With more and more couples reprioritizing what’s important to them, adventure weddings and elopements are gaining steam!

Often, traditional wedding photographers attempt to apply their long-perfected style to adventure elopement photos, but it doesn’t necessarily bring out the best in the photos.

The primary reason being - weddings often have a lot of indoor photos, artificial light, lots of white walls - none of these things are prevalent in the great outdoors.

Applying the same preset you use for a traditional venue wedding to an adventure elopement is probably going to force you to spend more time fine-tuning, so here are the top Lightroom presets for adventure elopement photographers for 2021!

1) Anni Graham Presets

Unlike some of the other presets made by companies - Anni is an adventure elopement photographer just like us! She created her preset pack to share her talent with other photographers and allow others to create magic.

She describes her style as Warm, Clean, and Soft. If you’ve been looking for a preset that provides a little bit of that golden feel, a little bit of mood, a little bit of contrast, and a little bit of softness - these will be your go-to. They are incredibly balanced.

Anni offers two preset packages, $99 each.

2) Mastin Labs Presets

Mastin Labs is a big name in the world of Lightroom presets and probably one of the most well-known. Their presets are designed to mimic the color palettes you get with different film types - Fujifilm, Porta, and Ilford. Their presets are incredibly well-balanced, but lean more towards to true-to-color.

Mastin Labs presets are good - but they come at a hefty price point of $99 - per preset.

3) Dirty Boots and Messy Hair Presets

Backed by an entire lifestyle brand and an educational community - these presets combine mood and warmth to give your photos that authentic, sultry, vibey look.

Dirty Boots and Messy Hair is available for LR Desktop for $85 or mobile for $59.

4) Smal Preset by Soulmate Presets

Smal is similar to Dirty Boots and Messy Hair, but has a more bold, higher contrast, and more refined look. At €115 (sale price) they are more expensive then some of the other ones on this list.

These are just some of the presets which we think are great for adventure elopement photographers in 2021 - but this list always keeps changing as new presets are released and style trends change over time.

No matter which preset you choose - remember that presets are a starting point, not a one-size-fits-all magic bullet. We custom edit all of our photos, a meticulous process, but one that delivers exceptional quality and consistency.