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12/31/23: This 'magical' date is sparking Las Vegas wedding bonanza on New Year's Eve

Wedding couple MarBella and Raul Moreno of San Diego are seen at the "Big Heart" sculpture outside the Clark County Marriage License Bureau in Las Vegas in February 2023.

Cindy Adams knew two things about her wedding: She and her fiance, Anthony Asta, wanted to get married in Las Vegas, and she wanted to tie the knot on a date Asta could easily remember for their future anniversaries.

They decided on a New Year's Eve wedding at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas. The ceremony is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on 12/31/23 — a repeating 1-2-3 pattern.

"We didn't realize it was 123-123," Adams, 49, said. Asta likes order, so the date seemed fitting.

"It just felt right for us," Adams said.

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