Meanings
From the implication that the groom was forced to the altar by shotgun-wielding relatives of the bride.
How to pronounce "shotgun wedding":
AU
A wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.
Any similarly reputedly forced partnership, between people, organizations, components, or concepts.
Example Sentences
1
Their families pressured them into a shotgun wedding after they found out she was pregnant.
2
He was forced into a shotgun wedding when he accidentally got his girlfriend pregnant.
3
They had a shotgun wedding and it ended up being a happy marriage.
4
She didn't want a shotgun wedding, but her family insisted on it.
5
The couple had a shotgun wedding but managed to make it work against all odds.
