In many cases, the background is/can be a distraction (such as a bland landscape). In this case, the detail in the gate is worth showing the background, in my opinion.


Otherwise, its just a picture of a newly married couple posing. Plenty of those kind of shots were taken, I'm sure.


This raises the question of bokeh. I understand why it's a desirable thing to have, but the way our eyes work, we'd see that gate in clear focus, whether the couple was further in toward the camera or not.


Our eyes have nearly instant 'auto focus,' yet we spend thousands more for a lens that blurs the background so we can "not" see it the way we actually did.