12/12/12: A momentous date for newborns and newlyweds

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J.C. Martinez has a boutonniere fixed to his suit by Wania Rau in the lobby of the Salt Lake County Clerks office before getting married there in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. Martinez and his bride Edna Garcia specifically picked the 12/12/12 date to have their wedding ceremony.

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(left) Mark Broughton and RaeAnn Martinez get married at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. The couple planned to get married on this date a year and a half ago. "This date is so rare it only happens once ever hundred years. We would have picked noon but thats the time they have lunch," says Martinez.

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(left) Edna Garcia and J.C. Martinez get married by Deputy Clerk Darlene Von Bank at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. "Nobody will ever forget this date. We wanted to get married before the end of the world. It's kind of a fun thing," says Garcia of the 12/12/12 date.

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As family and friends take pictures (left) Edna Garcia and J.C. Martinez get married by Deputy Clerk Darlene Von Bank at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. "Nobody will ever forget this date. We wanted to get married before the end of the world. It's kind of a fun thing," says Garcia of the 12/12/12 date.

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Friends and family cheer as (left) Edna Garcia and J.C. Martinez get married by Deputy Clerk Darlene Von Bank at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. "Nobody will ever forget this date. We wanted to get married before the end of the world. It's kind of a fun thing," says Garcia of the 12/12/12 date.

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(left) Mark Broughton places a ring on RaeAnn Martinez's hand during a marriage ceremony at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. The couple planned to get married on this date a year and a half ago. "This date is so rare it only happens once ever hundred years. We would have picked noon but thats the time they have lunch," says Martinez.

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Natalie Whitney holds her new baby girl with her family at her side at St. Mark's Hospital Wednesday December 12, 2012. The baby was born at 12:12:12 p.m. on 12/12/12. Her husband is Ryan Whitney and her daughters are Ella, 8, Sophia, 6, and Ruby, 21 months.

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Natalie Whitney holds her new baby girl at St. Mark's Hospital Wednesday December 12, 2012. The baby was born at 12:12:12 p.m. on 12/12/12. At left is her daughter Ella, 8.

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Kate England Intermountain Medical Center in Murray on December 12, 2012. Kate was born at 1:44 am that morning. "This was her actual due date and we didn't think we were gonna make it. What a great due date," says mother (back) Brittany England. The hospital gave commemorative onesies to the families of the newborns to celebrate the unique date.

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(left) Sydney England holds her newborn sister (middle) Kate England with as her mother Brittany England looks on at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray on December 12, 2012. Kate was born at 1:44 am that morning. "This was her actual due date and we didn't think we were gonna make it. What a great due date," says Brittany England. The hospital gave commemorative onesies to the families of the newborns to celebrate the unique date.

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Brittany England holds her newborn daughter Kate England at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray on December 12, 2012. Kate was born at 1:44 am that morning. "This was her actual due date and we didn't think we were gonna make it. What a great due date," says England. The hospital gave commemorative onesies to the families of the newborns to celebrate the unique date.

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(left) Adrian and (right) Anthony Garcia watch as J.C. Martinez fills out a marriage application before getting married at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. Martinez and his bride Edna Garcia specifically picked the 12/12/12 date to have their wedding ceremony.

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Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune J.C. Martinez has a boutonniere fixed to his suit by Wania Rau in the lobby of the Salt Lake County Clerks office before getting married there in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. Martinez and his bride Edna Garcia specifically picked the 12/12/12 date to have their wedding ceremony. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune (left) Mark Broughton and RaeAnn Martinez get married at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. The couple planned to get married on this date a year and a half ago. "This date is so rare it only happens once ever hundred years. We would have picked noon but thats the time they have lunch," says Martinez. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune (left) Mark Broughton and RaeAnn Martinez get married at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. The couple planned to get married on this date a year and a half ago. "This date is so rare it only happens once ever hundred years. We would have picked noon but thats the time they have lunch," says Martinez. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune (left) Edna Garcia and J.C. Martinez get married by Deputy Clerk Darlene Von Bank at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. "Nobody will ever forget this date. We wanted to get married before the end of the world. It's kind of a fun thing," says Garcia of the 12/12/12 date. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune As family and friends take pictures (left) Edna Garcia and J.C. Martinez get married by Deputy Clerk Darlene Von Bank at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. "Nobody will ever forget this date. We wanted to get married before the end of the world. It's kind of a fun thing," says Garcia of the 12/12/12 date. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Friends and family cheer as (left) Edna Garcia and J.C. Martinez get married by Deputy Clerk Darlene Von Bank at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. "Nobody will ever forget this date. We wanted to get married before the end of the world. It's kind of a fun thing," says Garcia of the 12/12/12 date. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune (left) Edna Garcia and J.C. Martinez get married by Deputy Clerk Darlene Von Bank at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. "Nobody will ever forget this date. We wanted to get married before the end of the world. It's kind of a fun thing," says Garcia of the 12/12/12 date. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune (left) Mark Broughton places a ring on RaeAnn Martinez's hand during a marriage ceremony at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. The couple planned to get married on this date a year and a half ago. "This date is so rare it only happens once ever hundred years. We would have picked noon but thats the time they have lunch," says Martinez. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Natalie Whitney holds her new baby girl with her family at her side at St. Mark's Hospital Wednesday December 12, 2012. The baby was born at 12:12:12 p.m. on 12/12/12. Her husband is Ryan Whitney and her daughters are Ella, 8, Sophia, 6, and Ruby, 21 months. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Natalie Whitney holds her new baby girl at St. Mark's Hospital Wednesday December 12, 2012. The baby was born at 12:12:12 p.m. on 12/12/12. At left is her daughter Ella, 8. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Natalie Whitney holds her new baby girl at St. Mark's Hospital Wednesday December 12, 2012. The baby was born at 12:12:12 p.m. on 12/12/12. Daughters Ella, 8, and Sophia, 6, are in front. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Kate England Intermountain Medical Center in Murray on December 12, 2012. Kate was born at 1:44 am that morning. "This was her actual due date and we didn't think we were gonna make it. What a great due date," says mother (back) Brittany England. The hospital gave commemorative onesies to the families of the newborns to celebrate the unique date. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune (left) Sydney England holds her newborn sister (middle) Kate England with as her mother Brittany England looks on at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray on December 12, 2012. Kate was born at 1:44 am that morning. "This was her actual due date and we didn't think we were gonna make it. What a great due date," says Brittany England. The hospital gave commemorative onesies to the families of the newborns to celebrate the unique date. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Brittany England holds her newborn daughter Kate England at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray on December 12, 2012. Kate was born at 1:44 am that morning. "This was her actual due date and we didn't think we were gonna make it. What a great due date," says England. The hospital gave commemorative onesies to the families of the newborns to celebrate the unique date. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune (left) Adrian and (right) Anthony Garcia watch as J.C. Martinez fills out a marriage application before getting married at the Salt Lake County Clerk office in Salt Lake City on December 12, 2012. Martinez and his bride Edna Garcia specifically picked the 12/12/12 date to have their wedding ceremony.

· December 13, 2012 8:08 am

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Utahns all around the Salt Lake Valley celebrated Wednesday's unique date (Dec. 12, 2012, or 12/12/12) by welcoming newborns or by getting married. The unique date makes for an interesting story, and in the future will make for easy-to-remember birthdates and wedding anniversaries.