In Pictures: Around the world, 12/12/12 is a big day
Tee shirts advertising the 12-12-12 date sit on display at A Little White Wedding Chapel, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, in Las Vegas. These once-in-a-century wedding dates have become more important each year as people increasingly look outside Vegas for nontraditional weddings.Julie Jacobson/The Associated Press
Newlywed Indian couple Brandon Pereira and Emilia D'Silva, right, pose after being married at a church in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The couple were engaged on 10/10/10, registered a legal marriage on 11/11/11 and had their official ceremony on 12/12/12, a date seen as auspicious by many astrologers.Rajanish Kakade/The Associated Press
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class EO3 John Chen, 23, from Lakehurst, New Jersey, kisses his new bride Victoria Chan, 25, from Manhattan, after they were married in a civil ceremony at New York City's Office of the City Clerk December 12, 2012.Mike Segar/Reuters
Twelve couples attend a mass wedding ceremony at the Peak in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. At least 700 couples are expected to get married on today in Hong Kong.Kin Cheung/The Associated Press
Twelve couples attend a mass wedding ceremony at the Peak in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012.Kin Cheung/The Associated Press
A bride and groom wait for the start of a mass wedding ceremony organized for the poor in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Twelve lower-income couples participated in the event that was held at exactly at 12 o'clock on 12/12/12.Gembong Nusantara/The Associated Press
A group of children celebrate their 12th birthdays in Times Square, New York.Andrew Kelly/Reuters
An Indian mother holds her baby, born on 12/12/12 at a hospital in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The date saw an influx of mothers to local hospitals looking to give birth on the date.Rajesh Kumar Singh/The Associated Press