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** Sapphire ditches Amber on their wedding day.

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** * '''Gender Inverted''': Sapphire ditches Amber on their wedding day.day in favor of his True Love, Madam Ruby.
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* '''Straight''': Amber is supposed to marry Sapphire, but on their wedding day, she ditches him in favor of her True Love Jade.

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* '''Straight''': Princess Amber is supposed to marry Prince Sapphire, but on their wedding day, she ditches him in favor of her True Love Love, Sir Jade.
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** Amber and Jade are forced to leave town because nobody in their social circle will let them [[NeverLiveItDown live down what they did to Sapphire]]. Sapphire is ''furious'' and turns public opinion against them, painting himself (rather justifiably) as the victim of Amber's thoughtless flight of fancy.

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** Amber and Jade are forced to leave town because nobody in their social circle will let them [[NeverLiveItDown [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten live down what they did to Sapphire]]. Sapphire is ''furious'' and turns public opinion against them, painting himself (rather justifiably) as the victim of Amber's thoughtless flight of fancy.
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** Or, when Jade interrupts the wedding at the SNOFHYP part, Amber tells him she ''chose'' Sapphire and that he must leave if he can't respect their love (or has him thrown out for interrupting the ceremony in the first place).

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** Or, when Jade interrupts the wedding at the SNOFHYP speak now part, Amber tells him she ''chose'' Sapphire and that he must leave if he can't respect their love (or has him thrown out for interrupting the ceremony in the first place).
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*** Alternatively, Sapphire becomes so depressed by being rejected by someone who he thought was the love of his life on their wedding day, that he cuts himself off from everyone.

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*** Alternatively, ** Sapphire becomes so depressed by being rejected by someone who he thought was the love of his life on their wedding day, that he cuts himself off from everyone.



** Following the event, whether Sapphire loses his cool at the aborted wedding or not, he becomes an emotionally scarred man unable to form lasting relationships for fear of being hurt again, possibly prone to bouts of depression and/or alcoholism. This could very well be the setup for a Romance movie itself; see ''Film/TheWeddingSinger.''
** Or he commits suicide.

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** Following the event, whether Sapphire loses his cool at the aborted wedding or not, he becomes an emotionally scarred man unable to form lasting relationships for fear of being hurt again, possibly prone to bouts of depression and/or alcoholism. This could very well be the setup for a Romance movie itself; see ''Film/TheWeddingSinger.''
alcoholism.
** Or he Sapphire commits suicide.
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'''Basic Trope''': A bride-to-be ditches her groom at the altar. [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop This is supposed to be a good thing]], [[DoubleStandard so long as it's not the]] ''[[TheUnfairSex guy]]'' [[TheUnfairSex doing the ditching]].

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'''Basic Trope''': A bride-to-be ditches her groom at the altar. [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop This is supposed to be a good thing]], thing, [[DoubleStandard so long as it's not the]] ''[[TheUnfairSex guy]]'' [[TheUnfairSex doing the ditching]].

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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Jade is TheMole. What better way to get dirt on the Prince's dealings than to seduce his fiancee? Conveniently, being ditched by Amber also leaves Sapphire quite vulnerable...



* '''Reconstructed''': Amber and Jade are driven out of town... in the pilot of a WalkingTheEarth series.

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Amber and Jade are driven out of town... in the pilot of a WalkingTheEarth series.series.
** Amber leaving him at the altar eventually allows Sapphire to meet and marry the ''real'' love of his life, and he acknowledges he and Amber probably wouldn't have worked out.
** Amber really does feel awful about breaking Sapphire's heart, but realizes it's better to do so ''now'' than after a few months (or years) of an unhappy marriage.

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* '''Implied''': Sapphire is seen very excited for his wedding, but a week later, he is not married, and is very sad about something.



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* '''Justified''': Amber is being ''forced'' to marry Sapphire.

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* '''Justified''': Amber is being ''forced'' ''[[ArrangedMarriage forced]]'' [[ArrangedMarriage to marry Sapphire.Sapphire]].
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* '''Downplayed''': Amber breaks off the engagement without waiting for the WeddingDeadlone.

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* '''Downplayed''': Amber breaks off the engagement without waiting for the WeddingDeadlone.WeddingDeadline.
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*** Alternatively, Sapphire becomes so depressed by being rejected by someone who he thought was the love of his life on their wedding day, that he cuts himself off from everyone.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Amber breaks off the engagement without waiting for the WeddingDeadlone.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Inverted''': Amber ditches Jade in order to marry Sapphire, arriving at the church at the last possible minute.

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Amber ditches Jade in order to marry Sapphire, arriving at the church at the last possible minute.



* '''Deconstructed''': Amber and Jade are forced to leave town because nobody in their social circle will let them [[NeverLiveItDown live down what they did to Sapphire]]. Sapphire is ''furious'' and turns public opinion against them, painting himself (rather justifiably) as the victim of Amber's thoughtless flight of fancy.
** There's also the matter of who pays for the lavish-but-aborted wedding party...
** Jade comes to doubt Amber's commitment to him; given that she ditched a guy on their ''wedding day'', can he ''really'' trust her to stick with ''him'' through thick and thin?
* '''Reconstructed''': Amber and Jade are driven out of town... in the pilot of a WalkingTheEarth series.



* '''Defied''': When Amber declares her love for Jade, he rejects ''her'' for any number of reasons, leaving her quite SOL.

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* '''Defied''': '''Exploited''': ???
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When Amber declares her love for Jade, he rejects ''her'' for any number of reasons, leaving her quite SOL.



* '''Played For Laughs:''' Amber is notoriously fickle and has a habit of leaving men at the altar to chase after some new flame. She has an entire closetful of wedding gowns that she's collected from this habit. Jade is fully aware of this and expects to be ditched at ''their'' wedding; imagine his surprise if she ''stays''...
* '''Played For Drama:''' Sapphire honestly loves Amber, but she's torn between her feelings for him and for Jade, uncertain of which one is her True Love and which is just a passing crush. When she decides to ditch him at the altar, Sapphire ''snaps'' and attacks Jade in a jealous rage.
** Following the event, whether Sapphire loses his cool at the aborted wedding or not, he becomes an emotionally scarred man unable to form lasting relationships for fear of being hurt again, possibly prone to bouts of depression and/or alcoholism. This could very well be the setup for a Romance movie itself; see ''TheWeddingSinger.''

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* '''Deconstructed''':
** Amber and Jade are forced to leave town because nobody in their social circle will let them [[NeverLiveItDown live down what they did to Sapphire]]. Sapphire is ''furious'' and turns public opinion against them, painting himself (rather justifiably) as the victim of Amber's thoughtless flight of fancy.
** There's also the matter of who pays for the lavish-but-aborted wedding party...
** Jade comes to doubt Amber's commitment to him; given that she ditched a guy on their ''wedding day'', can he ''really'' trust her to stick with ''him'' through thick and thin?
* '''Reconstructed''': Amber and Jade are driven out of town... in the pilot of a WalkingTheEarth series.
* '''Played For Laughs:''' Laughs''': Amber is notoriously fickle and has a habit of leaving men at the altar to chase after some new flame. She has an entire closetful of wedding gowns that she's collected from this habit. Jade is fully aware of this and expects to be ditched at ''their'' wedding; imagine his surprise if she ''stays''...
* '''Played For Drama:''' Drama''':
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Sapphire honestly loves Amber, but she's torn between her feelings for him and for Jade, uncertain of which one is her True Love and which is just a passing crush. When she decides to ditch him at the altar, Sapphire ''snaps'' and attacks Jade in a jealous rage.
** Following the event, whether Sapphire loses his cool at the aborted wedding or not, he becomes an emotionally scarred man unable to form lasting relationships for fear of being hurt again, possibly prone to bouts of depression and/or alcoholism. This could very well be the setup for a Romance movie itself; see ''TheWeddingSinger.''Film/TheWeddingSinger.''



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* '''Enforced''': Amber and Jade are the OfficialCouple; Sapphire is just ThePaolo, and the writers want to drag things out before the inevitable confession as long as possible.

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* '''Enforced''': Amber and Jade are the OfficialCouple; Sapphire is just ThePaolo, a RomanticFalseLead, and the writers want to drag things out before the inevitable confession as long as possible.

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