We are getting married in September of 09, when my fiance gets home from Iraq. Having been married myself in the temple and having seen other couples do so, here is what happens: Friends and family who are temple-worthy (practicing Mormons who keep the LDS commandments) are admitted into the sealing room (like a chapel) to witness the wedding. How does a wedding in a Latter-Day Saint temple differ from a typical wedding? Much of what happens in Mormon (Latter-day Saint) temples is sacred and we believe it is inappropriate to talk about these sacred elements outside the temple but I want to share what I can. Although the religion is familiar, when it comes time for that walk down the aisle, the no-cameras-allowed policy and the strict members-only guest list keeps the official temple ceremony a mystery (especially since members aren't permitted to divulge details!). To be able to do initiatories you need to either have a mission call, be engaged with a temple wedding planned soon, or be older than 18 and your local church leaders have determined you are ready. Couples from the LDS church who get married in civil ceremonies will no longer have to wait one year to do a temple wedding ceremony that only members in good standing with the church can attend. What happens during a Mormon wedding. Mormon Wedding Ceremony Requirements. We arent getting married in the Temple till a year later, but we want to have a mormon ceremony. We get married civilly as everyone else does, but we also become what is called "sealed." One of the biggest things is the production of it. As church members, we believe that a marriage between a man and a woman is not only meant for this life here on earth, but it is intended to last for all eternity. In the room there is an altar, usually white in color to signify purity. This is when you get your mormon underwear/garments. What happens at a "Mormon" wedding? I was just wondering like how wide my sleeves on my dress has to be, and what will happpen at my ceremony that would be different than a christian ceremony. Allow me to describe my own wedding in the Salt Lake Mormon Temple. What happens during a Mormon wedding. by Robin Beth Schaer. In other words, we are sealed together as husband and wife here on earth and in Heaven. Prior to the wedding ceremony, called a "sealing" in the Mormon culture, my wife and I sat together quietly in the temple's celestial room. It is true that Mormons consider their wedding ceremonies to be very sacred, but they are not secret. The next thing that happens in the temple, is washing and anointings, or initiatories.