Richard Markel, head of the 800-member Association for Wedding Professionals International, said group members first began noticing extra interest in the novelty date last year.

• 拥有800名会员的国际婚礼专业人员协会会长理查德·马克尔说,协会的会员们从去年开始就注意到新人们对这个特殊的日子情有独钟。