Love was in the numbers for several Queens couples who chose the popular sequential wedding date of 11/12/13 to tie the knot.
Jonathan Rosa, 24 and Dina Acevedo, 33, of Middle Village didn’t know Tuesday, November 12 was significant when they decided to get married on that day, but when they found out they were excited.
“It’s like lottery numbers,” said Acevedo.
The pair, who has been together for almost four years and got engaged in January 2012, had several family members along as they tied the knot Tuesday morning at Queens Borough Hall.
There is another bonus to getting married on the date, said the couple.
“I thought about it and it would be easy [to remember the anniversary],” said Rosa.
Alcides Mercado, 33, and Jessica Cruz, 32, another couple who got married at Queens Borough Hall that day, were planning their wedding for Friday, but decided to switch to November 12 after they found out about the date’s importance just a day earlier.
The Ridgewood pair have been together for 11 years and engaged for six years, but decided to finally get married in a simple ceremony at Queens Borough Hall because they want to buy a home soon.
Despite the practical reasons for the wedding and the last minute ceremony, they still found romance in the day.
“I think [the snow] gives a story to tell,” Cruz said about the day’s weather.
“I’m happy that it’s finally official,” she said.
Queens, and the rest of the country, is likely to see a sharp increase in marriages on November 12.
David’s Bridal estimated that more than 3,000 brides would marry on 11/12/13, a 722 percent increase when compared to last year.
“Iconic dates have become a trend in the United States, reaching new heights when over 65,000 couples tied the knot on 07/07/07,” said Brian Beitler, chief marketing officer for David’s Bridal. “11/12/13 is a sequential pattern, and we have learned that couples love dates that have patterns. The last consecutive series of the century will occur next year, 12/13/14. It falls on a Saturday, so we predict this date could reach record-breaking numbers.”
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