Couple’s good luck precedes wedding

Published 11:04 pm Friday, July 6, 2007

SNOHOMISH – A Snohomish couple lucked out on the eve of their lucky wedding day.

Harjeet Heer and Gurpreet Johal on Friday won a contest, sponsored by Macy’s, that asked couples how they decided to get hitched today – 07/07/07.

Hundreds of thousands of couples plan to get married on the date, which is available only once this century.

Heer and Johal on Friday were whisked away in a limousine with their family to the downtown Seattle Macy’s. They received a cake, sparkling cider and a $1,500 Macy’s gift card.

In the contest, Heer shared her story about why she picked today as her wedding date.

When Heer was a girl, she asked her mother if she could play basketball.

Sure, her mother said.

What number should I be? Heer asked.

Go for seven, the mother said. It’s a lucky number; it is good for you.

Her mother died, and as Heer grew into a woman and met Johal, she picked the triple seven date to start a new chapter of her life, 15 years after losing her mother.

“I felt this date was making her a part of my wedding and in the same note getting her blessing,” Heer said in her entry for the contest.