where one or both parties are forced into marriage due to an unplaned pregnancy

A term for a forced marriage after an unexpected pregnancy.

Originating from when the father of the pregnant girl would force the baby's daddy to marry his daughter at gunpoint. This gun was most likely a shotgun as many fathers in the United States were hunters.

A case of wife or death.

A wedding that is forced into existence because of pregnancy.

A marriage that is forced upon a couple usually by the parents of the bride due to either an unplanned pregnancy or pre-marital relations.

Where the parents of one or both people of a couple force them to marry due to pregnancy of the female part of the couple.

A shot gun wedding is when the father of the bride holds a gun to the head of the groom and makes him marry his daughter on his life. Usually caused by pregnancy of the bride, or a broken heart. Naturally, started in a Redneck Community.