What is high key wedding photography? For an image to be considered high key it should be bright with a majority of light or white areas. With this image of a bride and groom entering to meet their guests for dinner, I wanted to create a mood that was fitting with the grand entrance the couple were given. The contrast in light from inside and out was such that I wouldn’t easily retain detail in both the interior and exterior without some major dodging and burning. So I decided to use this to my advantage. Using the greeting waiters on either side as a frame, I exposed for the couples faces (effectively overexposing the scene) allowing the highlights and background in particular to completely burn out. I often expose with the purpose of retaining the fabric details of the wedding dress, but the high key effect created here still leaves enough detail in the dress whilst also giving this particular image an almost ethereal feel, which I love.