Like other "iconic dates" before it, Dec. 13, 2014, is prompting couples in central Ohio and elsewhere to book it as their wedding day.

 

And, based on its billing, the second Saturday in December -- commonly called the sequential（连续的） 12/13/14 -- represents the final chance of the century to exchange vows² on such a distinct date.

 

According to a yearly David's Bridal survey, 20,000 couples nationwide are expected to marry on 12/13/14. (About 7,000 couples, the retailer³ reported, wed¹ a year earlier, on Saturday, Dec. 14.)

 

Kayla Smith of Upper Arlington -- who remembers the buzz surrounding July 7, 2007 (7/7/07) -- had wanted her wedding on such a date.

 

She got one, though, by accident: Not until the morning after setting the date did she realize the unusual nature of Dec. 13 this year.

 

"A lot of things happened, and I forgot about that," said the 23-year-old, who will marry Nicholas Strata⁴, 28, at the Statehouse.

 

"It was cool to see something that I once wanted when I was a teenager actually come to fruition（完成）."

 

For other couples, though, the choice was deliberate.

 

"We fell in love, and we got engaged in time for us to have our wedding on this date," said Terica Sanders, whose fiance, Tacora Johnson, proposed in January.

 

Sanders and Johnson, 31-year-old Dublin residents originally from Toledo, will tie the knot at the Venue⁵ at Corazon in Dublin.

 

The interest in the date probably stems most from the fact that the next sequential date won't happen until Jan. 2, 2103, said Brian Beitler, executive vice⁶ president of David's Bridal.

 

"Everyone is looking for a way to make their wedding special," he said.

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