Tell the three orders apart

All three are wedding-party orders, which is exactly why their rules get mixed up. The colour rule is the distinguishing line:

OrderCustomerColour ruleStyle rowsDocumented route
Marie's WeddingMarie3 different coloursElaborate / Formal / EclecticElevated stays, whirlpool collar, tiered sleeve, godet skirt; sequins and prints can each carry a colour
Maid of Honour—Blue at least 75%; at least 3 bowsPlayful / RomanticMilkmaid bodice, flutter sleeve, petal peplum skirt in silk, then bow accessories
Never The Bride—Use only black; Flowers (Max) 0Elaborate / Risqué / GlamourBelladonna bodice and collar, slit sleeve, corset skirt; avoid fabrics or accessories that raise Flowers
The three wedding orders side by side; the colour and accessory rules separate them, not the occasion.

Marie's Wedding: three colours

Marie's own order asks for Elaborate, Formal and Eclectic with three different colours on the design. A colour count reads distinct colour tags across the dress — it is not an allowed list and not a share, so three real colour tags must appear, each on some part of the gown. The documented route is elevated stays, a whirlpool collar, tiered sleeves and a godet skirt, and the walkthrough notes sequins and prints can each carry one of the colours.

A green, white and purple gown with butterfly accessories on a mannequin, photographed in photo mode
A documented Marie's Wedding example in green, white and purple with butterfly accessories — three colour tags on one gown. Photo mode shows the finished look, not the requirement rows; count the colour tags on your own card. View full screenshot.

Maid of Honour: blue and bows

This order centres on blue at least 75% with Romantic 60, Playful 25 and at least three bow accessories. The documented route is a milkmaid bodice, flutter sleeves and a petal peplum skirt in silk, with blue as the main fabric so the share clears three quarters. Three bows meet the accessory minimum; adding more does not repair a short Quality row.

A blue dress on the mannequin with the requirements sidebar showing Quality 50/80 in red while Romantic, Playful, Blue and Bow rows are green
This Maid of Honour draft is not ready: Romantic 130/60, Playful 105/25, Blue 81/75 and Bow 12/3 are green, but Quality is red at 50/80. The other rows passing does not replace the Quality requirement. View full screenshot.

If your dress has the same split, work through measuring, mannequin adjustment, grain and sewing instead of buying more bows or changing the blue palette.

Never The Bride: black, Flowers at zero

This order requires use only black, with Elaborate, Risqué and Glamour and a Flowers (Max) 0 row. Keep the Flowers score at zero: avoid any fabric or accessory whose tags increase it, and keep every fabric entry tagged black. The limit is a score check; a flower-shaped decoration's appearance alone does not establish whether it is allowed. The documented route is a belladonna bodice and collar, slit sleeves and a corset skirt.

A black lace gown on the mannequin with the requirements sidebar showing Quality, Risqué, Glamour and Elaborate rows green plus a Flowers (Max) 0/0 row and a Use only: Black line
A documented Never The Bride draft at sewing-complete stage: Quality 93/80, Risqué 110/85, Glamour 81/50 and Elaborate 76/50 green, with Flowers (Max) 0/0 — an at-most row passes at zero — under a “Use only: Black” rule. Green rows mean the numbers pass; the customer still decides at delivery. View full screenshot.

Before delivery

  1. Confirm which wedding order you hold — each has different checks, so use its own card.
  2. Marie's Wedding: three separate colour tags across the design, with Elaborate, Formal and Eclectic green.
  3. Maid of Honour: Blue at least 75%, Bow at least 3, Romantic at least 60, Playful at least 25 and Quality at least 80.
  4. Never The Bride: every fabric entry tagged black and Flowers score exactly 0; also meet Risqué 85, Glamour 50, Elaborate 50 and Quality 80.
  5. Then finish, photograph and choose Complete Commission.
Further reading:Into Indie commission walkthrough