Lucky You! Tying the Knot on the Most Popular Date This Year (7/7/07)

7-7-07 weddings have been all the buzz since the year turned over — though a few brides have had the date in mind for the last few years.

Surrounding this auspicious date are plenty of favorable factors. For one, it's the closest weekend to July 4, which in itself drew plenty of brides. Other couples have a personal connection to the number seven, and still others value its mystical and even religious connotations.

The result? Couples across the country are working a hat tip to lucky seven into their receptions, whether it be lottery ticket favors in New Jersey or an actual tying-of-the-knot in Vegas itself. And no one fails to notice a fringe benefit: it's hard for any man to forget an anniversary like this.

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Save the Date ... a Year in Advance, That Is

We asked Linnyette Richardson-Hall, popular Baltimore wedding planner, how 7/7/07 weddings were shaping up on her part of the country. "Honestly, in my case," she said, "brides weren't calling up a year in advance. I started getting calls around the normal time, with two brides calling up around August of last year." (She booked them both.)

"But starting around February, it got crazy." In fact, since that time she's gotten 42 requests for the date. "Before February, the vendors weren't booked around here. But now you can't get anything for July 7 in this area. Don't even try. It's not going to happen."

We asked, was there a heightened sense of excitement? Buzz on the mystical connotations of the date? In the case of her couples, she explained, the attraction was more religious. "Around here," she says, "especially with older couples, seven has a spiritual significance. It's seen as the number of completion: going full circle, finding your life partner, alpha and omega."

The Meanings Behind That Mystical Seven-Oh-Seven

What better way to investigate the deeper meanings behind 7-7-07 than consult a professional numerologist? We asked Jakob Steele, longtime number-cruncher and psychic entertainer, to give us his insight into what the language of numbers says about this date.

"Traditionally," he says, "you'd want to look at the date number as the birthdate of a relationship. And using traditional methods, we'd find the destiny number."

If you add 7 + 7 for the month and date, and then 2 + 7 for the year, he says, you get 23, which reduces to 5.

Five, he says, is an interesting number to be married by. "As numbers go, five is very fun, exciting, enthusiastic — it comes with a lot of energy and enthusiasm."

In fact, he says, the number five is even erotic and a little wild (so be sure to book an extra night or two for that honeymoon).

"Travel's often associated with five," says Steele. And on the whole, this is a very adventurous and playful kind of marriage, where the couple has a high chance of remaining youthful.

He also says that certain colors, flowers and scents are closely tied to the number five. "The primary color of five is blue. It also has two secondary colors: violet, and a shade of brown that might be bronze, or lean more toward a chocolate brown.

The flower of number five is roses, and the same with perfumes: "Rose, jasmine and sandalwood all go with this date."

The Birth of a Marriage: Three Nine-Year Cycles

In numerology, explains Steele, dates like these break down into three nine-year cycles that speak to the long-term future. To find them, you just split your date into three parts and reduce each part to one number. For this date, those numbers are 7, 7 and 9 (because 2007 adds up to nine).

But with the five," he adds, "you have a relationship that's a lot freer. It's probably different from their grandparents'. And other people might not understand the way their relationship works, because it might be pretty unique to them."

Number seven ruling the first cycle, says Steele, tells us about what you can expect for the first nine years of marriage. Seven, he says, means spirituality is important in this relationship — and the couple will be able to break down problems and discuss them.

"But with the five," he adds, "you have a relationship that's a lot freer. It's probably different from their grandparents'. And other people might not understand the way their relationship works, because it might be pretty unique to them."

He anticipates a lot of people in their mid-to-late 20s and early 30s having this date, he adds. "I don't see a lot of very early marriages with this configuration."

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The Second Cycle

With number seven ruling the second cycle, Steele sees faith playing a big role in the marriage. "It'll be important to find a spiritual outlet for the marriage as a union," he emphasizes, "not just as individuals."

But with all the upsides, he also sees two minor risks with this date. "First, this couple's going to be so self-sufficient as a couple, they might have a tendency to be a little aloof from other people.

"Second, they can sometimes develop the habit of nitpicking each other apart."

The Third and Final Cycle

Nine is the number of the last cycle, which lasts for the remainder of the marriage, says Steele.

"Nine is a very philanthropic, service-oriented number that speaks to the family unit. Nine suggests a lot of involvement in the local community, humanitarian projects.

"It's also tied to the rebirth of romance — romance with a spiritual foundation, that really brings out the best of the marriage ideal. This number is very tolerant."

Given these factors, he says, he'd expect the divorce rate for couples marrying on this date to be a little under the national average. "As a date, it's tremendously spiritual, open and communicative."

He adds, "I wish everyone who gets married on that date well, I truly do."

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