Moroccan Courtyard Wedding Preparations

A tiled courtyard fills with preparation for a wedding feast. At its center, a star-shaped fountain scattered with rose petals sits before a long table set with patterned plates, glasses, and trays of dates. Musicians tune an oud and drums on a patterned rug nearby, while a woman mops a spill beside cushions stacked near a low sofa. Rugs hang draped over a balcony railing, where a man leans out to admire the room below and a cat climbs along a window grille. Robed figures move between arched doorways, one carrying a carved chest, another opening tall wooden doors, and a boy peeks out from behind a potted palm. To one side, a rack holds kaftans in every color, and a monkey investigates a tray of pastries. Sacks of spice, baskets of lemons and roses, and a brass tea service each keep to their own patch of the tiled floor.