

Anyone who's played The Sims knows the frustrations of trying to corral party guests. One of my favorite parts about My Wedding Stories is the crowd control options. The new pack finally differentiates a wedding cake from a birthday cake with different colors, styles and sizes. Purchase a bouquet to toss at the reception, taste-test to find the perfect cake and pick out a topper. My Wedding Stories offers more dresses and tuxedos with a range of traditional and modern options. Wedding planning includes choosing your special clothes. Make your Sim's wedding as traditional or unique, extravagant or low-key as you like - cut the cake, toss your bouquet, have a first dance and more. There's also an option to get hitched at Tartosa City Hall if your Sims aren't into all the pomp and circumstance. These new options also work in different worlds, so you're not limited to extravagant weddings in Tartosa. Players can also build a wedding party - choose an officiant, a Sim of Honor, a ring bearer and flower pals (the game's gender-neutral version of flower girl). These special events will include new options to give toasts, speeches, dance, cut the cake and toss the bouquet. Now players can plan pre-wedding events like engagement parties, rehearsal dinners and "Bach" parties (a gender-neutral version of bachelor and bachelorette parties). The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories game pack adds the romantic, picturesque world of Tartosa for all your wedding needs.

The new pack introduces players to a few premade families living in Tartosa, a new in-game world with picturesque locations to tie the knot. My Wedding Stories looks like it'll offer a far more dynamic, detailed and customizable wedding experience for Sims and players. "We wanted to be as broad as possible and tell as many stories as possible," said Sims 4 producer Dave Miotke, aka SimGuruNinja, during the demo. Since I've gotten more into legacy gameplay and storytelling, this format felt lacking, even when I set my wedding as a goaled event that yields rewards.

If you planned a wedding event, another screen would pop up and you would choose a location, guests, a caterer and a musician for the big day. If you chose to elope, your Sims would immediately exchange vows and rings on the spot. After two Sims got engaged, players had the option to plan a wedding event or immediately elope. Until now, weddings in the Sims 4 felt a bit flat.

My Wedding Stories introduces more fun and personal ways to celebrate your Sims saying "I do." Ahead of the pack's launch, My Wedding Stories producers held a virtual demo to show off what Simmers can look forward to. The Sims 4's newest game pack, My Wedding Stories, is now available for PC and Mac via Origin and Steam, PS5, PS4 and Xbox consoles. Gather friends and family for your Sim's special wedding event in the My Wedding Stories game pack.
