It was busy for the City Clerk today--because the Chinese view the number eight as auspicious (it "sounds like ‘good fortune’ in Mandarin and Cantonese"). And, yes, that's why China wanted to have the opening ceremonies on 8/8/08--and about 16,000 couples got married in Bejing. An average Friday brings about 150 to 175 weddings across NYC, but the City Clerk's Chief of Staff Jose Gonzalez told NY1, "We'll probably hit the 700 or 800 mark......