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* In the Creator/DanielleSteel novel ''Jewels'', the heroine finds that she has conceived at some point during her honeymoon. Not surprising, as she and her husband have been InsatiableNewlyweds.

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The confusing part about the trope is that there seems to be no narrative need for it. It is perfectly common for a couple to have children immediately after marrying, entirely on purpose, so the writer could just as easily have gone that route. Since the characters take the whole thing in a stride, there is no angst or drama to be found in either, after the initial shock. It seems that the writer just feels that while a pregnancy can be welcome and convenient, one thing it must not be is ''expected.'' See also BabiesEverAfter.

* In the 3rd ''FushigiYuugi'' OVA, the baby is conceived on Taka and Miaka's wedding night, making the baby extra special. [[spoiler: It's actually a LivingMacguffin needed to summon Suzaku and save the Universe of the FourGods.]]

The confusing part about the trope is that there seems to be no narrative need for it. It is perfectly common for couple to have children immediately after marrying, entirely on purpose, so the writer could just as easily have gone that route. Since the characters take the whole thing in a stride, there is no angst or drama to be found in either, after the initial shock. It seems that the writer just feels that while a pregnancy can be welcome and convenient, one thing it must not be is ''expected.'' See also BabiesEverAfter.

Wedding-Enhanced Fertility is when a female character has an ''unintentional'' but not ''unwelcome'' pregnancy the moment that marriage gets involved. It might happen immediately after the wedding, or it might happen while she's unmarried ''but'' her boyfriend proposes just before she tells him (if she tells him and he proposes ''because'' of it, it's [[HonorableWeddingProposal a different trope]]). Both the parents-to-be are happy with the situation and the whole thing is treated as a pleasant surprise.

Wedding-Enhanced Fertility is when a female character has an ''unintentional'' but not ''unwelcome'' pregnancy the moment that marriage gets involved. It might happen immediately after the wedding, or it might happen while she's unmarried ''but'' her boyfriend proposes just before she tells him (if she tells him and he proposes ''because'' of it, it's [[ShotgunWedding a different trope]]). Both the parents-to-be are happy with the situation and the whole thing is treated as a pleasant surprise.

* Strongly implied in the final monthly ''Webcomic/SabrinaOnline'' comic, which is a direct {{lampshaded}} CallBack to Timothy's conception.

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* In ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', Bella and Edward conceive a fast-growing FetusTerrible on their wedding night. Made either more or less astounding since it was the first time either of them had had sex at all, ''and'' [[LawOfInverseFertility they were under the impression that they couldn't have kids in the first place]], what with Edward being technically undead and all.

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* In ''{{Twilight}}'', Bella and Edward conceive a fast-growing FetusTerrible on their wedding night. Made either more or less astounding since it was the first time either of them had had sex at all, ''and'' [[LawOfInverseFertility they were under the impression that they couldn't have kids in the first place]], what with Edward being technically undead and all.

* In ''SlaughterhouseFive,'' Billy and Valencia's post-sex conversation on their wedding night is interspersed with narration telling us that their son is currently being conceived.
* In ''RainbowSix'', Patsy spends most of the book pregnant, having gotten married to Ding shortly before the story began and conceiving during the honeymoon. Their son is born at the end of act two.

* [[Series/{{Torchwood}} Gwen and Rhys]] even talks about having children a few episodes before Gwen finds out she's pregnant, but the reason for it is apparently still that working for Torchwood puts your body through so many strange things that [[ButWeUsedACondom "the bloody pill doesn't stand a chance."]]

* On ''{{Roseanne}},'' Darlene proposes to her boyfriend David and only tells him that she's pregnant once he says yes.
* The last ever scene of ''TheMentalist'' takes place at Jane and Lisbon's wedding; the two sneak off to hang out by the lake while their friends enjoy the party, and Lisbon tells Jane she's pregnant - to his joy as well as her own - just before the credits roll. Despite a few ''very'' subtle hints in the preceding episodes that Lisbon is a little more emotional (read, in hindsight: hormonal) than usual, ([[spoiler:and even this gets buried under her understandable reactions to Vega's death, Jane's disappearance after the funeral, and his sudden proposal upon his return]]), you'd be forgiven for feeling like it came out of nowhere. To be fair it does round off the series in a way, since it demonstrates that Jane's story has come full circle (the series started with him losing his first wife and child, and ends with him gaining a second wife and child), but the lack of build-up is slightly odd.

* In the ''ForBetterOrForWorse'' fanfic ''FanFic/TheNewRetcons'', Elizabeth comes back from her honeymoon with Anthony pregnant. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for all, it's not Anthony's baby. He drove her out of the wedding suite when he found out she wasn't a virgin, and she ran straight into Warren Blackwood's arms, leading to her son's conception.]]

Wedding Enhanced Fertility is when a female character has an ''unintentional'' but not ''unwelcome'' pregnancy the moment that marriage gets involved. It might happen immediately after the wedding, or it might happen while she's unmarried ''but'' her boyfriend proposes just before she tells him (if she tells him and he proposes ''because'' of it, it's [[ShotgunWedding a different trope]]). Both the parents-to-be are happy with the situation and the whole thing is treated as a pleasant surprise.

* In ''{{Twilight}}'', Bella and Edward conceive a fast-growing FetusTerrible on their wedding night. Made either more or less astounding since it was the first time either of them had had sex at all.

* ''[[Series/{{Sherlock}}]]'' plays with this, as [[spoiler: Mary]] got pregnant slightly before her wedding, but the two were engaged long before then and as such the baby had nothing to do with their decision to get married. In fact, her husband only finds out on their wedding day, shortly after the wedding, in a rather heartwarming scene.

* ''[[Series/Sherlock]]'' plays with this, as [[spoiler: Mary]] got pregnant slightly before her wedding, but the two were engaged long before then and as such the baby had nothing to do with their decision to get married. In fact, her husband only finds out on their wedding day, shortly after the wedding, in a rather heartwarming scene.

* The last ever scene of ''TheMentalist'' takes place at Jane and Lisbon's wedding; the two sneak off to hang out by the lake while their friends enjoy the party, and Lisbon tells Jane she's pregnant - to his joy as well as her own - just before the credits roll. Despite a few ''very'' subtle hints in the preceding episodes that Lisbon is a little more emotional (read, in hindsight: hormonal) than usual, ([[spoiler:and even this gets buried under her understandable reactions to Vega's death, Jane's disappearance after the funeral, and his sudden proposal upon his return]]), you'd be forgiven for feeling like it came out of nowhere. To be fair it does round off the series in a way, since it demonstrates that Jane's story has come full circle (the series started with him losing his first wife and child, and ends with him gaining a second wife and child), but the lack of build-up is slightly odd - especially since a flash-forward would have actually made more sense thematically as well, considering how the pilot showed the deaths of Angela and Charlotte in a flashback to several years earlier.

* The last ever scene of ''TheMentalist'' takes place at Jane and Lisbon's wedding; the two sneak off to hang out by the lake while their friends enjoy the party, and Lisbon tells Jane she's pregnant - to his joy as well as her own - just before the credits roll. Despite a few ''very'' subtle hints in the preceding episodes that Lisbon is a little more emotional (read, in hindsight: hormonal) than usual, ([[spoiler:and even this gets buried under her understandable reactions to Vega's death, Jane's disappearance after the funeral, and his sudden proposal upon his return]]), you'd be forgiven for feeling like it came out of nowhere. To be fair it does round off the series in a way, since it demonstrates that Jane's story has come full circle (the series started with him losing his first wife and child, and ends with him gaining a second wife and child), but the lack of build-up is slightly odd.

* In ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} ~After Story~'', Nagisa is pregnant a few months after marrying Tomoya. [[spoiler: It does not end well.]]

* DoctorWho 's River Song is conceived on her parents' wedding night - it is somewhat of a shock to the Doctor when he realizes that. [[spoiler: Though the shock is to who her parents are: Rory and Amy]].

* In ''ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'', Modern-arc Guinevere finds out that she's pregnant right before Arthur proposes. Poor Fairytale-arc Guinevere is stuck with the LawOfInverseFertility instead.