Wedding A wedding was a ceremony that celebrated the marriage of two or more spouse s in some form or another had been independently created on many humanoid homeworld s . In many cultures , marriage vows were often exchanged during a wedding ceremony . Jean - Luc Picard once met Ambassador Sarek " " very briefly at his son ' s wedding . " " Picard recalled , " " I can tell you , it was a moment , standing in the presence of history . He spoke to me and I grinned like an idiot . " " ( ) Starfleet wedding ceremonies . Starfleet senior officer s were granted the authority to wed couples of Federation citizens . Often times , these ceremonies were held with regards to naval tradition . " In an alternate timeline , where the was thrown back in time to the 22nd century , Captain Benjamin Sisko performed the wedding ceremony for Worf and Jadzia Dax . ( ) Captain James T . Kirk officiated the wedding of Robert Tomlinson and Angela Martine in the ' s chapel , however , the ceremony was interrupted by a confrontation with a Romulan space vessel in which Tomlinson was later killed . ( ) Kirk spoke the following words as he served as officiant : " " Since the days of the first wooden vessels , all ship ' s masters have had one happy privilege . That of uniting two people in the bonds of matrimony . And so we are gathered here today with you , Angela Martine , and you , Robert Tomlinson , in the sight of your fellows , in accordance with our laws and our many beliefs so that you may pledge your . . . " " Captain Picard married Miles O ' Brien and Keiko Ishikawa in 2367 . ( ) Picard spoke the following words as he served as officiant : " " Since the days of the first wooden sailing ships , all captains have enjoyed the happy privilege of joining together two people in the bonds of matrimony . And so it is my honor to unite you , Keiko Ishikawa , and you , Miles Edward O ' Brien , together in matrimony . . . " " Captain Sisko performed the ceremony for Ensign Hoya , as well as Rom and Leeta ' s wedding in late 2373 . ( ) Captain Kathryn Janeway married Tom Paris and B ' Elanna Torres , as did their demon planet biomimetic copies . ( ) The biomimetic Janeway spoke the following words as she served as officiant : " " We ' re gathered here today , not as Starfleet officers , but as friends and family , to celebrate the marriage of two of ' s finest . B ' Elanna has asked me to forego the rigors of Klingon painstick s in favor of a more traditional ceremony . < br > [ . . . ] < br > " As Captain , the honor of joining these two people has fallen to me . But before I declare them husband and wife , Tom and B ' Elanna have prepared their own vows . < br > [ . . . ] < br > " Lieutenant Thomas Eugene Paris , Lieutenant B ' Elanna Torres . With the power vested in my by Starfleet Command and the United Federation of Planets , I now pronounce you husband and wife . " " Vice Admiral William Ross performed Benjamin Sisko ' s and Kasidy Yates ' wedding in 2375 , although a was preferred by Yates ' mother . ( ) Ross spoke the following words as he served as officiant : " " One of the most pleasant duties of a senior officer is the privilege of joining two people in matrimony . Today I have the honor to unite Kasidy Danielle Yates and Benjamin Lafayette Sisko in marriage . < br > [ . . . ] < br > " By the power vested in me by the United Federation of Planets , I pronounce you husband and wife . " " " In an alternate timeline , Harry Kim was the best man at the wedding of Tom Paris and Kes . He was supposed to give the toast , but was so nervous that he ended up spilling champagne all over Paris ' s dress uniform . " ( ) Other wedding ceremonies . Andorian weddings required groups of four people . ( ) According to Talas , Andorian women were permitted one final conquest before their wedding . ( ) Ferengi weddings included elements such as a bridal auction , latinum dance s , as well as it was tradition for the female to be naked at the wedding . ( ) Worf and Jadzia Dax were married in a Klingon wedding ceremony aboard Deep Space 9 in 2374 . ( ) Deanna Troi and William T . Riker were married in Alaska in 2379 according to Human wedding traditions . They would later go to Betazed to experience the traditions of the Betazoid wedding . ( )