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A marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way:

SHOTGUN WEDDING 771
CASE OF HAVE-TO 48
SHOTGUN MARRIAGE 46
FORCED WEDDING 43
FORCED MARRIAGE 42
NR 24
THEY HAD TO GET MARRIED 24
HAD TO GET MARRIED 13
HAVE-TO CASE 12
HAVE-TO 10
MILITARY WEDDING 8
GUN-SHOT WEDDING 7
HAD TO 7
HURRY-UP WEDDING 5
THEY HAVE TO GET MARRIED 5
HAVE-TO MARRIAGE 4
MARRIAGE OF NECESSITY 4
QUICKIE 4
THEY HAD TO 4
HAD TO MARRY 3
HURRY-UP 3
MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE 3
RUSHED-UP MARRIAGE 3
BUCKWHEAT CROP 2
CASE OF HAD-TO 2
COMPULSORY 2
FORCED 2
HAD TO MARRY HER 2
HAD-TO 2
HAVE TO GET MARRIED 2
HAVE-TO WEDDING 2
HE HAD TO MARRY HER 2
HURRIED-UP MARRIAGE 2
HURRY-UP AFFAIR 2
MUST 2
RUSH JOB 2
THEY WERE MARRIED BY THE SHERIFF 2
WOODCHUCK CASE 2
ACCIDENT 1
“BAD BAG, BAD BREAK” 1
BAD MARRIAGE 1
BLESSED 1
BOW-AND-ARROW WEDDING 1
BUILD THE FENCE BEFORE THEY’RE CAUGHT 1
DELAYED MARRIAGE 1
DISGRACEFUL MARRIAGE 1
DOING RIGHT BY HER 1
EARLY START 1
FILLED THE CRACK BEFORE THE FENCE WAS MADE 1
FORCED DRAW 1
FORCED MARRY 1
FORCED TO GET MARRIED 1
FORCED TO MARRY 1
GIRL IS KNOCKED UP 1
GOTTA GET MARRIED 1
GUN-POINT WEDDING 1
GUN-SHOT 1
HAD NO OTHER CHOICE 1
HAD TO BE 1
HAD TO GIT MARRIED 1
HAD TO MAKE UP 1
HASTENED WEDDING 1
HASTY WEDDING 1
HAVE-TO AFFAIR 1
HAVE-TO SITUATION 1
HAVE-TO-BE MARRIAGE 1
HAVING TO GET MARRIED 1
HE KNOCKED HER UP 1
HE WAS CAUGHT IN HER TRAP 1
HOT-SHOT WEDDING 1
HURRIED MARRIAGE 1
HURRIED-UP AFFAIR 1
HURRY-UP MARRIAGE 1
HURRY-UP ONE 1
IMPOSSIBLE MARRIAGE 1
IT’S A SHAME 1
LIVING IN SIN 1
LOVE MATCH 1
MADE HIM MARRY HER 1
MAKING IT LEGAL 1
MARRIAGE 1
MARRIAGE BY NECESSITY 1
MARRIAGE THAT HAS TO BE 1
MILITARY CEREMONY 1
MUST JOB 1
MUST MARRIAGE 1
MUST-TO 1
NECESSITY 1
ONE IN THE HANGER 1
PREMATURE MARRIAGE 1
PRENATAL MARRIAGE 1
QUICK JOB 1
QUICK MARRIAGE 1
QUICK WEDDING 1
QUICKIE MARRIAGE 1
QUICKIE WEDDING 1
READY-MADE FAMILY 1
RUSHED AFFAIR 1
RUSHED MARRIAGE 1
RUSHED WEDDING 1
RUSHED-IN MARRIAGE 1
RUSHING THE SEASON 1
SHACKING UP 1
SHE DISGRACED HERSELF 1
SHE DON’T KNOW WHAT BRIAR SCRATCHED HER 1
SHE GOT KNOCKED UP 1
SHE HAD TO 1
SHE HAD TO GET MARRIED 1
SHE JUMPED THE BROOMSTICK 1
SHE WAS ENTICED 1
SHE WAS IN FAMILY WAY 1
SHE WAS IN THE FAMILY WAY 1
SHE’S IN A FIX 1
SHORTGUN WEDDING 1
SHOTGUN AFFAIR 1
SHOTGUN PARTY 1
SOMEBODY FORCES THEM TO 1
SOMEBODY’S TOO FAST 1
THEY HAD TO BECAUSE THEY DID 1
THEY HAD TO MARRY 1
THEY HAVE TO 1
THEY MADE THE GARDEN BEFORE THEY BUILT THE FENCE 1
THEY PLANTED THE CORN BEFORE THEY BUILT THE FENCE 1
THEY WENT OUT OF TOWN 1
THEY WERE IN THE FAMILY WAY 1
THEY’RE MADE TO MARRY 1
THEY’RE UNDER PRESSURE 1
THEY’VE GOTTA GET MARRIED 1
TO GIVE THE BABY A NAME 1
“TOUGH-LUCK, MA” 1
TRYING TO SAVE HER REPUTATION 1
UNFORTUNATE 1
YOUNG ‘UN SWORN AT THE DOOR 1

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