| rdfs:comment | - Fiction gives us many Wedding Days. Sometimes, the couple is forced to Altar the Speed, maybe due to meddling parents or a baby on the way. The couple doesn't want to move the date up, but something or someone else is forcing them to do it. Sometimes, the couple just elopes, and avoids the big wedding mess altogether. But every now and then, a couple ends up having TWO weddings -- one for themselves, and one for everyone else. This usually takes two forms: Examples of My Own Private I Do include:
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| abstract | - Fiction gives us many Wedding Days. Sometimes, the couple is forced to Altar the Speed, maybe due to meddling parents or a baby on the way. The couple doesn't want to move the date up, but something or someone else is forcing them to do it. Sometimes, the couple just elopes, and avoids the big wedding mess altogether. But every now and then, a couple ends up having TWO weddings -- one for themselves, and one for everyone else. This usually takes two forms: Elope First, Plan Later: The couple elopes, but before they can tell anyone, somebody says something to make them feel guilty for not including everyone. So they end up planning a large ceremony/reception after all. The couple will have to jump through hoops to prevent anyone from finding out they're already married. The secret may or may not be spilled, but ultimately it won't matter. Plan First, Elope Later: In this case, the couple is planning a big wedding, but everything starts to fall apart. With all the arguments and drama, their friends and family are driving them crazy. They decide to run away after all... but only temporarily. They'll find a quick and easy way to get married (expect a very random Justice of the Peace), and then return to their big wedding to have a wonderful stress-free time, with their family being none-the-wiser. In this case, the secret will almost never be revealed. Either way, this is almost always a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming. The couple is showing that a wedding is not as important as getting married, and they'd rather do it on their own terms. Arguments about flowers and who escorts whom take away from the beauty of the day, and they refuse to let that happen. But they still care very much about their friends and family to deny them their celebration. But the "real" wedding day/ceremony will always be the one the couple cherishes. Both types are a major Truth in Television, and probably a lot Older Than They Think. The Trope name is a play on the title of the film My Own Private Idaho, which has absolutely nothing to do with this trope. See also Altar the Speed. Examples of My Own Private I Do include:
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