Weddingbee

One of the gifts I received from my brother and his girlfriend for Christmas was a game called Wedding Dash 2. I’d never played the first one, but if you’ve played any of the Dash series of games, then this one is fairly similar.

You play as Quinn, a top wedding planner. She is competing to have the honor of planning a very exclusive wedding. She travels to many different places to plan weddings for each leg of the competition.

She first receives a letter from the bride and groom. This letter will give some brief ideas of the theme of the wedding.

Then you have to choose three items that best fit their wedding vision. These items usually include food selection, cake, decor, linens, or transportation. Choosing correctly gives you a point boost for that wedding.

The meat of the game is running the reception. I’m not sure Quinn is really as good a planner as she claims to be, seeing as no wedding ever has enough seats for all the guests. So, guests will come into the reception, with some sort of seating preference (they want to be seated at a certain table or next to a particular person or they don’t want to be beside a certain person). You have to seat them as best you can, all while making sure their food is served in a timely fashion. They may also want to have their photo taken, give the band a request, or have a glass of wine, and you are responsible for doing this as quickly as possible with only one waitress.

As guests finish their meals, they will move to the dance floor, creating empty seats for those guests still waiting (and possibly fuming mad that they haven’t been seated yet). In later levels, you can calm the waiting guests by opening a bottle of champagne or make your seated guests more patient by throwing some confetti on them.

In addition to managing the guests, certain troubles will arise, such as birds trying to eat the food, a band member who thinks he should be solo, babies crying, or drunk uncles. Quinn will step in to take care of these issues.

Each level has a certain point threshold you have to meet to continue (which is why picking the correct items at the beginning of the level really helps). If you don’t get enough points, you get to retry the level until you beat it. There is also a higher threshold for reaching “expert” status. I haven’t figured out if this really means anything, other than getting a star on that level.

There are 50 levels in all, with each having new obstacles and higher point thresholds. It can get quite challenging, but, overall, is a fun way to take a break from all the wedding planning stress. You don’t even need to buy it; you can play online for free (except the online version is missing some features, like choosing the items before each level and doesn’t delve into the storyline at all).

Has wedding planning permeated unrelated areas of your life, like video games?