Traditional marriage or court wedding- which one does the Creator recognize?

What is important is not the form of a wedding ceremony. The essential thing and what brings spiritual benefit is for a man and a woman of complementary qualities to unite on the basis of true love of the soul. Furthermore, the two who wish to live together need to share the common goal of striving to attain spiritual maturity and must be ready to walk side by side on this path as worthy partners.  

The attendant ceremony to a marriage does not on its own confer spiritual legitimacy on the marriage. In fact, many marriages contracted inside the finest of cathedrals before large audiences and the flashes of the cameras of the world press have ended up in bitter separations amidst allegations and counter allegations of gross indiscretion and malicious conduct. Many more are still being sustained not because there is love between the two but because there is a lot to lose in the material sense should there be a divorce. Many of such immoral marriages abound in the world today. They are mere earthly contracts which confer on those involved exactly what they want. This can be material security, or the assurance of having a person with whom to indulge and satisfy their physical needs under the cover of a socially acceptable association.    

The reason for getting married has to be clear from the onset. Some get married simply to gain freedom from their parents and have a family of their own to control. A young lady can enter into a marriage just to annoy or spite a former boyfriend   and to prove she can end up in the arms of a higher bidder! It is rare these days to find couples who have come together based on the mutual wish to go on the path of spiritual development.

Where a marriage is based on the right foundation however, the couple will naturally and joyfully grow towards spiritual ennoblement. They will live together harmoniously and they gain both materially and spiritually. The marriage becomes a blessing for the couple and their wider environment. The union of such a couple is blessed from Above and their marital happiness is assured right from the start. 

Of course, there is the need to observe the relevant local laws and the prevailing custom in solemnizing the union. The inner devoutness of the couple concerned bestows on the union a higher consecration and brings real and strong spiritual blessing to the couple. Marriages such as these are the ones that can be described as having been made in heaven. They are the ones recognized by God!