It was a beautiful summer morning and all was well in the land of Arendelle. Colorful banners and flowers decorated the city, and the harbor was filled with ships from lands near and far. Not since Queen Elsa's coronation had Arendelle seen such excitement. Even then, there hadn't been nearly as many visitors in Arendelle as there were now. Arendelle was a small kingdom that had kept itself isolated for years, and the young queen had been greeted mostly by minor representatives from nearby trading partners. But now, tales of the events that followed her coronation had spread across the globe, and Queen Elsa's reputation was known far and wide. Leaders from all over the world wanted an opportunity to gain favor with Arendelle and its powerful ruler, and they all recognized the upcoming opportunity. After all, the wedding of a princess was a particularly momentous occasion.

Inside the castle, Gerda was helping Princess Anna get dressed. Behind the privacy screen in her bedroom, Anna was fidgeting with nervous excitement.

"Your Highness, please hold still," Gerda said, as she tightened the laces of the bodice on Anna's white dress.

"But it's my wedding day!" Anna exclaimed. "How am I supposed to stay still when I'm so excited?"

"I know you're excited, but the more you move, the longer this will take."

Suddenly there was a knock on the bedroom door.

"Who is it?" Anna asked playfully.

"It's me," came Elsa's voice from the other side of the door.

"Did you put on the dress?"

"Yes, Anna."

"Get in here! I want to see!"

The door opened and Elsa stepped into the room wearing a sleek lavender gown. The off-the-shoulder dress was very much in Elsa's style, but it had no train and had traditional rosemaling subtly embroidered on the skirt. As Elsa closed the bedroom door behind her, Anna excitedly tried to run out from behind the room divider, but was pulled back by Gerda.

"I'm not finished with you yet, Your Highness," Gerda said, guiding Anna back to where she was standing. Undeterred, Anna peeked over the top of the divider.

"Ooh, I knew that dress would be perfect for you," Anna said. "Don't you just love it?"

"I'll admit it is very nice," Elsa said, looking down at the dress, "but I still don't see why I couldn't just wear one of my own dresses."

"Because it's my wedding, Elsa, and I want it to be special," Anna said. "After all, I'm only going to get married once. And, when you get married, I'll wear whatever you want me to."

"If I get married," Elsa said.

"Now, Your Majesty, don't say that," Gerda said. "You never know what might be in your future. I hear there are several eligible princes coming to the wedding."

"Is that what's expected of me?" Elsa asked defiantly. "Am I just supposed to marry the first handsome prince who comes along?"

"Of course not!" Gerda said. "That's not what I meant at all. I'm simply suggesting that you might like one of them if you don't have your mind made up before you've even met them."

"We didn't have to invite them," Anna offered.

"Yes we did, Anna." Elsa replied. "Arendelle has a lot to make up for after years of isolation. We need new allies and trading partners, and inviting them was a gesture of goodwill to help build those relationships. But that doesn't mean I'm looking for a husband!"

"Elsa, no one says you have to marry anyone," Anna said. "But, the way I feel about Kristoff... I hope that someday you'll feel that way about someone. You just need to keep yourself open to new possibilities."

"You mean like the way you were open to marrying Hans?" Elsa asked cynically.

"That's not fair," Anna replied. "Although, if you think about it, if I hadn't agreed to marry Hans, I never would have met Kristoff."

"Yes, and aside from the part where Hans left you for dead and tried to kill me so he could take over Arendelle, it all worked out splendidly," Elsa said sarcastically.

"Well, it did!" Anna countered.

"Now, now, don't argue," Gerda said. "This is a happy day."

"I'm sorry," Elsa said with a sigh. "I understand what you're trying to tell me. Anna, I see what you and Kristoff have, and I'm not going to settle for anything less for myself."

"And we wouldn't want you to, Elsa," Anna replied. "But, we don't want you to miss out on it either."

"There," Gerda announced as she made the final adjustments to Anna's dress. "I'm finished."

Anna stepped out from behind the divider. Her white gown was trimmed with lavender ribbon that matched Elsa's dress. Elsa found herself unprepared for the sight of her sister in her wedding dress and simply stood in awe for a moment.

"What do you think?" Anna asked her sister.

"You look beautiful," Elsa eventually replied.

Suddenly the door burst open and a diminutive snowman burst in carrying a huge bouquet of purple crocuses that was almost bigger than he was.

"Olaf!" Anna exclaimed. "What are you doing?"

"I got these flowers for your wedding!" Olaf said, handing over the bouquet to the princess. "It took me a long time. I had to search all over Arendelle to find them all!"

"They're beautiful, Olaf, thank you!" Anna said, struggling to hold up the large bouquet.

Kai appeared in the open doorway and gently knocked on the open door.

"I'm sorry to interrupt," Kai said, "but some of our more distinguished guests are arriving."

"Thank you, Kai," Elsa replied. She took a deep breath and turned to Anna. "I should go meet them."

"Good luck!" Anna said as Elsa followed Kai out of the room.

Kai led Elsa down the stairs and through the great hall, where the palace staff were setting up for the wedding ball.

"Are they going to be finished in time?" Elsa asked, looking around. "Do they need any help?"

"Everything is under control," Kai replied. "Everything will be ready."

"What about ice?" Elsa asked. "Do they have enough ice? I can make more."

"There's plenty of ice, Your Majesty," Kai said, gently guiding Elsa through the hall.

Elsa's eyes kept darting around the room, searching for an issue that demanded her attention. Finally, she focused on something and broke away from Kai.

"No, no, no, no, no, this is a disaster," she said, running toward a cart covered with floral centerpieces. Kai reluctantly followed her.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Kai asked.

"Look at these centerpieces!" Elsa exclaimed. "These arrangements are terrible. They're a mess." She started to rearrange the flowers. "These flowers aren't evenly arranged, and there are no purple crocuses. They have to have purple crocuses. It's the symbol of Arendelle."

"I'm sure the florist will fix them in time for the wedding," Kai said. "Now, come along, Your Majesty."

Kai led a reluctant Elsa away from the flower cart and toward the door. Elsa desperately looked back over her shoulder at the floral arrangements.

"But... the centerpieces..." she muttered as Kai led her out of the room.