By BRANDON ZINN
Brandon@newsroom.byu.edu
Although Valentine's Day weddings used to be a pretty groovy thing, it seems as though people would rather exchange gifts than wedding vows.
Although an official campus-wide survey was not taken, almost all women who were asked if they would get married on Valentine's Day said no.
Not only did they have the same answer, but the same reason for saying no.
The common consent was the desire to not combine holidays. They did not want to have their anniversary and Valentine's Day on the same day.
The Provo and Salt Lake temples will have more weddings than an average Monday -- Salt Lake has 25 scheduled -- but the Mount Timpanogos Temple will not even be open.
The Provo Temple has three weddings scheduled, but temple workers said most of the weddings from this area occur at the Mount Timpanogos Temple.
One woman said she would get married on a Valentine's Day, but only if it were on a weekend.
She said getting married on the day of flowers and candy would be romantic.
Perhaps that's the issue of what's wrong with marrying on this year's Valentine's Day.
With Valentine's Day falling on a Monday this year, it makes the idea of getting married on that day less appealing.
There is also a problem with the holiday running in the middle of the semester.
Most students like to wait till the end of the semester so they can take a honeymoon and not miss too much school.
Another problem that arises is that people still have to go to work on Valentine's Day. It hasn't reached the point where people are awarded days off for the holiday.
This is a problem when people try to get time off from work in order to attend the wedding. This is more prevalent when that day is Monday.
So, although to a select few the idea of getting married on Valentine's Day is romantic, it is not too practical -- especially this year.