Lightroom presets for your wedding photos: what to look for

By the end of a wedding day you have seen it all: harsh church lighting, soft evening light at the first dance, a white dress in blazing sun and dark suits indoors. One preset that handles all of that well does not really exist. So what matters is not which preset has the prettiest example photo, but how it behaves on white and on skin.

White stays white

A wedding dress is the fastest test of whether a preset is well balanced. If the white shifts towards yellow or blue, the preset's white balance is not neutral enough for wedding work. Always test a preset on a photo with a dress or suit in frame, not just on a portrait.

Skin tones under changing light

A preset built for studio light can behave very differently outdoors, in backlight or under a marquee. The Bruiloft pack on this site is built around exactly those situations: from getting ready in the morning to the party in the evening, with mood shots like Eerste dans and Kapellicht for the ceremony.

Consistency across the day

A wedding ultimately delivers one coherent set of photos, not separate images. So choose a pack over single presets: the looks are already tuned to each other, keeping the morning preparation and the evening party consistent in colour and mood.

Strength per moment

Use a lower strength (25 or 50 percent) in bright sunlight to avoid clipping in the dress, and go to 75 or 100 percent indoors in the evening for more atmosphere. Read more about those four strengths in the FAQ.