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Hey, guess what’s coming up on Friday? Yep, that Hallmark holiday that’s since become a beacon for schmaltzy couples to do schmaltzy, romantic things like get married, or something. You may know it as Valentine’s Day.

As such, the D.C. Superior Court announced that they’ll double the number of weddings typically performed in a day in order to accommodate all the requests from couples who want to get married on February 14th. According to a release, the Court typically performs around fourteen weddings a day. But they’ll be performing 28 weddings on Friday in two ceremony rooms.

“We are pleased to accommodate this number of couples who want to have this special date as their anniversary date. I appreciate court staff stepping up and making this effort so that we can perform so many weddings on a single day,” Chief Judge Lee Satterfield said in the release. “We expect to see a lot of smiling faces this Friday, on the faces of the newly-married couples, their friends and family, and court staff who so enjoy being witness to this special time in a couple’s life.”

Getting married on Valentine’s Day, real original, you guys. Of course, it beats the alternative: binge-watching the new season of House of Cards alone in your darkened basement with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s.

(Just kidding! A hearty congrats to all 28 couples getting married on Friday).

And now, this obligatory clip.