They had a ceremony planned, for family and friends, for Dec. 20th.
Who are YOU to say that God was NOT present, at their private ceremony?
My pastor’s daughter and her fiance were married by a JOTP because they had just bought a house and wanted to move in together prior to their wedding. Our pastor encouraged the young couple to get married in a civil ceremony and proceed with the wedding as planned. That way there was no impropriety. They did as he suggested. Maybe that’s why this young couple did the same. What a tragic story for all involved.