A Wedding To Remember/Part 3

Back in the Smurf Village, Woody and Laconia were together by themselves talking with each other next to the village well.

"The Smurfs are all nice, and they seem willing to help, but I wish that they wouldn't go through all that trouble just for our wedding, Laconia," Woody said.

Laconia signed something, which Woody understood.

"It's nice to know you're willing to have me as your own, no matter what kind of wedding we'll have," Woody said. "Oh, Laconia, I truly don't deserve to have somebody like you who knows how I feel without having to say anything."

Laconia signed a response that said what she felt about Woody.

"I'm glad that you feel the same way about me," Woody said. "Just imagine what it would be like alone together, sharing our most intimate feelings with each other."

"Yoohoo, Laconia," Smurfette said as she interrupted her private moment with Woody, "Could you come to my house? I've got something smurfy to show you."

Laconia looked at Smurfette, curious to know what she wanted to show her, and then she looked at Woody. "Go ahead, Laconia...I'll be waiting here for you," Woody said with a sigh. "At least I'll have some time alone."

Laconia then followed Smurfette to her house, where upon entering she saw that it was decorated with party streamers and the Pussywillow Pixies were waiting inside with boxes of presents. "Surprise!" the pixies shouted together.

"It's a bridal shower in your honor, dearie," Elderberry said. "We want to see that you and your groom will have a happy home together."

Laconia signed something that Smurfette interpreted. "She says thank you and that she is very surprised," Smurfette told the pixies.

Then Laconia saw the completed wedding dress with its headband and veil that Acorn and Bramble were holding up to display. She looked in wonder at the dress, noticing how beautiful and intricately designed it was. She was at a loss for what to say about it.

Smurfette noticed how Laconia reacted to the sight of the dress and knew exactly how she felt about it. "I agree with you, Laconia," Smurfette said. "It is a remarkable dress that I wish I was wearing."

"I wonder if I might get married someday," Acorn said.

"I'm sure that you will, my dear, when you're as much old as I am," Lilac said.

Laconia signed something that Smurfette interpreted. "Laconia says that it's very important to find the right woodelf that you want to be married to," Smurfette said.

"Or the right pixie," Elderberry added. "What about you, Smurfette?"

"Well, I'm wondering if I'll ever meet the right Smurf to marry," Smurfette said, "and if I do meet him, how will I know that he's Mr. Right? There's a hundred Smurfs in this village that I would consider my friends, but I don't know which of them would end up being the right Smurf."

"Oh, honey, why would you need to rush if you have a hundred Smurfs who all love you?" Lilac said. "I'd say to enjoy what you have right now and let the boys prove themselves to be the right one for you."

"Lilac is right, my child," Elderberry said. "You should give yourself enough time to let the right Smurf come along and prove that he is truly the Smurf that you would want to marry."

"Hmmm...maybe you're right," Smurfette said after pondering the question. "It is a little too soon for me to think about settling down right about now. Maybe I'm just jealous for what Laconia has found so easily compared to what I have."

Laconia signed something which Smurfette understood. "Gee, I didn't know what you were jealous of me having all these Smurfs around who would want me, Laconia," Smurfette said. "But I'm still glad that you've found the right one."

To be expanded on.