Christmas Bride — Runaway

The Great Mistletoe Escape Tone: Romantic Comedy / Cozy Holiday Setting: A snow-locked cabin in Vermont

While the priest adjusts his spectacles, Claire makes a snap decision. She hitches up her silk skirts, swaps her satin pumps for the hiking boots she hid under the altar "just in case," and bolts through the side vestry. The Escape

Elias doesn't want a runaway bride in his cabin, and Claire doesn't want to be "saved." But as the storm cages them in, the armor starts to melt:

The organ is swelling with the opening chords of "Joy to the World," but Claire isn't feeling joyful. She’s staring at the back of her fiancé’s head—a man who just spent forty-five minutes arguing with the florist about the exact shade of "Winter White"—and realizes she’s about to marry a spreadsheet.

Over scorched cocoa, Claire admits she wasn't running from a wedding, but toward a life that wasn't pre-packaged. Elias admits he’s been hiding in the woods to avoid feeling anything at all. The Resolution