"Well, first I should say congratulations--I haven't seen you since Sagramore informed me of your happy union," he says, sincerely. "And--relatedly. I'd like to give him a wedding present? And I thought maybe," he takes a breath. Why is this harder than just asking someone for fun? "--you would sit for a portrait? It would be small, something he could wear in a locket or something, so, you know, you're always with him or whatever." This last part is self-deprecating; not dismissive of their love, but laughing at himself for presuming to comment on it.