The opening stanzas give a laid back feel and a sense of "being in a hurry gone" along with the relaxed scenery "hedges dipped and rose" and a "smell of grass " giving the image of the countryside on a summers day.
Larkin describes the girls as being in "parodies of fashion" and being in "lemons, mauve, olive ochres" that made them stand out and show Larkin's snobbery coming out. The fathers are described as having "broad belts" showing a typical proud father, but from this you get the idea Larkin has respect for the males as saying "broad" means big or fat and without saying those he doesn't seem offensive. Whereas the mothers are "loud and fat" which is much more direct showing he may have little respect for them. He uses an oxymoron "happy funeral" two words that contrast each other and show a best and worst time in life. He describes the girls looking at a "religious wounding" this also reflects the idea joy but representing loss.
Larkin wasn't part of these wedding, he only observed which allows him to be snobbish about the "fresh couples" and their new start in life.
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