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** Charlie and Bella Sue's firstborn child learns that they were conceived before their parents married and begins to feel like their parents didn't want them.


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** Charlie and Bella Sue assure their child that the fact they were close to being born out of wedlock does not mean they aren't loved.
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** Charlie only meant it as a joke/act of self-defense, clearing up how he would have married Bella Sue anyway if given the chance, [[NowYouTellMe much to their relief]].
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** Charlie the hitman has sex with Bella Sue and blows away her dad when he comes with the shotgun in a SelfDefenseRuse, with his AmoralAttorney pointing out that forced marriages are un-American and/or [[StopBeingStereotypical "redneck joke" stuff]] and Charlie had every right to fear for his life.

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** Charlie, Bella Sue, and her father all agree to the wedding for the sake of their reputations, it's society that is holding the proverbial shotgun to their heads.

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** Charlie, Bella Sue, and her father all agree to the wedding for the sake of their reputations, it's society as a whole that is holding the proverbial shotgun to their heads.



** It's a mob wedding, and Carlito has to marry Big Al's daughter Isabelle so the rival family Carlito is part of doesn't [[MobWar go to war]] with Big Al's family. Carlito doesn't want to marry Isabelle, but Big Al really doesn't want MobWar to break out. So he [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal gets goons with guns]] to force Carlito up the aisle. (This justifies both forcing and guns.)

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** It's a mob wedding, and Carlito has to marry Big Al's daughter Isabelle so the rival family Carlito is part of doesn't [[MobWar go to war]] with Big Al's family. Carlito doesn't want to marry Isabelle, but Big Al really doesn't want MobWar to break out. So he [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal gets goons with guns]] to force Carlito up the aisle. (This justifies both forcing and guns.)



* '''Implied''': A distant relative of Bella Sue's arrives from out of town to the wedding, unaware of the circumstances. When he tries to congratulate the couple and family, he gets a [[DeathGlare stern glare]].



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** Charlie is a {{Jerkass}} who fully intended to take advantage of Bella Sue's crush on him and take off, not caring about any potential consequences ''she'' might face afterwards.

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** Charlie is a {{Jerkass}} who fully intended to take advantage of Bella Sue's crush on him and take off, not caring about any potential consequences ''she'' might face afterwards. All in all, it’s what Charlie deserves.


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** Good country girl Bella Sue goes to New York for college, meets Charles “Charlie” Mafialini Jr and they hook up. As soon as he hears, Charles Sr demands that Bella Sue marry his son so he can produce an heir.


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** Charlie loves Bella Sue and gladly marries her in a simple wedding.
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** Bella Sue, Charlie, and her father all agree to the wedding for the sake of their reputations, it's society that is holding the proverbial shotgun to their heads.

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** Charlie, Bella Sue, Charlie, and her father all agree to the wedding for the sake of their reputations, it's society that is holding the proverbial shotgun to their heads.
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** Unfortunately for Bella Sue, her mother ''[[EvilMatriarch is]]'' crazy enough to put a bullet in her if it comes to that - sure, she'll feel a little sorry about that, but [[WhyDidYouMadeMeHitYou why does Bella Sue has to force her ol' momma to put her back on the right path?]]

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** Unfortunately for Bella Sue, her mother ''[[EvilMatriarch is]]'' crazy enough to put a bullet in her if it comes to that - sure, she'll feel a little sorry about that, but [[WhyDidYouMadeMeHitYou [[WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou why does Bella Sue has to force her ol' momma to put her back on the right path?]]

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** Bella Sue has brothers; [[MassiveNumberedSiblings lots of them.]] At the sound of their [[BigBrotherInstinct beloved sister's cries, they all come running]] with knives and pitchforks. Charlie's laughter dies in his throat.

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** Bella Sue has brothers; [[MassiveNumberedSiblings lots of them.]] At the sound of their [[BigBrotherInstinct beloved sister's cries, they all come running]] with knives knives, pitchforks, and pitchforks.firearms of their own. Charlie's laughter dies in his throat.


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** Unfortunately for Bella Sue, her mother ''[[EvilMatriarch is]]'' crazy enough to put a bullet in her if it comes to that - sure, she'll feel a little sorry about that, but [[WhyDidYouMadeMeHitYou why does Bella Sue has to force her ol' momma to put her back on the right path?]]
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** Charlie agrees to the marriage surprisingly easily, even offering to do it [[AltarTheSpeed by the end of the week]]... then during the wedding, when everyone turns up, he and some thugs machine gun everyone in attendance. Turns out knocking Bella Sue up and getting forced into a ShotgunWedding was a BatmanGambit designed to get her grandfather out of hiding since someone paid this PsychoForHire to kill said grandpa--and the only way to lure him out of his hiding spot was his sentimentality over his granddaughter's wedding.

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** Charlie agrees to the marriage surprisingly easily, even offering to do it [[AltarTheSpeed by the end of the week]]... then during the wedding, when everyone turns up, [[WeddingSmashers he and some thugs machine gun everyone in attendance. attendance]]. Turns out knocking Bella Sue up and getting forced into a ShotgunWedding Shotgun Wedding was a BatmanGambit designed to get her grandfather out of hiding since someone paid this PsychoForHire to kill said grandpa--and the only way to lure him out of his hiding spot was his sentimentality over his granddaughter's wedding.

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* '''Downplayed''': Two characters were already engaged, but an unexpected pregnancy prompts their parents to force them to AltarTheSpeed.

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Two characters were already engaged, but an unexpected pregnancy prompts their parents to force them to AltarTheSpeed.AltarTheSpeed.
** Bella Sue, Charlie, and her father all agree to the wedding for the sake of their reputations, it's society that is holding the proverbial shotgun to their heads.
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** Charlie agrees to the marriage surprisingly easily, even offering to do it [[AltarTheSpeed by the end of the week]]... then during the wedding, when everyone turns up, he and some thugs [[KillEmAll machine gun everyone in attendance]]. Turns out knocking Bella Sue up and getting forced into a ShotgunWedding was a BatmanGambit designed to get her grandfather out of hiding since someone paid this PsychoForHire to kill said grandpa--and the only way to lure him out of his hiding spot was his sentimentality over his granddaughter's wedding.

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** Charlie agrees to the marriage surprisingly easily, even offering to do it [[AltarTheSpeed by the end of the week]]... then during the wedding, when everyone turns up, he and some thugs [[KillEmAll machine gun everyone in attendance]].attendance. Turns out knocking Bella Sue up and getting forced into a ShotgunWedding was a BatmanGambit designed to get her grandfather out of hiding since someone paid this PsychoForHire to kill said grandpa--and the only way to lure him out of his hiding spot was his sentimentality over his granddaughter's wedding.
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** Bella Sue's family is ''[[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether way]]'' too gleeful about the "threatening to kill/actually killing a man" part of the equation.

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** Bella Sue's family is ''[[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether way]]'' too gleeful about the "threatening to kill/actually killing kill a man" part of the equation.equation. And when it comes to actually doing the deed, [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame well]]...

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