COVINGTON, Ky. — Tuesday’s date of 2-22-22 is a palindrome, meaning it reads the same forward and backwards. 

What You Need To Know

  • Couples in Northern Kentucky took advantage of the unique date of 2-22-22 to get married

  • One couple says the day brings “a lot of good omens"

  • A Justice of the Peace in Covington was scheduled to marry 14 couples

  • People started scheduling the day as early as June

It’s an extremely rare occurrence that many couples in Northern Kentucky took as an opportunity to get hitched on a special day.

“I’ve always been very spontaneous,” said Jason Earls, who married his new wife Rochelle. “There are a lot of good omens about this day that I’ve been reading about, and hopefully it brings us good luck and good fortune into the future.”

The two picked the date a year and a half ago.

Superstitions, an easy anniversary date to remember and the fact that it just looks cool are some reasons people started calling Kenton County Magistrate and Justice of the Peace Stephen Hoffman to book 2-22-22 to get married as early as June.

Mr. and Mrs. Earls, who live in Florence, were just one of the 14 couples Hoffman, who works out of his office in Covington, was scheduled to marry.

“This one is different because it’s [very rare], and that’s the beauty of it all, and that’s why, all of the sudden, everybody started calling for that day,” Hoffman said. “You get to be a part of people’s lives on one of the biggest days of their life. And it’s just a really great thing to be at.”

Jason and Rochelle plan to renew their vows and have a proper wedding in another two months. They said they just couldn’t pass up the opportunity, which they got to share with some family, including Rochelle’s late brother James, who she lost in 2019. Rochelle carried a picture of a brother and a necklace containing his ashes.

“It feels amazing. I’m still shaking, though. I’ve been looking forward to this day,” Rochelle said.

Perhaps the idea seems too out there, but to the two of them, it’s too perfect.

“I’ve just been really weird about numbers my entire life, and just, 2-22-2022 is one that I’ll never forget. If I forget, she can have a reason to be mad at me,” Jason said.