Wedding Stories Gameplay Strategy

I have theory that if you use small lot all in one floor and eliminate any unrelated items and keep like items together (say cake table close to dining table etc) sims will be more likely to be where they are supposed to be

but i have not tested the theory yet

before this pack i would add most guests in my household so i had full control over them

and yeah definitely locking doors if possible

Do you think a club could maybe alleviate the frustration with the formal outfits? I think you mentioned it at the end of your post. What if you created a club for the wedding party and selected the option to make the club attire formal wear? Then once your wedding starts, you start a club gathering so everyone changes into their formal wear automatically.

Disclaimer: This is a purely a theory and the idea was not tested.

Woah, if I had to go through all that fuss and palaver I just don't think I'd bother.

Couldn't you just skip booking a wedding ceremony, have a club gathering and just happen to get married whilst there? You could set the outfits to formal, set the activities to drinking and dancing etc and just go without all the ceremony stuff.

I've thought about hosting a black and white party (no goals) and placing an arch and cake at the house so it'll kinda feel formal and I'll just have the couple get married and cut the cake while my guests eat... more or less the plan I'm going with when I can test it

I'm also going to test the black and white party at a venue to see if it works. I just won't set any goals.

Edit to add venue as well as home wedding

I did a trial of the black and white bash

They're restricted to seemingly museum venues and residential lots. I picked the brindleton bay museum and placed an arch, piano, two eating tables, a toasting table and cake table as well as a dance rug all from the pack.

The dress code is black and white so while a little mixed they did look at least formal. A few shoes didn't match.

The bash costs 1250 and lasts 5 or 6 hours (not including cake or flowers)

I kept the cake in the fridge then placed in inventory just before the event started and only placed the cake when I was ready for them to cut it otherwise another sim will just take a slice.

I set food on the cake table prior to putting out the cake. All prompted the same way.

The couple said their vows while the guests mingled (much like the prior weddings). I placed the cake and they cut it no problem. They fed it to each other before calling all to meal. Some took food, some took cake. They slow danced. They took pictures. They gave toasts and then danced with other guests.

So it went pretty well honestly. I've tweaked the museum further into a small chapel and it'll do for now.

I didn't pick dinner parties though they wear party attire because they're shorter but it's another possible option.

I add the guests to ensembles and use the go here together interactions to gather them instead of the EA interactions.
Also, the wedding line dance requires your Sim to be in an ensemble.

I buy the cake directly on the venue and place it in a 1x1 dining table with no chairs and enough free space. I remove the wedding topper before cutting the cake and direct the couple to go near the cake first. That's how I manage to get the cut cake interaction work. Unlike the wedding ones, these animations are actually awesome.

When I want to have my Sims dance, I also direct them to the stereo/dance floor before I click the interaction. The Game actually treats the Sim initiating the interaction as the male part, so I choose the groom to initiate it.

I guess that's it for now.

Have to also vote in favor of using groups (which is what the English version of the game calls "ensembles" that bienchen referred to above). I always have done that for any events I held, even before this pack was released. It really is the key to getting unplayed Sims to consistently do what you want them to do.

So for the new wedding events, I did that right from the start. Even with the new wedding interactions, understanding how the game works, it's just a good idea to first get sims to "go here" to get them near what you are going to ask them to do before you ask them. That is how the game has worked for years.

For the cake, I also removed the topper before cutting it. I didn't know there were issues with trying to cut it with the topper on...but you know, it's the first thing I would do if I was cutting a real cake irl, so it's what I did in the game.

I also made sure it was centered in the table. Again, based on how the game has worked with other things, before the pack. I just assumed the same kind of rules would apply for cake cutting as apply for things like blowing out birthday candles, decorating pastries, etc. and made sure to use the slot on the table that work for those things, and also to not have any chairs in the way, etc.

I also learned it is just a bad idea to have multiples of any of the wedding task objects on the venue. So don't have more than one aisle, more than one champagne bucket, more than one arch. Do not have more than one of any object which you can use to give guests instructions. In other words, don't use most of the pre-made venues that came with the pack... sad but true. Or if you do use them, edit them to eliminate the duplicate issue.
Other than seating...you do want more than one chair for them to sit. :lol:

For the formal wear, I already use the LittleMsSam's dress code mod which adds lot traits for the various outfit types and forces people into the category of outfit specified when they arrive at the lot. Been using that mod for years and I had given the wedding venues the Formal dress code trait before ever doing any events, so I honestly can't say how that works without the mod. I'm going to take the lot trait off to see for the next wedding I do.

@Stormkeep and @83bienchen , your suggestions for strategy and mods have almost changed my mind about this pack. I am wondering if anyone has successfully used an officiant, and if there are game strategies that make that work.

@telemwill I've had most everything work but I've not had any of the wedding participants do anything such as flower pal or officiant which I think might (not positive) require the wedding plan option which bugs everything. The other party types and clubs seem to be the best route without needing a mod.

"wahini2024;c-18067947" wrote:
@telemwill I've had most everything work but I've not had any of the wedding participants do anything such as flower pal or officiant which I think might (not positive) require the wedding plan option which bugs everything. The other party types and clubs seem to be the best route without needing a mod.

Thanks for the answer! That the main feature of the pack is bugged like that still bothers me. I'm hoping someone can fix it.