From most people, Snippy would have taken 'happy marriage' to be a metaphor, but given this was Captain... he juddered at a sudden horrific mental image of being squashed into a lacy flock and jabbed his finger in Captain's face.

"I don't care how much you flatter me, no marriages! No dresses, no speeches, no cakes made out of trash and no mimicking any priests! We don't know these people well enough yet not to know if you'll be stoned for being a heretic for that!"