(A/N: In that last chapter, DK and Candy started planning the wedding. Let's start this one and find out what's gonna happen!)

On Sunday, everyone learned that the couple had quite a bit of the wedding planned. They all gathered at DK's treehouse for announcements about it.

"We've decided that the wedding will take place in late July." DK started.

Everyone made sure to remember that.

"Cranky, are you willing to be the minister at our wedding again?" Candy asked Cranky, seeing him in the crowd.

"Sure!" Cranky said, giving the couple a rare smile.

"As for my best man, I choose... Diddy!" DK said.

"I ACCEPT!" Diddy shouted, glad that he got to be the best man at DK's wedding.

"Dixie, Tiny, how would you like to be the maid of honor and flower girl, respectively?" Candy asked.

"YES!" Dixie and Tiny exclaimed, squealing in excitement.

"And Kiddy will be the ring bearer." DK said.

Kiddy looked really happy at that.

"He accepts!" Tiny assured DK and Candy, knowing that his happiness gave them the answer they needed.

"All of you are invited to the wedding, except for the bad guys." Candy said.

"But the bad guy dudes left the island last fall." Funky pointed out.

"We know. However, if they were still here, we still wouldn't invite them, after that stunt K. Rool tried to pull after he didn't get an invite last time." DK said, and everyone remembered what happened at the first wedding.

"Did you kids tell your parents about your wedding yet?" Cranky asked DK and Candy.

The two realized that, in their excitement, they forgot to tell their parents.

"We're going to have to do that, aren't we?" Candy asked her husband-to-be.

"Yep. They deserve to know." DK replied.

Later that afternoon, DK picked up the phone and called his parents.

"Sweetie, how is the new year treating you so far?" DK's mother asked when she found out that DK was on the other end of the phone.

"Really good. In fact, there's something you and Dad both need to know." DK told her.

"Alright. I'll put it on speaker so your father can hear it, too." his mother replied as she did so.

"Can you both hear me?" DK asked after the speaker button was pressed.

"Yes. So now you can tell us what you want to tell us." DK's mother replied.

"Mom, Dad, around Thanksgiving, I thought about asking Candy to marry me." DK began.

"You did?!" DK's mother asked, sounding surprised.

"If that's true, why didn't you do it, then?" DK Jr. asked.

"I didn't have a ring, and I had a nightmare the night before Thanksgiving. Plus, I was really worried that she'd turn me down. By Christmas Eve, I was sure that she wouldn't say no, so after Christmas, I got the ring and asked her the big question on New Year's Eve." DK said.

"And did she accept?" DK Jr. asked.

"You bet she did! We're getting married in late July. We haven't picked a date yet, but you'll see it on the invitation when you get it." DK promised.

"You can bet we'll be there!" DK Jr. told him.

"Great. Talk to you later." DK said. Then he and his parents hung up.

Meanwhile, Candy had just told her parents that she and DK would be getting married, which they were really happy about.

"I was hoping he'd be the one you'd marry. He's better than that Bluster character that keeps hitting on you." Candy's dad said.

"And DK seems to be a wonderful guy. Not just because he's the ruler, but for lots of other reasons. The main reason being that he loves you with all his heart." Candy's mother said.

Candy's parents had met DK before, and they liked him right away. As they got to know him, they learned how much he loved Candy. They were also surprised when they learned that DK was responsible for his nephew's upbringing, since the youngster's parents disappeared without a trace. They saw that Diddy was turning out to be a pretty good kid, so DK would also make a good dad if he and Candy decided to have kids. (A/N: But how come he had so much trouble with Baby Kong in the cartoon episode "Baby Kong Blues"?) They were completely convinced that DK was the perfect guy for their little girl.

"You should know that the wedding is in late July. You'll receive an invitation with the official date in due time." Candy told them.

"Okay!" Candy's dad said, still excited about the fact that his daughter was getting married to a guy who was worthy of her.

Now the announcements have been made, but they've still got much to do. Stay tuned for more!