diff --git a/src/js/utilsSC.js b/src/js/utilsSC.js
index 5e1e5008faf948cbb7dfed1f6c0bb62c6a2ee708..c25ceb4cf6a800de58595e40b43ff64045adacbd 100644
--- a/src/js/utilsSC.js
+++ b/src/js/utilsSC.js
@@ -270,3 +270,25 @@ App.UI.disabledLink = function(link, reasons) {
 		`<div class="tooltip"><ul>${reasons.map(e => `<li>${e}</li>`).join('')}</ul></div>`;
 	return `<span class="textWithTooltip">${link}${tooltips}</span>`;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Generates a link which shows a slave description dialog for a specified slave.
+ * Do not call from within another dialog.
+ * @param {App.Entity.SlaveState} slave
+ * @returns {string} link (in SC markup)
+ */
+App.UI.slaveDescriptionDialog = function(slave) {
+	function showDialog() {
+		const oldEventDescription = V.eventDescription;
+		V.eventDescription = 1; // should be easy enough to use this for non-event cases too, but you'll need to fix the art display
+		const oldActiveSlave = V.activeSlave;
+		V.activeSlave = slave;
+		Dialog.setup(SlaveFullName(slave));
+		Dialog.wiki('<div class="imageRef medImg"><<= SlaveArt($activeSlave, 2, 0)>></div><<include "Long Slave Description">>');
+		Dialog.open();
+		V.activeSlave = oldActiveSlave;
+		V.eventDescription = oldEventDescription;
+	}
+
+	return App.UI.link(SlaveFullName(slave), showDialog, []);
+};
diff --git a/src/uncategorized/reSlaveMarriage.tw b/src/uncategorized/reSlaveMarriage.tw
index 0078bbf9be1a30804a54687676228d30d0bb5af2..2e305bdb97c80687ae74e479770bc7d039d94e90 100644
--- a/src/uncategorized/reSlaveMarriage.tw
+++ b/src/uncategorized/reSlaveMarriage.tw
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 /* 000-250-006 */
 </span>
 
-<<print "[[_groomSlave.slaveName|Long Slave Description][$nextLink = passage(), $eventDescription = 1,$activeSlave = _groomSlave]]">> and <<print "[[_brideSlave.slaveName|Long Slave Description][$nextLink = passage(), $eventDescription = 1,$activeSlave = _brideSlave]]">> come into your office
+<<= App.UI.slaveDescriptionDialog(_groomSlave)>> and <<= App.UI.slaveDescriptionDialog(_brideSlave)>> come into your office
 <<if hasAnyArms(_groomSlave) && hasAnyArms(_brideSlave)>>holding hands<<else>>doing their best to stay close to one another despite their physical limitations<</if>>. _brideSlave.slaveName looks at _groomSlave.slaveName expectantly, but _he2's terribly nervous and makes several false starts before beginning. Finally _groomSlave.slaveName musters $his courage and <<if !canTalk(_groomSlave)>>asks you with simple gestures to grant the two of them a slave marriage.<<else>>asks with $his voice cracking, "<<Master>>, would you plea<<s>>e grant u<<s>> a <<s>>lave marriage?"<</if>>
 
 <br><br>
diff --git a/src/utility/miscWidgets.tw b/src/utility/miscWidgets.tw
index d29ab3c6e288a5e8baa021bcd1d24259224d3444..baca622d5448858e0c28d08f3389e1babdf2915a 100644
--- a/src/utility/miscWidgets.tw
+++ b/src/utility/miscWidgets.tw
@@ -371,33 +371,9 @@ $args[0]: Slave.
 /*
  Call as <<EventNameLink>>
 */
-<<widget "EventNameLink">>
-	<span id="name">
-		<<link "<<= SlaveFullName($activeSlave)>>">>
-			<<replace #longSlaveHide>>
-				<<link "(hide)">>
-					<<replace #longSlaveHide>>
-					<</replace>>
-					<<replace #longSlaveDescription>>
-						/* Hide */
-					<</replace>>
-				<</link>>
-			<</replace>>
-			<<replace #longSlaveDescription>>
-				<p>
-					<<set _eventDescription = $eventDescription, $eventDescription = 1>>
-					<<include "Long Slave Description">>
-					<<set $eventDescription = _eventDescription>>
-				</p>
-			<</replace>>	
-		<</link>>
-	</span>
-	<span id="longSlaveHide"></span>
-
-	<span id="longSlaveDescription"></span>
-<</widget>>
+<<widget "EventNameLink">><<= App.UI.slaveDescriptionDialog($activeSlave)>><</widget>>
 
 /*
  Call as <<EventNameDelink>>
 */
-<<widget "EventNameDelink">><<replace "#name">><<= SlaveFullName($activeSlave)>><</replace>><</widget>>
\ No newline at end of file
+<<widget "EventNameDelink">><</widget>>
\ No newline at end of file