Its an international news story at this point, although I am not sure why. Julianna Myers (nee Redd) was married last month to her Perry Myers, but only after a three day adventure that had Julianna's own parents kidnap her and drive to Grand Junction, CO (about a four hour drive).

No one's talking, but apparently Julianna is pressing charges so her parents "will get help."

Strenous objections by parents to a prospective, aren't uncommon, but this is a bit of an unusual step to take. The normal objections don't seem to apply--both are BYU students, which implies a couple of things--their church membership is in good standing and they have sufficient high-grades and ACT scores to be admitted to a competitive university. Judging from the picture that accompanies the linked article in the Salt Lake Tribune, the couple was married in the Salt Lake Temple, which precludes a pregnant bride, a drug-addicted boyfriend, etc... (only members of the LDS or Mormon church in compliance with church moral standards may be married in the temple).

Of course, parents aren't necessarily rational when it comes to the marriages of their precious children, yet on the other hand, they can often smell future trouble that the young lovers would be oblivious to.

Having my own 21 year old daughter, I find the story interesting. Both the lovely bunny and I tend to analyze her boyfriends as prospective suitors well before it gets to serious. We count ourselves fortunate that she seems to have a preference for solid citizens with bright futures. Nevertheless, I've had reservations about a couple of them anyways...

So obviously I'll forego the kidnapping scenario--the Redds didn't appear to have an exit strategy and now they need a lawyer. I still like the pay-off idea...