This episode focuses on the wedding of main characters Worf and Jadzia Dax, in a break from the ongoing dramatic storyline of the Dominion War.
Guest stars with major roles in the episode include J. G. Hertzler as Martok, Marc Worden as Alexander Rozhenko and Shannon Cochran as Sirella.
Worf invites his son Alexander, as well as Captain Sisko, Chief O'Brien, and Dr. Bashir to join him and Martok in Kal'Hyah, which they expect to be the Klingon equivalent of a bachelor party.
Sisko points out that even though she shares Curzon's memories, she is a new person, and that Sirella sees her only as a young woman who wants to marry into her family.
Once the ceremony is complete, O'Brien and Bashir enthusiastically attack the couple with padded staves, both in keeping with Klingon wedding traditions and to avenge themselves for the hardships they have endured.
In particular, they note that Bashir and O'Brien, ready to enjoy what they presume to be a party, must endure a night of arduous Klingon rituals with Worf.