Who is that Person?

These two people look like they are getting married, but it looks like an arranged marriage. The fact that they are getting married seems apparent because she is wearing a veil and he seems to be wearing something very ritualistic and proper. They look like they are of upper class because of her pearls and their clothing. They are also pictured above the whole landscape and town as if they own it all. It is also more common for upper class to have an arranged marriage compared to lower class. It also seems like an arranged marriage because when two people love each other and are about to get married they usually have looks of joy on their faces and are ecstatic on their wedding day, much unlike this couple.

The woman has a look of content. She has a slight smile and therefore seems slightly happy in an almost forced way but not too forced. She is probably partially happy because she is marrying into money. The forced part seems as if she is saying, 'I'm going to be stuck with him forever so I might as well try to look at the bright side and be happy.' She is looking at him as if trying to get some kind of response and trying to sense what he may be thinking. She is trying to be as optimistic as possible and is hoping for a good marriage. She looks content for now, but only because she doesn't know him as a person, since she is probably meeting him for the first time. In the future she will probably not be very happy.

The man does not seem to even be looking at the woman. He is looking above her and his expression seems to be, 'Let's just get this over with.' There is no smile on his face, just a look of boredom. The marriage to him appears to be a chore. It is expected of him to marry by his family and his people and so he's just doing it. He barely glances at her and seems to feel about her as if 'she'll do, I guess'. The man seems like a very dutiful person and is only doing this so he can create an heir and so on. He has no interest in her whatsoever and in the future she'll probably feel very lonely and unfulfilled. He doesn't appear to be very loving and talkative. They will probably not have a very connected relationship. Being a man, he will probably not be bothered by this, but the woman will probably suffer and maybe even have an affair. He will probably ignore his wife and she will feel as if something is wrong with her.

In the end, both will not be very happy because there is no love between them. They will probably never share each other's feelings and thoughts and their life together will always be awkward. Although they both have all the money they could ever need and want, she will learn that money cannot buy her happiness, which is what made her happy on this wedding day, the fact that she was marrying into more money.