At least for those following the American-style of putting month before date, 11/12/13 was a day of hope and wishes. As messages wishing "Happy 11/12/13!" popped up across the social media Tuesday, with people calling on each other to make a wish at 14:15 (and 16 seconds) to make it more precise.

Reports from the U.S. by Wall Street Journal said the New York City Clerk's office in Lower Manhattan had a busy day on Tuesday with couples looking to marry on a rare date: 11/12/13. The report quoted City Clerk Michael McSweeney saying 140 ceremonies were performed at his office on 11/12/13. That is about twice as many as on a typical Tuesday.

One such couple quoted in reports is Shanel Manzano and Elliot Bryant, both 27-year-olds and self-proclaimed math geeks. They proclaimed their wedding vows on NBC's Today Show at 9:10 am exactly (creating a 9-10-11-12-13 sequence.)

Manzano explained his rationale for picking up the date and time to TODAY.com: "The sum of 11, 12, and 13 is 9. The number 9 is also considered to be 'lucky' in the Chinese culture as it means long lasting. To make it even more personal, the number 12 is my lucky number while 13 is [Elliot's] lucky number."

For Indians, meanwhile, who follow the British-style of writing the date before month, the unique sequence of numbers coming up in December seems to be a hit.

DNA newspaper from India reports that the day of 11/12/13 (Dec 11) with rare sequential patterns has already attracted many couples to tie the knot, with a marriage registration office in Mumbai reportedly receiving 50 applications on Monday as couples need to register a month prior to their marriage date.

So for those who forgot to do something special on Tuesday, you still got 11/12/13 (Dec 11), if you don't mind following the British pattern. While for those insisting on the American style a sequence is coming up next year on 12/13/14.

And if you miss that, numerology.com points out; it will be another 90 years before the next sequential date comes up in 2103 which is 01/02/03.