Nov. 11, 2011 is turning out to be a notable date for two reasons: The fact that it will be celebrated in the U.S. as Veteran’s Day and because when it is written numerically it comes out as 11/11/11.
The date is also proving to be a big one for weddings.
For Boston couple Scott Pittman and Liz Mongro — who will be marrying each on Nov. 11 after 25 years together — the unusual sequence of numbers calls for an equally unusual wedding ceremony.
At their wedding reception on Friday, though it might get confusing for caterers and guests alike, the couple plans to mark every table as « 11 » to keep up with the theme. They’re also planning a breakfast for family and friends at 11:11 a.m. And even though the wedding is taking place in mid-autumn, Pittman says the DJ will play Stravinsky’s « Rite of Spring. »
« There’s one measure [in « Rite of Spring »] that features 11 quarter notes all at once, » he said. « No one knows why he did that. »
Mongro, a recording engineer, stresses that she and Pittman won’t be going completely overboard with the « 11 » theme.
« We won’t be serving finger sandwiches paired up like the number 11, » she laughed. However, they will be honeymooning in Sicily on property owned by her father. « I believe it’s 11 acres. »
