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http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate...n/11535419.htm

Missing bride-to-be admits jitters made her run away
By ANNA MACIAS AGUAYO
The Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was supposed to be Jennifer Wilbanks’ wedding day — an elaborate affair in suburban Georgia with 600 invited guests, 14 bridesmaids and 14 groomsmen.

Instead, the bride-to-be was sobbing into a pay phone outside an Albuquerque 7-Eleven, alone and broke, as she concocted a story about kidnappers and a blue van. She later admitted that pre-wedding jitters led her to leave home without her keys and wallet, creating a mystery that left her family in anguish for days.

Police picked up Wilbanks, 32, after a cross country bus trip that took her through Las Vegas to Albuquerque, where she eventually admitted her disappearance was voluntary.

She was “scared and concerned about her impending marriage and decided she needed some time alone,” Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz said.

Police said there would be no criminal charges, although more than 100 officers led a search that involved several hundred volunteers, including many wedding guests

The longer version is on the link. I supposed most people heard about this on the news. IF you were the groom to be.....would you take her back and marry her? Do you think she should be prosecuted?

I don't.
I do.