diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_real_aws.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_real_aws.yml
index 6ef5bf734..342769732 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_real_aws.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_real_aws.yml
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ jobs:
       env:
         MOTO_TEST_ALLOW_AWS_REQUEST: ${{ true }}
       run: |
-        pytest -sv tests/test_ec2/ tests/test_s3 -m aws_verified
+        pytest -sv tests/test_ec2/ tests/test_ses/ tests/test_s3 -m aws_verified
diff --git a/moto/ses/models.py b/moto/ses/models.py
index 1303a7a6c..0427b4105 100644
--- a/moto/ses/models.py
+++ b/moto/ses/models.py
@@ -518,6 +518,9 @@ class SESBackend(BaseBackend):
         )
         return rendered_template
 
+    def delete_template(self, name: str) -> None:
+        self.templates.pop(name)
+
     def create_receipt_rule_set(self, rule_set_name: str) -> None:
         if self.receipt_rule_set.get(rule_set_name) is not None:
             raise RuleSetNameAlreadyExists("Duplicate Receipt Rule Set Name.")
diff --git a/moto/ses/responses.py b/moto/ses/responses.py
index 186feddb8..ceef3ae19 100644
--- a/moto/ses/responses.py
+++ b/moto/ses/responses.py
@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@ class EmailResponse(BaseResponse):
         template = self.response_template(RENDER_TEMPLATE)
         return template.render(template=rendered_template)
 
+    def delete_template(self) -> str:
+        name = self._get_param("TemplateName")
+        self.backend.delete_template(name)
+        return self.response_template(DELETE_TEMPLATE).render()
+
     def create_receipt_rule_set(self) -> str:
         rule_set_name = self._get_param("RuleSetName")
         self.backend.create_receipt_rule_set(rule_set_name)
@@ -627,6 +632,14 @@ RENDER_TEMPLATE = """
 </TestRenderTemplateResponse>
 """
 
+DELETE_TEMPLATE = """<DeleteTemplateResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
+    <DeleteTemplateResult>
+    </DeleteTemplateResult>
+    <ResponseMetadata>
+        <RequestId>47e0ef1a-9bf2-11e1-9279-0100e8cf12ba</RequestId>
+    </ResponseMetadata>
+</DeleteTemplateResponse>"""
+
 CREATE_RECEIPT_RULE_SET = """<CreateReceiptRuleSetResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
   <CreateReceiptRuleSetResult/>
   <ResponseMetadata>
diff --git a/moto/ses/template.py b/moto/ses/template.py
index a153cf0db..987dc9fb9 100644
--- a/moto/ses/template.py
+++ b/moto/ses/template.py
@@ -1,53 +1,180 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Type
 
 from .exceptions import MissingRenderingAttributeException
 from moto.utilities.tokenizer import GenericTokenizer
 
 
+class BlockProcessor:
+    def __init__(
+        self, template: str, template_data: Dict[str, Any], tokenizer: GenericTokenizer
+    ):
+        self.template = template
+        self.template_data = template_data
+        self.tokenizer = tokenizer
+
+    def parse(self) -> str:
+        # Added to make MyPy happy
+        # Not all implementations have this method
+        # It's up to the caller to know whether to call this method
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+class EachBlockProcessor(BlockProcessor):
+    def __init__(
+        self, template: str, template_data: Dict[str, Any], tokenizer: GenericTokenizer
+    ):
+        self.template = template
+        self.tokenizer = tokenizer
+
+        self.tokenizer.skip_characters("#each")
+        self.tokenizer.skip_white_space()
+        var_name = self.tokenizer.read_until("}}").strip()
+        self.tokenizer.skip_characters("}}")
+        self.template_data = template_data.get(var_name, [])
+
+    def parse(self) -> str:
+        parsed = ""
+        current_pos = self.tokenizer.token_pos
+
+        for template_data in self.template_data:
+            self.tokenizer.token_pos = current_pos
+            for char in self.tokenizer:
+                if char == "{" and self.tokenizer.peek() == "{":
+                    self.tokenizer.skip_characters("{")
+                    self.tokenizer.skip_white_space()
+
+                    _processor = get_processor(self.tokenizer)(
+                        self.template, template_data, self.tokenizer  # type: ignore
+                    )
+                    # If we've reached the end, we should stop processing
+                    # Our parent will continue with whatever comes after {{/each}}
+                    if type(_processor) == EachEndBlockProcessor:
+                        break
+                    # If we've encountered another processor, they can continue
+                    parsed += _processor.parse()
+
+                    continue
+
+                parsed += char
+
+        return parsed
+
+
+class EachEndBlockProcessor(BlockProcessor):
+    def __init__(
+        self, template: str, template_data: Dict[str, Any], tokenizer: GenericTokenizer
+    ):
+        super().__init__(template, template_data, tokenizer)
+
+        self.tokenizer.skip_characters("/each")
+        self.tokenizer.skip_white_space()
+        self.tokenizer.skip_characters("}}")
+
+
+class IfBlockProcessor(BlockProcessor):
+    def __init__(
+        self, template: str, template_data: Dict[str, Any], tokenizer: GenericTokenizer
+    ):
+        super().__init__(template, template_data, tokenizer)
+
+        self.tokenizer.skip_characters("#if")
+        self.tokenizer.skip_white_space()
+        condition = self.tokenizer.read_until("}}").strip()
+        self.tokenizer.skip_characters("}}")
+        self.parse_contents = template_data.get(condition)
+
+    def parse(self) -> str:
+        parsed = ""
+
+        for char in self.tokenizer:
+            if char == "{" and self.tokenizer.peek() == "{":
+                self.tokenizer.skip_characters("{")
+                self.tokenizer.skip_white_space()
+
+                _processor = get_processor(self.tokenizer)(
+                    self.template, self.template_data, self.tokenizer
+                )
+                if type(_processor) == IfEndBlockProcessor:
+                    break
+                elif type(_processor) == ElseBlockProcessor:
+                    self.parse_contents = not self.parse_contents
+                    continue
+                if self.parse_contents:
+                    parsed += _processor.parse()
+
+                continue
+
+            if self.parse_contents:
+                parsed += char
+
+        return parsed
+
+
+class IfEndBlockProcessor(BlockProcessor):
+    def __init__(
+        self, template: str, template_data: Dict[str, Any], tokenizer: GenericTokenizer
+    ):
+        super().__init__(template, template_data, tokenizer)
+
+        self.tokenizer.skip_characters("/if")
+        self.tokenizer.skip_white_space()
+        self.tokenizer.skip_characters("}}")
+
+
+class ElseBlockProcessor(BlockProcessor):
+    def __init__(
+        self, template: str, template_data: Dict[str, Any], tokenizer: GenericTokenizer
+    ):
+        super().__init__(template, template_data, tokenizer)
+
+        self.tokenizer.skip_characters("else")
+        self.tokenizer.skip_white_space()
+        self.tokenizer.skip_characters("}}")
+
+
+class VarBlockProcessor(BlockProcessor):
+    def parse(self) -> str:
+        var_name = self.tokenizer.read_until("}}").strip()
+        if self.template_data.get(var_name) is None:
+            raise MissingRenderingAttributeException(var_name)
+        data: str = self.template_data.get(var_name)  # type: ignore
+        self.tokenizer.skip_white_space()
+        self.tokenizer.skip_characters("}}")
+        return data
+
+
+def get_processor(tokenizer: GenericTokenizer) -> Type[BlockProcessor]:
+    if tokenizer.peek(5) == "#each":
+        return EachBlockProcessor
+    if tokenizer.peek(5) == "/each":
+        return EachEndBlockProcessor
+    if tokenizer.peek(3) == "#if":
+        return IfBlockProcessor
+    if tokenizer.peek(3) == "/if":
+        return IfEndBlockProcessor
+    if tokenizer.peek(4) == "else":
+        return ElseBlockProcessor
+    return VarBlockProcessor
+
+
 def parse_template(
     template: str,
     template_data: Dict[str, Any],
     tokenizer: Optional[GenericTokenizer] = None,
-    until: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> str:
     tokenizer = tokenizer or GenericTokenizer(template)
-    state = ""
+
     parsed = ""
-    var_name = ""
     for char in tokenizer:
-        if until is not None and (char + tokenizer.peek(len(until) - 1)) == until:
-            return parsed
         if char == "{" and tokenizer.peek() == "{":
             # Two braces next to each other indicate a variable/language construct such as for-each
+            # We have different processors handling different constructs
             tokenizer.skip_characters("{")
             tokenizer.skip_white_space()
-            if tokenizer.peek() == "#":
-                state = "LOOP"
-                tokenizer.skip_characters("#each")
-                tokenizer.skip_white_space()
-            else:
-                state = "VAR"
-            continue
-        if char == "}":
-            if state in ["LOOP", "VAR"]:
-                tokenizer.skip_characters("}")
-                if state == "VAR":
-                    if template_data.get(var_name) is None:
-                        raise MissingRenderingAttributeException(var_name)
-                    parsed += template_data.get(var_name)  # type: ignore
-                else:
-                    current_position = tokenizer.token_pos
-                    for item in template_data.get(var_name, []):
-                        tokenizer.token_pos = current_position
-                        parsed += parse_template(
-                            template, item, tokenizer, until="{{/each}}"
-                        )
-                        tokenizer.skip_characters("{/each}}")
-                var_name = ""
-                state = ""
-                continue
-        if state in ["LOOP", "VAR"]:
-            var_name += char
+
+            _processor = get_processor(tokenizer)(template, template_data, tokenizer)
+            parsed += _processor.parse()
             continue
+
         parsed += char
     return parsed
diff --git a/moto/utilities/tokenizer.py b/moto/utilities/tokenizer.py
index 7872f8a7c..38433d84b 100644
--- a/moto/utilities/tokenizer.py
+++ b/moto/utilities/tokenizer.py
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ class GenericTokenizer:
                 return ""
             raise StopIteration
 
+    def read_until(self, phrase: str) -> str:
+        chars_read = ""
+        for char in self:
+            chars_read += char
+            if self.peek(len(phrase)) == phrase:
+                return chars_read
+        return chars_read
+
     def skip_characters(self, phrase: str, case_sensitive: bool = False) -> None:
         """
         Skip the characters in the supplied phrase.
diff --git a/tests/test_ses/__init__.py b/tests/test_ses/__init__.py
index 08a1c1568..914f7dfe5 100644
--- a/tests/test_ses/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/test_ses/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,28 @@
-# This file is intentionally left blank.
+import os
+from functools import wraps
+from moto import mock_ses
+
+
+def ses_aws_verified(func):
+    """
+    Function that is verified to work against AWS.
+    Can be run against AWS at any time by setting:
+      MOTO_TEST_ALLOW_AWS_REQUEST=true
+
+    If this environment variable is not set, the function runs in a `mock_ses` context.
+    """
+
+    @wraps(func)
+    def pagination_wrapper():
+        allow_aws_request = (
+            os.environ.get("MOTO_TEST_ALLOW_AWS_REQUEST", "false").lower() == "true"
+        )
+
+        if allow_aws_request:
+            resp = func()
+        else:
+            with mock_ses():
+                resp = func()
+        return resp
+
+    return pagination_wrapper
diff --git a/tests/test_ses/test_ses_boto3.py b/tests/test_ses/test_ses_boto3.py
index 7e04985c9..eda9cb1b0 100644
--- a/tests/test_ses/test_ses_boto3.py
+++ b/tests/test_ses/test_ses_boto3.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 from botocore.exceptions import ParamValidationError
 import pytest
 from moto import mock_ses
+from . import ses_aws_verified
 
 
 @mock_ses
@@ -1296,8 +1297,8 @@ def test_render_template():
     )
 
 
-@mock_ses
-def test_render_template__with_foreach():
+@ses_aws_verified
+def test_render_template__advanced():
     conn = boto3.client("ses", region_name="us-east-1")
 
     kwargs = {
@@ -1305,24 +1306,27 @@ def test_render_template__with_foreach():
         "TemplateData": json.dumps(
             {
                 "items": [
-                    {"type": "dog", "name": "bobby"},
-                    {"type": "cat", "name": "pedro"},
+                    {"type": "dog", "name": "bobby", "best": True},
+                    {"type": "cat", "name": "pedro", "best": False},
                 ]
             }
         ),
     }
 
-    conn.create_template(
-        Template={
-            "TemplateName": "MTT",
-            "SubjectPart": "..",
-            "TextPart": "..",
-            "HtmlPart": "{{#each items}} {{name}} is a {{type}}, {{/each}}",
-        }
-    )
-    result = conn.test_render_template(**kwargs)
-    assert "bobby is a dog" in result["RenderedTemplate"]
-    assert "pedro is a cat" in result["RenderedTemplate"]
+    try:
+        conn.create_template(
+            Template={
+                "TemplateName": "MTT",
+                "SubjectPart": "..",
+                "TextPart": "..",
+                "HtmlPart": "{{#each items}} {{name}} is {{#if best}}the best{{else}}a {{type}}{{/if}}, {{/each}}",
+            }
+        )
+        result = conn.test_render_template(**kwargs)
+        assert "bobby is the best" in result["RenderedTemplate"]
+        assert "pedro is a cat" in result["RenderedTemplate"]
+    finally:
+        conn.delete_template(TemplateName="MTT")
 
 
 @mock_ses
diff --git a/tests/test_ses/test_templating.py b/tests/test_ses/test_templating.py
index 9d2ba4372..723d77649 100644
--- a/tests/test_ses/test_templating.py
+++ b/tests/test_ses/test_templating.py
@@ -34,3 +34,50 @@ def test_template_with_single_curly_brace():
     assert parse_template(template, template_data={"name": "John"}) == (
         "Dear John my {brace} is fine."
     )
+
+
+def test_template_with_if():
+    template = "Dear {{ #if name }}John{{ /if }}"
+    assert parse_template(template, template_data={"name": True}) == "Dear John"
+    assert parse_template(template, template_data={"name": False}) == "Dear "
+
+
+def test_template_with_if_else():
+    template = "Dear {{ #if name }}John{{ else }}English{{ /if }}"
+    assert parse_template(template, template_data={"name": True}) == "Dear John"
+    assert parse_template(template, template_data={"name": False}) == "Dear English"
+
+
+def test_template_with_nested_foreaches():
+    template = (
+        "{{#each l}} - {{obj}} {{#each l2}} {{o1}} {{/each}} infix-each {{/each}}"
+    )
+    kwargs = {
+        "name": True,
+        "l": [
+            {
+                "obj": "it1",
+                "l2": [{"o1": "ob1", "o2": "ob2"}, {"o1": "oc1", "o2": "oc2"}],
+            },
+            {"obj": "it2", "l2": [{"o1": "ob3"}]},
+        ],
+    }
+    assert (
+        parse_template(template, kwargs)
+        == " - it1  ob1  oc1  infix-each  - it2  ob3  infix-each "
+    )
+
+
+def test_template_with_nested_ifs_and_foreaches():
+    template = "{{#each l}} - {{obj}} {{#if name}} post-if {{#each l2}} {{o1}} {{/each}} pre-if-end {{else}}elsedata{{/if}} post-if {{/each}}"
+    kwargs = {
+        "name": True,
+        "l": [
+            {"obj": "it1", "name": True, "l2": [{"o1": "ob1"}]},
+            {"obj": "it2", "name": False},
+        ],
+    }
+    assert (
+        parse_template(template, kwargs)
+        == " - it1  post-if  ob1  pre-if-end  post-if  - it2 elsedata post-if "
+    )