July 7, 2007
July 7, 2007: Lucky day to get married?
I blogged about getting married in Vegas before, but on July 7, 2007 many more couples than normal will be visiting one of those 24 hour chapels and letting Elvis lead them through their vows.
If Vegas isn't your thing, and spending $77,777 sounds lucky (rather than insane or impossible), this article suggests something special in New York:
Ritz Carlton, New York has a lucky number wedding package for just: $77,777. It includes the wedding reception for you and your significant other and 75 of your friends and relatives (total:77), plus cocktail hour with an open bar and a 7 canapés tasting.Hopefully all the lucky couples getting married on the 7th are already pregnant so they can give birth before the end of the "year of the golden pig".Reception with dinner, dessert, and a custom 7 tier wedding cake. A 7-bottle champagne toast to commemorate the occasion.
Floral arrangements by celebrity florist Jane Packer including centerpieces on the 7 guest tables. 7 diamonds for the bride from Tiffany & Co.
7 manicures and pedicures for the bride and six close friends in La Prairie at The Ritz-Carlton Spa.
Luxury accommodations in The Ritz-Carlton Presidential Suite, Room 2107, for the lucky couple on their wedding night including a rose petal turndown, a bottle of champagne, chocolate covered strawberries and an Old Fashioned Rose Bath drawn by the Bath Butler.
A 7-night honeymoon at any Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the world.
This article says the year of the golden pig happens once every 60 years, but if I know my Chinese calendar, it's actually once every 600 years:
And, as surely as spring follows winter, China will be facing a baby boom in the new Year of the Golden Pig, which comes around once every 60 years. China's maternity wards are being booked months in advance in expectation of the millions of babies being born this year to the newlyweds of 2006 - far more than China's maternity wards can handle. Baby-product companies are salivating over the sudden prospects of a booming market: Kimberly-Clark says the disposable-diapers market will grow 60% this year.Posted by James Trotta at July 7, 2007 2:39 PM | TrackBack
I'm not planning on getting married anytime soon, been there, done that! But, I'll take the manicure, pedicure, and the diamonds from Tiffany's. I've stayed at the Ritz Carlton in NYC, for much less I might add, and found room service is great!
Posted by: Sharon at July 7, 2007 3:55 PMDone the married thing twice. but the diamond's and the manicure and pedicure would be great!!!!!Also the nite at the Ritz Carlton would be new too!07/07/07
Posted by: Janet at July 9, 2007 12:20 AM