Diana and Joseph Saporito take their wedding vows seriously – and their numerology even more so.
The couple are among the tens of thousands who took the marital leap yesterday believing the date, 7/7/07, was meant for them.
You can see what they mean:
They met on a subway platform while waiting for the No. 7 train.
Joe, 28, courted Diana, 27, for seven years.
When he proposed, he presented seven long-stemmed roses and a stunning seven-stone diamond engagement ring.
So they selected July 7, 2007, as their wedding day.
“The number 7 hasn’t let us down yet, so why not?” Joe Saporito said.
To stack the deck a little more, they decided to pile on a few more lucky sevens.
So the Flushing couple picked seven bridesmaids and seven groomsmen at St. Kevin’s Church in Flushing.
Guests at last night’s reception were greeted with a sign: “All aboard the lucky 7 train. Please find your stop for the evening.” The 21 tables – divisible by seven – were labeled using the names of the No. 7 train’s 21 stops. The bride and groom sat in wedded bliss at the 42nd Street-Grand Central table – the stop where they first met.
MetroCards doubled as guest place cards on the tables, which held seven candles and seven different flowers. Guests chose from a menu that offered seven main courses. And, you guessed it – Lucky 7 lotto tickets were handed out as favors.
The Saporitos were among 38,000 couples registered with http://www.theknot.com who tied the knot yesterday – three times more than other July Saturdays. But wedding planners said the triple sevens day was no busier than a typical Saturday in June – the most popular month of the year to exchange vows.
Venues throughout the city and across the country threw bouquets at prospective brides and grooms in the hopes of netting nuptials.
But The Carlton Ritz Central Park’s offer of a $77,777 celebration for any wedding couple and 77 guests went untaken yesterday, and Empire City’s freebie for seven couples with seven guests, attracted only 12 special day entries.Diana Saporito, a physical therapist, confesses that she was actually dating someone else on the fateful day she chatted with her now-husband on the No. 7 train platform.
“I was waiting for my boyfriend and he was really late,” she said.
Diana said she felt an immediate connection with Joe, whom she knew was from her neighborhood.
“I’m just so extremely happy I’m marrying my best friend,” said Joe, a Manhattan CPA.