9 Times?

Weddings abound as numbers align on 9-9-09
By Oskar Garcia, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAS VEGAS - Two years after Las Vegas chapels hit the wedding date jackpot with lucky sevens, it's all eyes on the nines for 9-9-09.

Wedding officials in Sin City were preparing Wednesday for one of the busiest days of the year on a quirky date to get hitched - Sept. 9, 2009, or 9-9-09.

Jessica Skrutvold of Las Vegas said she and her husband-to-be Chad Lyons were expecting nine guests for their 9 p.m. wedding, which coincidentally celebrates her favourite number.

"The easiest day for my poor memory to remember was 9-9-09, and we've been doing everything last minute ever since," said the 31-year-old who works for a local insurance agency. "It was easy, and both of us can remember it and never forget."

Skrutvold said she called to book a chapel in March, and found the only open slots were for 8:30 or 9 that night.

"We took the most obvious choice," she said.

This is why I hate people. Do people honestly think some higher power or cosmic force will grant them a long and healthy relationship because they got married on a certain date? That's just utter stupidity. I was in Vegas for 4th of July weekend and I got out of town as soon as I could on 7/7/07, despite the fact that it was my birthday. The last thing I want to do is be around a bunch of superstitious rednecks playing slots and drinking daquiris.

Plus, Tony Parker and Eva Longoria got married on 7/07/07. Just another reason for me to hate them.