COVID-19 creates unique pandemic weddings
Rachel and Tanner Ballard exit the Draper Utah Temple after their marriage and temple sealing. The Ballards were able to be sealed on their original wedding day, but had to make many changes to abide by the new COVID-19 protocols. (Ivy Baker)
BYU student Rachel Ballard never cared about having an extravagant wedding. However, that didn’t make it hurt any less when the COVID-19 pandemic upended her plans and she had to cut her guest list down from 50 to just eight people in a matter of hours.
Many young couples planning to be married over the last year faced challenging circumstances because of COVID-19. Some of those couples had something unique at their wedding and said they would change very little about their pandemic weddings.