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The [[Love Interest]] is about to get married to the [[Romantic False Lead]],
and everything seems to be going smoothly. But then the cleric gets to the infamous line. You know, the one the trope's named after. The point of the ceremony when objections to the marriage are invited.
Sure enough, [[Just in Time]], [[The Hero]] bursts in with a flowery declaration of love (and/or a denouncement of the hypotenuse as the utter [[Jerkass]] he/she really is). Or if it's the hero and love interest at the altar, some other lover will object. Either way, once that line's uttered, someone's ''bound'' to not hold their peace.
Or, [[The Rival|groom-to-be]] harbors a sinister secret that is known to the audience but has managed to keep it well concealed from his bride-to-be, her family and guests. The hero – not necessarily a romantic rival – bursts in, exposes the villain, and [[Wedding Smashers|all hell breaks loose]].
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* In ''[[Speed Grapher]]'', {{spoiler|Kagura Tennouzou tries this in the wedding of her mother Shinsen and her henchman Suitengu}}. Not only it didn't work, but [[It Got Worse]] {{spoiler|and Shinsen dies}}.
** {{spoiler|Saiga}} tries this later, when {{spoiler|''Kagura'' herself is about to be forced to marry Suitengu}}. It works much better this time.
* Also happens with Sanji saving Nami from marrying Absolom in ''[[One Piece]]''. Subverted in that Sanji gets told off, and that it's Nami's friend Lola who really breaks it up.
* Sad version occurs in ''[[Billy Bat]]'': An African-American woman's wedding is broken up when, at the crucial line, her white groom's family can't keep their peace (it's [[The Fifties|1959]]). {{spoiler|The groom ultimately decides not to go along with them, or at least catch up to her and apologize.}}
* ''[[Rainbow]]'' has a rare scenario for this trope: {{spoiler|Mario [[Defied Trope|defies]] this trope after Joe attempts to convince him to [[Invoked Trope|invoke]] it. It ends up as a subversion where Mario witnesses Setsuko's wedding and does nothing about it, smiling to give her his best wishes.}}
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' in the second season. Xingke interupts the [[Arranged Marriage]] of Tianzi and Oddeysus. Seeming subverted as his speech was political in nature and his overt reason was to spite Britania, but his [[Big Brother Instinct|relationship with Tianzi]] and Tianzi responding with a blush when Kaguya asked if she was in love with him, play the trope straight after all.
* In ''[[Seto no Hanayome|My Bride is a Mermaid]]'', this is pulled in a ''Shinto wedding ceremony'' from the titular Mermaid-Bride. And as she's a big time [[Yakuza|Mermaid Yakuza boss's]] [[Mafia Princess|daughter]] interrupting a wedding involving ''another'' Marmaid Yakuza daughter, she's carrying a big ol' katana.
* The manga ''[[Negima Neo]]'' has a moment for this which degenerate into ranged battle. Curiously, in this verse Fate was the perfect [[Prince Charming]] Asuna was marrying. Negi stopped the wedding just because he felt it was a waste — there is not the slightest reason to think Fate was secretly evil.
* In ''[[Strawberry Panic!|Strawberry Panic]]'', Nagisa and Tamao are possibly about to be announced Etoile. Most Etoile pairs end up becoming couples if they aren't already, and Shizuma bursts into the chapel at the last minute to prevent this.
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* Happens in ''[[Norbit]]''. Interesting case, as the objector is married (though very unhappily).
* Skipped, of course, in ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]''.
** Luckily, most of the rest of the wedding was skipped, including the 'I do's.'
* Subverted, then subverted in a different way in ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]''. Robin stops the (forced) marriage of Marion to the Sheriff just before they kiss. Then later, {{spoiler|''King Richard'' objects to Robin and Marion's wedding, but only because he wants to do it over so he can give the bride away}}.
* The ending wedding in [[Mel Brooks]]' ''[[Spaceballs]]'' is a prime example of this trope, right down to Lone Star {{spoiler|[[Suddenly-Suitable Suitor|discovering his status as a genuine prince to be able to marry Vespa]]}}.
** Also done in Robin Hood: Men in Tights. The titular character crashes the wedding right in the middle of Maid Marion saying "I do" which she stretches out into "I dooooo NOT!"
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* Spoofed in the first ''[[Shrek]]'' movie. Shrek goes to interrupt the wedding of Fiona and Farquaad, but Donkey tells him he has to wait until the priest does his "speak now or forever hold your peace" bit before barging in and shouting "I object!". On further investigation, they find they missed that part, so Shrek barges in anyway.
* Played mostly straight in Night at the Roxbury, where the groom's brother interrupts the wedding with a boombox held high, in homage to Say Anything.
* In [[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]], Lo very vehemently disagrees about Jen's loveless marriage to a man of her parents' choosing.
* In Saving Face, Wilhelmina breaks up her mother's wedding because her mother is in love with someone else.
* Subverted in ''[[Atonement]]'': {{spoiler|Briony does not speak up, realizing it would be futile}}.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* [[Coronation Street]] has played this trope straight more than once(one example has the bride herself objecting) but its the subversion of this trope that's actually one of the most well known. At Peter Barlow's wedding to Shelly Unwin there was no problem getting to the altar except for that fact that Peter was already married and in fact had just had a baby with someone else. It was set up to look like either Peter's troublemaker little sister Tracy, Kieran his best man and old friend would spill the beans( both had known about this for ages) or his wife who had just happened to walk by with the baby would interrupt, the Friday episode ended almost on this line exactly. However on Monday no one said anything and the baby starting fussing forcing Lucy to leave.
* Subversion: ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'': At Alice and Hugo's wedding, a woman bursts in insisting that she has the papers to prove that the groom is already married, but when Hugo turns around, she looks sheepish and says "Whoops, wrong church." In yet another subversion, Geraldine dreams that she has accepted marriage to her perennial nemesis David Horton, but at the last second Sean Bean (whom Geraldine has a long-standing crush on) bursts into the church to stop the wedding and the dream.
** In another dream, Geraldine fantasizes that ''she's'' the one breaking up a wedding, while singing "It Should Have Been Me".
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* Neatly used in an episode of ''[[Psych]]''; Shawn's objection has nothing to do with why the bride and groom should not be married, but it's the only opportunity he has to do [[The Summation]] and reveal {{spoiler|how the maid-of-honour committed the crime.}}
* Turns up in the ''[[Torchwood]]'' episode "Something Borrowed", with the twist that the interrupter isn't a romantic rival, as most of the congregation assume, he's stopping the wedding because {{spoiler|the bride has been implanted with an alien egg, causing her to look nine months pregnant, and the egg's mother is coming to rip it out of her}}.
* Subverted in ''[[Californication]]'', where Hank, having spent the whole season trying to convince his ex to choose him over [[Romantic False Lead|Bill]], not only doesn't object at the wedding, but tries to stop Bill's daughter when she objects.
* Edmund [[Blackadder]] tried to get married quickly, in order to avoid having to marry the Spanish Infanta; his hastily-arranged-bride-to-be's ''husband'' objected.
* Doubly invoked in ''[[The Dead Zone]]'' episode "Speak Now", first to inform the bride and groom that according to Johnny's visions the bride's beloved previous fiance is not dead, but a POW, and then a second time when the bride and groom themselves call off the ceremony, having realized that they can't go through with it while that situation is unresolved.
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'''Brian:''' *looks like he's about to say something*
'''Debbie:''' You say one word, and you will be holding more than your peace. }}
* In ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'' Horace and Myra were getting married. Just as the Reverend reached this part of the ceremony, Hank walked in. (Myra used to work in Hank's salon, 'entertaining' customers, and he had previously refused to attend the wedding as he is in love with her. Or what he considers love, anyway.) Everyone stared at him until he waved the Reverend on and sat down, giving his blessing to the wedding.
* Yale used the comedy version when Bess and Morgan (re)married in Earth2. 'If anyone has any reason why these two should not be wed, keep it to yourself or deal with me.'
* On ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', when Lily is getting ready to marry Marshall, her ex-boyfriend Scooter asks when in the ceremony people will be invited to object to the union. When told that weddings don't really do that part anymore, he decides that gives him license to object at any point in the ceremony he wants.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In a ''[[Walkyverse|Shortpacked]]'' guest strip, this happens at David and Maggie's wedding. Not because [[Batman]] really thinks they shouldn't get married, but because [http://shortpacked.com/comic/book-9/12-more-guest-strips-cuz-i-got-married/aeireguest/ some running gags just can't miss a cue].
** And in their Real Life, pirate-themed wedding, "speak now or forever hold your peace" was answered angrily by a pirate troupe member, "shot" by another pirate troupe member, and then as the ceremony proceeded the body was carried off by the rest of the troupe.
* In [[Fisher]], during a wedding ceremony, Tom Fisher raises his hand and pretends that he wants to say something in response to this line. Then he adds "No, never mind", and whispers to his girlfriend "I've always wanted to do that!". She is clearly not impressed with his quirky sense of humor, and responds "Now you die."
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* Episode 17 of [[The Joker Blogs]], at Harleen's wedding: {{spoiler|1=Joker shoots Father McHale before he can get to 'peace'.}}
* ''[[Arby 'n' the Chief]]'' does this twice - first played for laughs ("Wedding"), then for drama ("Collapse").
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* In ''[[Rugrats]] [[Recycled in Space|In Paris]]'', Chuckie utters his first word ( which was [[Big No|NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!]]) at the exact moment when his father is about to marry child-hating Coco LaBouche, who was only marrying Chaz to [[Gold Digger|get a promotion]].
* Subverted on ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', where Bloo totally destroys a wedding he believed was his best friend's. Turns out he was just the ring-bearer.
* A similar subversion was done in an episode from the third season of ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' in which [[Garfield]] thought Jon was getting married (he was in fact serving as the best man at his cousin's wedding).
* In ''[[Justice League]]'', Wonder Woman vehemently objects, ''with a tank'', to Princess Audrey of Kasnia's wedding to Vandal Savage. {{spoiler|Vandal Savage, however, simply knocks Diana out and continues with the service}}.
* Variant in an episode of ''[[The Proud Family]]'', where the objector is the groom's ''son''; the groom is apparently senile and unaware of what year it is, among other things. He had a tendency to get in relationships with (and even marry) other women, only to wander off and forget about them.
* ''[[Re Boot]]''. Dot is about to marry who she thinks is Bob and just as they get to the line, the real Bob comes in to interrupt.
* When this question pops up in one episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', Homer knows that Troy McClure doesn't love Selma. So what does he do? He hums to himself, missing the opportunity all together.
** In another episode, Marge interrupts Patty's wedding to another woman. At first Patty thinks it's because Marge can't accept the fact that she's gay (which did happen earlier in the episode), but in reality it's because Marge learned that Patty's spouse-to-be was a man in drag who was deceiving her.
** Another episode had Grandpa Simpson and Mr. Burns both fighting for the romantic attention of Marge's mother. Abe interrupts her wedding to Mr. Burns with a declaration of love and a proposal of marriage, but she says no, having decided she doesn't want to marry either of them.
* Played with in the episode of ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' where Robotnik gets married. Thing is, ''he'' knows that the woman to which he's getting married is not the right gal. (The reason why he's getting hitched is that the woman demands it because she's so lustful for him.) Just as Sonic's about to marry the two, Robotnik's mother comes in screaming "You bet I object!" Turns out that Sonic hired her to storm the spot because [[It Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time]].
* In ''[[Ben 10]]'', the priest was shot in the mouth by the bride's parents, who were aliens made of slime. They objected to their daughter marrying a human groom, despite the fact that this would unify both their races. Oddly, they were around for the entire episode while everyone prepared for the wedding, but specifically waited until the ceremony and that line to ambush the proceedings.
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