 Each guest 's positioning in the painting has its own meaning . In the foreground there is a dancer wearing the colours of that time period and there are many peasants in that area . In the middle there is the bride dancing with an older man , her father . On the right of the work , there is a musician playing on a pijpzak , who is watching the dance from the side . Judging by the writing utensils hanging on his belt , he is a writer or possibly a middle @-@ class painter . Behind him is a hanging tablecloth decorated with a crown and beneath it is the bride 's table . Before her table , money collectors can be seen digging trenches while the wedding guests sit down and eat . 
