With war still raging throughout the galaxy, and life returning to normal on Deep Space 9, Worf and Dax resume planning their long-awaited wedding. Since Dax will be joining Worf's surrogate family, the House of Martok, she agrees to endure the traditional evaluation by the mistress of the house, Martok's wife, Sirella. Confident that she will be liked and accepted, Dax is surprised when she learns that as a non-Klingon she will almost certainly fail to gain Sirella's favor.

J.G. Hertzler (General Martok)
Mark Worden (Alexander Rozhenko)
Shannon Cochran (Sirella)
Chase Masterson (Leeta)
Max Grodénchik (Rom)
Aron Eisenberg (Ensign Nog)

• They promised to get married "after this was all over" in "Call to Arms".
  
• Martok becomes Supreme Commander of the 9th Fleet, which is headquartered at DS9.
  
• Sirella objects to Dax becoming a member of the House of Martok. Worf became a member of the House of Martok in the 5th season episode "Soldiers of the Empire".
  
• Dax, whose symbiont is 356 years old, has been through 5 Trill weddings (3 as a bride, 2 as a groom), so she lets Worf plan their traditional Klingon wedding.
  
• This is the first time two major characters have been married in any Star Trek series. (Chief O'Brien married Keiko when he was a minor recurring character on The Next Generation, in the episode "Data's Day". Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres later marry in the Voyager episode "Drive".)
  
• Worf chooses Alexander as his Tawi'Yan — "sword bearer," which is sort of like a best man.
  
• Martok, Sisko, O'Brien, Bashir, and Alexander agree to participate in Kal'Hyah, the traditional Klingon "bachelor party" — four days consisting of six trials: Deprivation, Blood, Pain, Sacrifice, Anguish, and Death. After the ceremony they get to hit the bride and groom with Ma'Stakas — which look like big Q-Tips.