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A comprehensive guide to planning the perfect Sims 2 wedding.
The Sims 2 Wedding Planner
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Basic Format
1. The Simple Ceremony
2. The White Wedding
3. The Wedding Party
The Evolution of the Sims 2 Wedding
1. University
2. Nightlife
3. Happy Holiday Stuff
4. Open For Business
5. Glamour Life Stuff
6. Seasons
7. Celebration! Stuff
8. Bon Voyage
9. Custom Content
Planning Your Sim Wedding
1. Engagement
2. Friendships
3. Shopping Trips
4. Venue Selection
5. Venue Preparation
6. Season Selection
7. Assign Roles
8. Book A Honeymoon
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9. Wardrobe Selection
10. Stag and Hen Parties
11. Maximise Mood
12. Hire Staff
13. Transport the Bride and Groom to the Wedding Vvenue
14. Issue Invitations
15. The Marriage Ceremony
16. Propose A Toast
17. Cut The Cake
18. Wedding Photography
19. The Wedding Breakfast
20. The First Dance
21. Get The Party Started
22. Wedding Presents
23. Fireworks Display
24. Go On Honeymoon
25. It's All Over So Quickly!
Summary
Credits
Introduction
Weddings have always been a quintessential part of the Sims experience. The nature of Sim weddings has gradually evolved as new Expansion and
Stuff Packs have been released, with new clothing options, wedding-themed objects, wedding venues and honeymoon destinations becoming
available to enhance your Sims' nuptials. There's a lot to think about when planning your Sims' Big Day, so here is a guide to the options available
and some tips to help you give your Sims the wedding of their dreams.
Notes
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1. In The Sims 2, a wedding involving a male Sim and a female Sim is termed "marriage", whereas if both Sims are of the same gender this is
termed "joining". For simplicity, I will use "marriage" in this article to mean a wedding involving Sims of the same or opposite genders and "bride
and groom" to refer to the couple being married / joined.
2. I am not going to deal with cheats or hacks in this article.
3. This article is based on British and American wedding customs, as these are the ones with which I am most familiar.
4. Suggested further reading: the Prima official Sims 2 guide books by Greg Kramer, which I found indispensible whilst preparing this article.
The Basic Format
The basic Sims 2 wedding comes in three tiers of formality:
1. The Simple Ceremony
The simplest wedding possible involves only the bridal couple and is brought about by selecting one Sim from the engaged couple, clicking on his /
her fiancé and selecting Propose -> Marriage / Joining. If the second Sim has a a good enough daily and lifetime relationship with the first Sim and
is in a sufficiently good mood, they get married immediately, exactly where they stand and in whatever they happen to be wearing at the time.
Otherwise, the proposal is rejected, daily and lifetime relationship scores plummet and the proposing Sim receives a negative memory. The brief
ceremony involves only the engaged couple, who simply say their vows to each other and exchange rings.
Any other Sims on the lot ignore the proceedings altogether. Afterwards, both Sims wear wedding rings and the couple's surname becomes that of
the proposing Sim.
2. The White Wedding
For a slightly fancier affair, you need a wedding arch (found in Buy Mode under
Miscellaneous -> Party). Select either member of the engaged couple, click on
the arch and select Get Married / Joined. The same relationship and mood
criteria apply as for the simple wedding in step 1 above. If these criteria are
met, both Sims walk to the wedding arch where they spin on the spot and
change into the standard wedding outfits shown on the left (N.B. this changed
from Open For Business onwards - see below).
Any other Sims present on the lot also head for the wedding arch, where they
spin and change into formal wear. If there are chairs placed near the wedding
arch, they take their seats to witness the ceremony (in the absence of chairs,
guests will gather round the arch). A special cinematic sequence ensues,
showing either the wedding ceremony or the tragic rejection (if the relationship
and mood criteria are not met). As with the simple ceremony, no celebrant is
involved and the couple simply stand beneath the wedding arch, say their vows
to each other and exchange rings.
After the ceremony, the wedding guests stand to applaud the newlyweds and, if
there is a bottle of champagne nearby, they will autonomously toast the Happy
Couple, who then share a kiss.
3. The Wedding Party
An extra dimension can be added by throwing a Wedding Party. Click on the
telephone and select Throw Party -> Wedding Party and select your guests. As
with any party, not all of those invited will necessarily accept the invitation. The
guests who do turn up arrive wearing their formal outfits. For party scoring
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purposes, it's important that either a simple or wedding arch ceremony takes
place before the party ends. At the end of the Wedding Party, a limousine arrives
to transport the newlyweds off-lot for a brief honeymoon (N.B. this changed with
Bon Voyage - see below).
The Evolution of the Sims 2 Wedding
Since the release of the original Sims 2 game in 2004, an additional eight Expansion Packs and nine Stuff Packs have followed. Many of these packs
have either altered how weddings work or have included wedding-related content.
University
Young adults Sims, introduced in this pack, can become engaged but cannot get married or joined until they become adults.
Nightlife
Prior to Nightlife, the only way to invite a disparate set of Sims over to your Sim's place was to throw a party. Nightlife introduced the Groups
system, whereby it became possible to create groups of Sims who could then be invited to social gatherings, including trips to community lots. This
is very useful if your Sims are planning a non-home lot wedding (Bon Voyage onwards) and are therefore unable to throw a Wedding Party.
The Downtown neighbourhood is the perfect location for your Sims' stag and hen parties. Nightlife also brought us the DJ NPC, who appears
automatically when a DJ booth is placed on a community lot - on home lots the DJ booth must be manned by other Sims.
Nightlife also introduced the slow dance, which allows the newlyweds to enjoy a romantic First Dance together at their wedding reception.
Happy Holiday Stuff
This pack included many items designed for use at celebrations and therefore very useful for weddings e.g. fireworks, party poppers, rattles and
horns, fairy lights, candles, decorative piles of gifts.
Open For Business
Previously, Sims changed into standard wedding outfits after initiating a wedding via the wedding arch. Open For Business introduced new flexibility
by having Sims change into their currently selected formal wear choices at the wedding arch, thereby allowing you to choose your Sims' wedding
outfits in advance.
Glamour Life Stuff
This pack didn't change any of the functionality of weddings, but did include some glamorous wedding gowns and tuxedos (see next screenshot).
Seasons
Clearly, it is important to consider during which season your Sims' wedding will take place for various reasons e.g. phase of plants and trees,
weather, etc. Would your Sims prefer a sun-drenched beach wedding...
...or a festive winter wedding?
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In addition, this pack introduced the ability to select a different hairstyle for each category of clothing via any mirror. So, you might select pigtails to
go with your Sim bride's everyday clothing but a fancy updo to go with formal wear. Your Sim bride's hair will change to the chosen hairstyle
automatically when she changes into formal wear at the wedding arch. This neatly avoids having the bride-to-be wandering around sporting an
elaborate hairstyle with jeans beforehand (unless she wants to, of course!).
The introduction of gift giving with this pack is also a useful feature for weddings.
Celebration! Stuff
This pack includes many useful items designed
specifically for use at weddings, including themed
walls and floors, themed furniture, buffet tables,
bars, banners, romantic floral displays and
candles, balloons, new wedding arches and
wedding cakes, formal hairstyles with veils, tiaras
and flowers, a range of bridal gowns in different
styles, and male formal wear and bridesmaids'
dresses for children and adults.
Also included is a ready made residential lot, the
romantically named Abode de l'amour (§32,619),
shown on the right, which has been designed
specifically to play host to weddings. This can be
found in the lots and houses bin.
Bon Voyage
Up until the release of Bon Voyage, weddings
were only able to take place on home lots. Finally, with the release of this pack, Sims were given the opportunity to hold their weddings on
community lots. Now the possibilities are endless. Weddings can take place in hotels (both in the Sims' home neighbourhood and on Vacation lots),
in churches, on the beach, in the park, essentially anywhere...
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Real honeymoons were also introduced with this pack. The engaged couple may choose to book a honeymoon via telephone or computer in much
the same way as they would book a standard vacation - the main difference being that no other guests are allowed! Shortly after the wedding
ceremony, the airport shuttle rolls up at the wedding venue and whisks the Happy Couple off to the airport (unless the wedding took place in a
vacation destination).
Another useful new feature added with Bon Voyage was photography. This is not actually an entirely new feature, as University included a
camera career reward object, but with Bon Voyage photography was made available to everyone. All Sims now carry a camera at all times in order
to capture the important moments in their lives. They can take photos themselves or ask others to take photos for them. It is also possible to put
individual Sims in a range of poses for the camera using the Pose self-interaction. Photographs are saved to the Storytelling folder. Sims can use
their computers to order a photograph album of their favourite shots or framed prints to decorate their homes.
The group dances that came with Bon Voyage i.e. hula and slap dance, are very popular at Sim weddings and great for getting the guests onto the
dancefloor.
Custom Content
In addition to the Maxis items listed above, there is of course a vast amount of wedding-related custom content available on the internet. One of
my favourites sites, which I think deserves a mention in this context, is Pronupsims, a web site dedicated entirely to Sim weddings.
Planning Your Sim Wedding
There is a lot to think about when planning your Sims' Big Day, so here are some tips to help make it a day to remember:
1. Engagement
Only two Sims who are engaged are able to have a wedding, so make sure this has taken place in advance. This is achieved by building up the
relationship scores between your two chosen Sims and having them perform romantic socials until the Propose -> Engagement option appears.
Clicking on this triggers a cinematic sequence depicting either the happy acceptance or tragic rejection. Make sure the Sim who is being proposed
to is in a good mood to maximise the chances of a successful outcome.
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2. Friendships
Have the bride and groom work on their relationships with other Sims in order to maximise guests for shopping trips, stag and hen parties and the
wedding itself.
Staging a wedding is easier the more controllable Sims you have to work with, so it's a good idea to have your engaged Sims share a home with as
many other Sims as possible - only up until the Happy Couple get back from their Honeymoon, of course. Then you can turf out all the hangers-on
or move the newlyweds into a home of their own.
3. Shopping Trips
Send a member of each household invited to the wedding on a shopping trip to a clothing store to select formal outfits for each member of their
household to wear at the wedding. The bride might like to invite a group of girlfriends to join her when she goes to buy her bridal gown.
4. Venue Selection
Unless you have Bon Voyage or a subsequent expansion pack installed, your Sims have no option but to hold their wedding on one or the other's
home lot. As the two Sims live together after the wedding on whichever lot was used for the ceremony, and as no more than eight Sims are
allowed to live on any lot, if a lot already has eight Sims living on it, it is not possible to hold a wedding there unless someone moves out first. Also,
if the Sim who would be moving in after the ceremony is pregnant, that counts as two extra Sims and a wedding will only be able to take place if
the lot has no more than six Sims living there already.
From Bon Voyage onwards, your
Sims may get married on almost any
lot they choose:
The home lot of the bride or
groom
A community lot e.g. hotel,
park, church, village hall
A vacation lot e.g. hotel, park,
beach, Far East temple, by a
mountain lake
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The only place it is not possible to
hold a wedding is on a residential lot
which is not the home lot of either of
the engaged Sims i.e. a residential
lot where both members of the
engaged couple are non-controllable
visitors. This is because one
member of the couple must be
controllable in order to initiate the
ceremony.
5. Venue Preparation
Open up the lot where the wedding
is to take place and prepare an area for the ceremony and another for the reception. Many relevant items can be found in Buy Mode under
Miscellaneous -> Party and in the Weddings, Parties and Celebration! Stuff collection folders (circled in red below):
In the ceremony area you may wish to include:
a wedding arch
table with open book (for signing the register)
podium
red carpet / path of rose petals (The Camino Real from Celebration! Stuff, §300, found under Decorative -> Rugs)
guest seating
banners
floral displays
candles / candelabra
piano, other musical instruments or stereo / speakers
In the reception area you may wish to include:
a wedding cake (must be placed on a surface)
Titania Vineyards 1914 Toasting Set (must be placed on a surface)
buffet table (remember to click on it and select Serve Food)
top table and chairs for the Happy Couple
dining tables and chairs for the guests
candles or flowers on the dining tables
stage area with musical instruments
stereo or speakers
DJ booth (from Nightlife, found under Electronics -> Audio)
dancefloor
bar
banners
floral decorations
balloons
gift table
piles of wrapped gifts (e.g. Mystery Presents from Happy Holiday Stuff, §275, found under Decorative -> Sculptures)
fireworks (from Happy Holiday Stuff, found under Miscellaneous -> Party)
box of party poppers / rattles / horns (from Happy Holiday Stuff)
6. Season Selection
Obviously, this section is only applicable if you have the Seasons EP installed.
Different seasons have different weather conditions, which is well worth taking into consideration, especially if your Sims are planning an outdoor
ceremony. In neighbourhood view for the neighbourhood in which the wedding will be taking place, click on the Season Chooser button (top left of
screen, as shown below) and select your chosen season for the current quadrant - and for the following quadrant if the season is about to change.
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Here are some aspects of each season to consider when planning a Sim wedding:
Season
Benefits
Weather
Spring
Increased relationship effects for romantic socials
Comfortable to hot temperatures
Romantic social interactions more likely to be accepted
30% chance of rain
Romantic socials more likely to occur autonomously
Hygiene need decay slowed when outdoors
Trees in leaf or bud
Flowers in bloom
Summer
Increased relationship effects for friendly socials
Comfortable to very hot temperatures
Friendly social interactions more likely to be accepted
10% chance of rain
Energy need decay slowed when outdoors
10% chance of hail
Trees in leaf or bearing fruit
Flowers in bloom
Autumn
Social need decay slowed when outdoors
Comfortable to cold temperatures
Trees in Autumn colours, dropping leaves
15% chance of rain
Flowers in bloom
Winter
Increased relationship effects for family social interactions
Comfortable to very cold temperatures
Family social interactions more likely to be accepted
50% chance of snow
Hunger need decay slowed when outdoors
Gifts more likely to be accepted
Increased relationship effects from gift giving
Low chance of bugs
7. Assign Roles
It is a good idea to make sure your Sim couple have high relationship scores with a number of other Sims. That way they will have a wide selection
of other Sims to invite to their wedding. Don't forget to make sure that all these Sims have telephones in their homes so that they are able to be
invited! The higher your Sims' relationship scores are with other Sims, the more likely these Sims are to turn up for the wedding, so have your
chosen couple work on these relationships in advance. There are plenty of roles to fill, so the more Sims in attendance the better. Sims invited to
the wedding may serve as:
wedding guests
maid of honour / bridesmaids
best man / groomsmen
flower girls
pageboys
ring bearer
celebrant
pianist / band / DJ
wedding photographer
Go to the home lots of the Sims who will
be invited to the wedding and, bearing in
mind the intended role of each Sim at the
wedding, use dressers and mirrors
to select appropriate formal outfits,
hairstyles and accessories for each one in
advance. Remember, these Sims will be
wearing their current formal wear
selection at the wedding if you throw a
Wedding Party or use a wedding
arch. Otherwise, guests will wear their
everyday clothing at the ceremony.
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For bridesmaids/groomsmen, select
identical or co-ordinating outfits for some
of the guests.
For flower girls or pages, select suitable
outfits for some children and/or toddlers bear in mind that toddlers cannot travel
to vacation destinations, so
your Sims won't be able to have infant
flower girls or ring bearers at their beach
wedding.
Don't forget to select appropriate
everyday outfits for the Sims who will be attending the stag and hen parties.
8. Book A Honeymoon
If you don't have Bon Voyage installed, there will only be a honeymoon if you throw a Wedding Party.
The honeymoon will begin automatically with the arrival of a limousine at the end of the party and
simply involves the couple leaving the lot for a few hours and returning with a large mood boost.
There is no need to make any preparations.
If you do have Bon Voyage installed, your engaged Sim couple may wish to book a full blown vacation
lot honeymoon in advance of the wedding via any telephone or computer. This option only appears
after the engagement has taken place. A Bon Voyage honeymoon begins shortly after the wedding
with the arrival of the airport shuttle. If no honeymoon is arranged in advance, no honeymoon of any
kind will occur - not even the pre-Bon Voyage off-lot version. You may prefer to book a standard
vacation instead - the only difference being that there will be a longer gap between the end of the
wedding and the arrival of the airport shuttle.
9. Wardrobe Selection
In the same way as you did for the guests, select formal wear for the bridal couple that you wish them to wear at their wedding. If you are not
planning to throw a Wedding Party or use a wedding arch, you can choose clothing from any category and send the Sims to a dresser to change
just before the ceremony.
For the bride, consider:
bridal gown
hairstyle
make-up
manicure
accessories e.g. tiara, hair flowers, veil, jewellery, hat, fur stole, scarf, gloves
bouquet / single bloom
wedding purse
From Seasons onwards, a different hairstyle
can be set for each category of clothing
(shown on the right), so you can select the
bride's wedding hairstyle in advance and it will
change to this style automatically when she
changes into formal wear.
Unfortunately, accessories (found under the
glasses icon) cannot be set for each category
of clothing and are worn with all outfits, so if,
for example, you select a veil from
accessories, the bride will wear it from then
on until you remove it, with all categories of
clothing.
Don't forget to select everyday clothing that
will serve as going away outfits for your bride
and groom as they will change into everyday
clothing when the airport shuttle arrives (Bon
Voyage only). If you don't have Bon Voyage
installed and throw a Wedding Party, the
couple will depart for their honeymoon in
whatever they happen to be wearing when
the limo pulls up. If having stag and hen
parties, select appropriate everyday outfits for
these, but don't forget to change these to
your chosen going away outfits afterwards.
Also select underwear, pyjamas, swimwear and outerwear that you wish your newlyweds to wear on their honeymoon.
10. Stag and Hen Parties
Send the groom-to-be Downtown on a group outing with some male friends to celebrate his stag night / bachelor party and send the bride-to-be on
a group outing with some girlfriends for her hen night / bachelorette party - one of the few occasions when you may wish to have her wear a veil
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with everyday clothing! You probably won't want to arrange either of these events for the night before the wedding as everyone will need time to
recover afterwards!
11. Maximise Mood
On the day itself, make sure both the bride and groom are in as good a mood as possible so they can enjoy their Big Day.
12. Hire Staff
i) Bartender: If you are holding the wedding on a residential lot and have placed a bar in the reception area, you may wish to hire a bartender
otherwise your guests will have to help themselves to drinks. On community lots, if you place a bar object, a bartender will appear automatically.
ii) DJ: You can't hire a DJ, but one will appear automatically if you place a DJ booth on a community lot.
iii) Maid: Hiring a maid can also be useful if the wedding is being held on a home lot as she will not only tidy the lot before the wedding when the
couple will be too busy for cleaning, but will also prevent the accumulation of dirty dishes, etc during the reception. She does finish work at 5 p.m.
unfortunately but, if you've befriended her in advance, you can always invite her to stay on as a guest!
iv) Nanny: If any babies, toddlers, children or pets would be left unsupervised on the couple's home lot when they leave for their honeymoon, you
will need to hire a nanny - this option will be given during the vacation booking process.
13. Transport the Bride and Groom to the Wedding Venue
Make sure both the bride and groom are on the lot where the wedding is to take place.
14. Issue Invitations
This can be achieved in three ways:
i) Wedding Party
It is only possible to throw a Wedding Party on a home lot. You can choose which Sims to invite, up to a maximum of eight guests (the number of
guests that may be invited depends on your computer). It is possible that not everyone who was invited will turn up - you can maximise how many
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guests accept the invitation by building up relationship scores in advance and by having the Sim with the highest relationship scores make the call.
Wedding Parties are scored and last five Sim hours (approx. 5 minutes in real time).
ii) Invite Group
If the wedding is taking place on a non-home lot, use the Groups system (Nightlife onwards) to compile a guest list of your favourite Sims and
select Invite Group - either Just for Fun or For an Outing (scored). Again, high relationship scores will mean more guests are likely to turn up. If
you use a wedding arch to initiate the ceremony on a community lot, expect gatecrashers!
Remember:
if you want to have children at the wedding, hold the ceremony either after 3 p.m. or on a weekend - otherwise they won't attend because
they will be at school!
toddlers and pets cannot travel to vacation destinations
iii) Wedding Arch
If your Sims get married on a community lot, they can still have guests at their wedding without using the Groups system, so long as they initiate
the ceremony via a wedding arch. The wedding guests will be a random group composed of Sims who happen to be on the lot at the time.
15. The Marriage Ceremony
Either a simple or wedding arch ceremony will do the trick. Remember, if you want the bride to take the groom's surname after the marriage, make
sure you get the groom to initiate the ceremony - otherwise he will take the bride's name!
16. Propose A Toast
If the wedding was initiated via a wedding arch and there is a toasting set
nearby, wedding guests will take it in turns to autonomously toast the
newlyweds.
N.B. This may go on for some time if not interrupted and may result in all the
wedding guests abruptly departing the lot in search of toilet facilities!
17. Cut The Cake
After the ceremony, if you have placed a wedding cake nearby, you may
direct one of the newlyweds to cut the cake. Afterwards, the cake
cutter feeds some cake to his or her new spouse - which is very sweet!
The guests don't pay any attention at all to this ritual until they suddenly
realise that there is now cake available to eat and all make for the cake to
grab a slice.
18. Wedding Photography
If you have Bon Voyage installed, you may wish to appoint one
of your invited Sims to act as official wedding photographer by
selecting any controllable Sim, clicking on the photographer
and selecting Take My Picture.
Controllable Sims can be posed by selecting the Pose
self-interaction and choosing from the various options. They
can be re-positioned by selecting a Sim, clicking on a posed
Sim and choosing the Stand Next To... interaction to position
the selected Sim in relation to the posed Sim. If you want to
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have non-controllable Sims in the photograph, this can be
done but it's a bit tricky because they are...well...noncontrollable!
After they return from their honeymoon, the Happy Couple
may choose to order a photo album or framed prints by which
to remember their Big Day.
19. The Wedding Breakfast
If the buffet has not been prepared in advance, have any controllable Sim click on the buffet table and choose Serve Food. Sims will then
autonomously help themselves and sit to eat if there are dining tables nearby.
20. The First Dance
Direct the newlyweds to the dancefloor. Have any controllable Sim turn on the stereo. Select one of the newlyweds, click on the other and select
Slow Dance (Nightlife onwards) or Dance Together (not quite as romantic!).
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21. Get The Party Started
If none of the guests starts to dance, select any controllable Sim, click on the stereo and select Dance Solo then click on other Sims and select Ask
To Join. Group dances e.g. smustle, slap dance, hula, all go down well at weddings and other Sims may join autonomously if you have one
controllable Sim start a group dance - otherwise click on other Sims and select Let's Smustle, etc.
22. Wedding Presents
From Bon Voyage onwards, you can have any controllable wedding guest give
the bride or groom a wedding present using the Give Gift interaction. Obviously,
the Sim giving the gift must first have an item in their inventory to serve as a
gift. For added realism, choose items that are traditionally given as wedding gifts
e.g. coffee maker, blender, ornaments, etc. Acceptance or rejection of gifts is
based on gift value and relationship scores between the Sims involved. As gift
giving is never autonomous, only controllable Sims can give wedding presents.
This can be achieved either by holding the wedding on the home lot of a bride or
groom who lives with other Sims apart from his or her fiancé, or by having the
bride and groom visit their friends and family in advance to receive their wedding
presents.
You might also choose to create a gift table in the reception area using
decorative piles of wrapped gifts from Buy Mode e.g. Mystery Presents from
Happy Holiday Stuff (§275, found under Decorative -> Sculptures) and/or other
appropriate household objects. You could even extract gift items from the
newlyweds' inventories and place these on the gift table for a traditional Show of
Presents.
23. Fireworks display
This is a nice way to draw the proceedings to a close if you have Happy Holiday Stuff installed.
24. Go On Honeymoon
The limousine / airport shuttle will arrive to take the newlyweds on their honeymoon as follows, largely depending on whether or not you have Bon
Voyage (BV) installed:
at the end of the Wedding Party (if you don't have BV or have booked a BV honeymoon in advance)
shortly after the ceremony (if you don't throw a Wedding Party and have booked a BV honeymoon in advance)
not at all (if you don't have BV and don't throw a Wedding Party, or if you do have BV but haven't booked a honeymoon in advance)
on a subsequent morning (if you book a standard BV vacation - although technically this won't be termed a honeymoon)
25. It's All Over So Quickly!
Throwing a Wedding Party, arranging a scored group outing or booking a Bon Voyage honeymoon in advance all tend to cut the celebrations short
because each creates a finite end point. This does make it pretty tricky to fit in all the steps above. For more prolonged nuptials, don't throw a
Wedding Party - instead invite a group to the wedding "Just for Fun" and arrange a standard vacation to begin a day or two after the wedding.
Summary
Here are the main points to consider when planning your Sims' wedding, in roughly chronological order:
Before the day:
Engagement
Work on relationship scores with friends, family and housemates
Choose and prepare a venue
Select season for venue neighbourhood
Send bride, groom and guests on clothes shopping trips
Go to guests' home lots, check for telephones, add suitable gifts to inventories, select wedding outfits based on roles
Add suitable wedding gift items to family members'/housemates' inventories
Book honeymoon
Hire maid (for home lot weddings)
Throw stag and hen parties
Prepare bride and groom - clothing, relationship, mood
On the day:
Maximise mood of bride and groom
Bring bride and groom to wedding venue
Hire bartender (for home lot weddings)
Invite guests
Get married
Toast the Happy Couple
Cut the cake
Take photographs
The Wedding Breakfast
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The First Dance
Group dancing
Give gifts
Fireworks
Honeymoon
Afterwards:
Evict hangers-on / move newlyweds into new home
Order wedding album or framed prints
Live Happily Ever After - hopefully!
Credits
Sim weddings wouldn't be nearly as much fun without all the wonderful custom content available on the internet. Here is a list of some of the
creators whose work features in the screenshots I've used to illustrate this article:
aardvarkams at MTS2
Biene at sim2-fashion.de (currently unavailable)
Dr Pixel at The Blarney Stone (currently unavailable)
extraordinarysims at TSR
Flora at XM Sims
Helga at VitaSims2 and at helgasims (currently unavailable)
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On Jul 17, 2009 topaz27 wrote:
Thank you so much for this tutorial
On Jul 19, 2009 Leovapal wrote:
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it's really interesting and very helpful
awesome
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Great, thank you!
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On Jul 22, 2009 Smossie wrote:
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Helpful, very helpful. Thanks!
On Jul 27, 2009 Jaded86 wrote:
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Thank you!
On Jul 28, 2009 XxX_Venus_XxX wrote:
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thanks!
On Jul 31, 2009 staceface2009p wrote:
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this is so nice and well put together
On Aug 2, 2009 pepe12 wrote:
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very nice!!!!!! thanks!
On Aug 5, 2009 lind wrote:
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Great tutorial. It is very helpful!
On Aug 9, 2009 erwin23 wrote:
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This is an excellent guide for creating a great wedding for your sims. Well done!
On Aug 11, 2009 Becky71668 wrote:
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Those looked good I still have a few things I have to get before I can have a wedding thank you.
On Aug 17, 2009 grk2009 wrote:
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yeah i kinda think you wasted your time
On Aug 20, 2009 Summer_Neko wrote:
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Thank you for the tutorial.
On Aug 25, 2009 simsmaniac1 wrote:
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Great tutoral.
On Sep 5, 2009 Parisleaf wrote:
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Cool! Thanks!
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On Sep 5, 2009 Parisleaf wrote:
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Cool! Thank you!
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On Sep 8, 2009 Uma Design wrote:
Wow, thanks for a great tutorial, I would never have figured out all that by myself! Seems a Sims wedding takes as much planning
as real-life ones... I never played a wedding as yet, but now I just can't wait to marry my simmies!
On Sep 14, 2009 roxydog2598 wrote:
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cool where did you get the veils
On Sep 15, 2009 rin51105 wrote:
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I want a Sims wedding now! I've been mentally planning my guest list since I read it! Thanks, this was really nice and well thought
out!
On Sep 24, 2009 *Bunny* wrote:
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All veils (and many, many other wedding-themed goodies) are available free from Pronupsims (see link in tutorial under Credits).
On Nov 7, 2009 desita96 wrote:
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very interesting tutorial . thanks
On Nov 16, 2009 NVfan7 wrote:
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omg thanks sooo much!
On Nov 27, 2009 S.I.M (Sexy In Mask) wrote:
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THANK U VERY MUCH!!! OMG great and helpful Tutirial!!!
On Dec 19, 2009 trishydoll wrote:
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Thanks! I know a cheat to invite more simmies to your parties! Ill tell you soon!
On Dec 21, 2009 PookiePooh wrote:
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---`thanks so very much.
On Jan 3, 2010 hallbit1234 wrote:
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i dow not have that stuff i have open for busnessis, university ,ikea stuf ,celerhration stuf ,teen style stuf, and aparmet
life
On Jan 4, 2010 larrydot wrote:
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Thank you so much for this, I had questions about name changes and your tutorial answered them for me!! Now I can plan even
more weddings as I seem to be on a bit if a wedding kick right now, but they will be even better!
On Jan 27, 2010 gizmo4666 wrote:
thanks
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I'm going to use this.
On Feb 3, 2010 valgal wrote:
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Thank you so much! This answered eveyone of my questions... plus some I didn't realize I was going to have, lol!
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On Feb 21, 2010 karolina229 wrote:
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THANKS!!! My Sims 2 wedding was awesom with this tutorial....
On Mar 14, 2010 DarthAshoka wrote:
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wow this is a amazing tutorial my sim and i loved the wedding i made a story also about the sims wedding and before and after the
wedding ill post it on here when i have time but im kind of stacked with homework to do so it might be awhile
On Apr 2, 2010 sylwianawrocik93 wrote:
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Your tutorial is the best
On Apr 2, 2010 sylwianawrocik93 wrote:
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Beautiful photos
On Apr 3, 2010 Wannabee16 wrote:
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This was realy helpfull, thanx!!
On Apr 18, 2010 mtlmn1971 wrote:
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Thx soooo much i hav sim weddings all the time
On May 21, 2010 theangeliquemonte wrote:
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Thank you so much!Seems like my sims had wrong weddings then
On May 21, 2010 xxsweetsugar wrote:
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your the best thats well cool
On Jun 16, 2010 kristianharry wrote:
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do you have to have all of them
On Jun 18, 2010 Babyfrocks wrote:
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Thank you I never undestood the wedding thing and my sims nomaly ended up missing the Lemo
On Jul 1, 2010 evilia3 wrote:
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Well you have work so musch for this turotial and for that is awesome.It has everything of insructions i need for a great wedding !
On Jul 1, 2010 emmahobden10 wrote:
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cool turotial helped thx
On Jul 6, 2010 caroljbear wrote:
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Why can't I download this tutorial?
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On Aug 15, 2010 Kingo33 wrote:
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thnaks for the help
On Sep 4, 2010 ch14 wrote:
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thanks so much! im gonna make them have a fabulous crazy expensive wedding, and then cheat and file for divorce 3 days later
muah ha ha!
On Sep 10, 2010 lindsayjae wrote:
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Incredibly helpful! I think I may print this up so I make sure my sim gets her dream wedding and I havent missed anything.
On Sep 18, 2010 hershe415 wrote:
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love this. the dresses are so pretty
On Oct 4, 2010 kakashiswife wrote:
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Thank you!!
On Nov 8, 2010 jtonks100 wrote:
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can you tell me how to get the option to book a honeymoon pledwa please
On Nov 19, 2010 theresa86 wrote:
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Thank you!!!! This is soooooo helpfu!
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On Dec 16, 2010 Taynah Lopes wrote:
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A wonderful tutorial for a great wedding!
costumes and the decor?
Thank you! Where you downloaded the
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On Dec 21, 2010 oldmember_evilways1214 wrote:
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It's really helpful but where can you find the table with open book and podium?Two other questions, where do you have the wedding
in the birde and groom's house or a comunnity lot? How do you make people be the bridesmate and groomsmen? Thanks, please
answer!
On Feb 23, 2011 Laurenmc143 wrote:
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Wow! I loved it! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain everything. It was very entertaining to read and it seems you
have thought of everything! This maximizes the game like I never could've imagined. I look forward to creating something
simuliar. Thanks again!
Awesome Job!!
On Feb 26, 2011 sauce69 wrote:
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Thanks very much for your tutorial. My Sims Weddings have been very boring so far. Can't wait to arrange the stag/hen and formal
wedding now.
On May 12, 2011 kristie91 wrote:
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I never really had a real wedding for my sims.. but this tutorial makes me want to have a big one!
On May 12, 2011 como45 wrote:
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Lurrvely wedding ideas!
On Jun 26, 2011 BambiSky wrote:
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Wow so many great thoughts i had never even considered
On Jun 26, 2011 Roxy-Love wrote:
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awww
On Jul 2, 2011 CiaraPoole wrote:
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they need to come up with something like this for sims3 i wish hey had this stuff and my sims are getting married and they dont
have nothing no wedding cake nothing
On Jul 30, 2011 SuperStarIce wrote:
Super awesome dude or dudette.
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U rock. U'll have an amazing future for sim wedding planning.
On Oct 12, 2011 EpicSimsVids wrote:
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great tips, thanks for the help
On Nov 26, 2011 NataliexKassie wrote:
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This is such an amazing guide! I wish there was one for Sims 3 as well<3
On Dec 10, 2011 Leia699 wrote:
Wow! Good guide
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Great pictures!
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