Taylor played a bride-to-be opposite Spencer Tracy in
Father of the Bride in 1950, the same year she became an actual bride and married Conrad Hilton, Jr., heir to the hotel chain. They had an extravagant wedding that was stage-managed by MGM to coincide with the release of
Bride. After the publicity blitz, Taylor left with her husband for an extended European honeymoon during which she realized Hilton had an alcohol problem. The marriage only lasted a year.