With the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints closing temples indefinitely, BYU students who can’t live another day without getting married have been dealt a crushing blow. Thankfully, the corporate social responsibility department at Zoom has come up with a solution. After adding dozens of nondenominational priests to their payroll, the video conferencing software company is now offering free virtual weddings to any local student in need.

“We are constantly looking for ways to uplift the world during this pandemic. The Provo Utah area was flagged as a particularly thirsty place in desperate need of civil weddings and we were happy to step in.” said company spokesman Hugh Stockgains

The virtual Zoom marriage ceremonies are to be hosted on video conferencing rooms that will remain active 24/7. Engaged couples can choose from a variety of virtual backgrounds for the event including the Sistine Chapel, Salt Lake Temple, or Notre Dame Cathedral before or after the fire. Tropical destination wedding backgrounds cost extra.

Zoom priests have been rigorously trained to kick things off with a few words on marriage, help the couples exchange vows, pronounce them to “technically be married” and finally encourage newlyweds to kiss the webcam.

Many students like BYU Freshman Mary Ridge are grateful to Zoom for offering the service, and remain optimistic about finding an eternal companion in these trying times.

“I was planning on getting married by the end of this semester. Coronavirus has completely disrupted everything.” explained Freshman Mary Ridge over an emotional Zoom call, “It’s not like I was dating anyone really before all this quarantine stuff, but I definitely had my eye on 2 to 3 guys in my ward who seemed like marriage material.”