Bridal shower

A bridal shower is a gift-giving party held by the friends of the bride usually on the night before the wedding. The history of the custom is rooted not necessarily for the provision of goods for the upcoming matrimonial home, but to provide goods and financial assistance to ensure the wedding may take place.

In mainstream media, the closest presentation of a bridal shower was the private showing of Laconia's wedding dress for her wedding to Woody in the cartoon show special "Smurfily Ever After". It was mostly attended by Laconia, Smurfette, and the Pussywillow Pixies.

In the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series, Smurfette's friends from the Smurf Forest hosted a bridal shower for her, with Biscotti and Culinary providing food, and Tailor and Vanity presenting the completed wedding dress for Smurfette to wear. It is during the bridal shower that Smurfette's friends as well as Nanny Smurf provided encouragement and moral support for the bride as she was anticipating being married to Empath.