7-7-07

[Matt]

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- Donel Hardy and John Allison figure they must be a very lucky couple indeed.

They met seven years ago, went on their first date on September 7, and then found out they and Hardy's daughter, Kelli, all share the same birthday -- July 7.

"He pulled out his driver's license because I didn't believe him," said Hardy, 40.

They live at an elevation above 7,000 feet in Mammoth, California, and their post office box number is numbered in the 70s.

So it was not a stretch when they settled on a wedding date and a lucky place to get married -- July 7, 2007, in Las Vegas.

"The odds of it happening just are phenomenal," said Allison, 28.

The couple is among the thousands looking to get lucky in love who are expected to flock to Las Vegas to tie the knot on a very propitious date -- 7-7-07 -- which comes along only once a century.

Nationwide, marriage planners report an overwhelming demand by couples to say their vows on July 7. Churches are booked, limos in short supply and cake makers expect to be very busy.

Las Vegas casinos and the city's many wedding chapels are going to extra lengths to cash in on the Triple 7 jackpot, and some megaresorts are full of brides and grooms to be.

More than 60 couples are to be wed in a mass ceremonies at Mandalay Bay and Caesars Palace hotel-casinos. The Flamingo has scheduled 77 back-to-back weddings, running virtually nonstop from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Venetian opened up a second bridge location to hold weddings and trimmed its gondola-ride rites to 30 minutes to squeeze more people in.

"Within the first 15 minutes, we had completely sold out of our bridge location, which was a hotel record," wedding services manager Darlene Wilson said.

While some brides and grooms are seeking to have better luck on their second, or even third time around, experts say it takes more than just good fortune to make marriages work.

A little sense of destiny, however, doesn't hurt.

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[Uncle Mxy]

7-7-07 is when Tony gives Eva his MVP award.

[UxKa]

My cousin is getting married on 7/7/7, woohoo.

[DrRay11]

= UxKa, drunken baffoon?

[Vinny]

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

[Tahoe]

7-7-77 was my report date to Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage Alaska.