For the groom, a shotgun wedding is literally a case of this "or death"
The "shotgun 
marriage" has produced many interesting annulment cases, with most of the 
courts... [DOC] [TLE] How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Count the Days - SUrface - Syracuse ... [PAR] Jul 24, 2012 ... Then the groom stayed behind as his bride headed out for dinner with ... the 
marriage.5 The probate judge assigned to the case ordered .... 27 Literally from 
the beginning in Latin.