Temple (LDS Church) - Temple Weddings

Temple Weddings

The LDS temple wedding is a process which culminates in the participation by the couple in a ritual called the sealing ordinance; which involves pronouncing the couple as having a permanent marriage bond which persists even beyond death. This ceremony, among others, is taught as being vital to an individual's and family's exaltation status, following the final judgment.

A temple marriage is held inside a temple, so a temple recommend is required to attend the ceremony. Couples who initially marry outside the temple must wait one year before they can be sealed in the temple; unless couples reside in situations where governments restrict the ability for a legal marriage to take place in the temple, as is the case in many European countries with strict secular marriage laws.

Receptions after the temple ceremony, or engagement parties before the temple marriage, can always be attended by anyone, since they are typically held at locations such as local LDS chapels, homes, other churches or other public venues.