Everybody’s gonna blame the wedding photographers but there’s no lens that makes frowning people smile. Definitely could’ve done more for the lighting though.

Interesting detail in that her eyes are puffy and red along with her nose.

I assume she’s been crying tears of joy while waiting to marry her betrothed.

The backstory from Google:

According to the most popular version, this scene is deeply personal for the artist Pukirev; this is his beloved marrying the rich prince. Most likely, she was a poor woman without a dowry and her parents considered marriage with a wealthy, prosperous prince to be the best option for her

Someone hand her some poison recipes, star! Lol

I didn’t think I’d ever see someone depicted looking so high AND smug at the same time