. z3 ~+ j 9 A7 }+ u r9 g! ]4 K6 F% q4 R8 yA couple came in wanting a Saturday in June 2007 at Whitehouse's home base, Overhills Mansion in Catonsville.* F6 w$ x5 v' p9 U5 b5 x$ n W
i: K6 E Z( q( N9 ]9 @With none open, Ganz found herself recommending the first Saturday in July as an easy date to remember: 07-07-07. ( ^7 r. H8 C3 ]- A$ W8 { # I. q+ j) b& V6 l"That was the first time we'd realized it," she said, adding that Whitehouse staff typically check the calendar each year for possible trends.! j0 o/ N2 K5 ]& v0 U! a4 h4 ?) P# P
( g4 k' f, k3 Y+ f; EA short time later, Ganz saw an overwhelming demand for July 7.6 Y9 g4 V4 P, X' g X9 W
l5 R# L" v" G4 q6 @"It's the most popular date for this year," she said.% N, V) I) a. }9 x5 M
" c2 y+ b2 m9 R+ I7 l; yFor reasons yet unexplained, however, couples wanting a sacred wedding venue should have no trouble finding several.) U7 k, z0 w# M) f4 s6 {
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Williams agreed, saying brides tend to book a reception location first, then a cake. ) m! o6 A4 k2 R# S) E. `+ B5 V / O- a/ X' w. S2 W4 p"I don't even like to take cake orders unless they have a site," she said. 6 u% r% T) `5 l: |8 v : a$ D" A6 \$ O* ~; s7 YAt Arbutus Library, where manager Gail Ross' 1960s wedding gown is on display with a collection of books, magazines and CDs on wedding planning and etiquette, July 7 is magic. ) b+ c3 J/ S* t2 K$ g 3 Q" G1 K$ n) ["That's a big Harry Potter date," Ross said, referring to J.K. Rowling's popular series about a boy with magical powers. "That's Harry's birthday." 8 ?. j+ A8 o, X; H! Y7 i/ z* U0 `) x- l2 ~3 W8 a0 v
Book 7, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," will be released in July, although not July 7 as planned, according to Rowling's Web site.6 S% U) N" D( F! P6 Q
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Library circulation manager Carolyn Ovelgone created the wedding display simply to show how many resources the library offers on a particular subject, Ross said. R B* X: m+ V! W# D) V0 z$ d; u4 L' m+ P- r
Ross and her husband, Bruce, chose Aug. 24, 1969, for their wedding because their Randallstown synagogue was free that day, and both families were available to attend. 7 i! O i3 Y+ U N5 c9 { ' a% L8 w4 |& I: h3 d# s- x2 {Those numbers were lucky enough -- the marriage is still going strong, she said./ U( c2 |+ v! A: f
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