Award-winning Cornwall based wedding photographer available for weddings in Cornwall, Devon, UK & Europe. Specialising in modern, candid, creative storytelling images that are less posed, more fun!

FAQS

Describe your style of wedding photography?

I capture weddings with a creative documentary style that's very relaxed, fun and natural - nothing too posed or staged. I'm all about capturing moments candidly and creatively, not creating them with forced poses, just be yourselves, have the best day and i'll capture it all; images of the two of you, all your guests, the setup and scenery & setting, food & drink, games, details such as the bands set list. A collection of 600+ hand edited images that tell the story of your amazing day.

We love your candid style but would like some posed group photos, is that ok?

Yes I capture a pre-arranged list of group photos of the wedding party, families and friends at almost every wedding and these can be as formal or informal as you like. I recommend keeping the list as short as possible though - for your sanity more than anything.

How many hours do you stay for?

With my all day photography, I start a few hours before the ceremony to capture the build-up and getting ready photos and I'll be with you all day until late into the evening. I’m not a wedding photographer who has the car running straight after first dance. Photographing first dance is always a special moment and I enjoy getting creative with off-camera flash to capture eye-catching images. I’m there for at least one hour after your first dance capturing images of the party in full swing. All day coverage in the summer months is often 10am to 10pm.

How many photographs will we receive?

An all day wedding you’ll receive a minimum of 600 edited images. All images are full resolution, no watermarks, provided on bamboo USB and website gallery which you share with your friends and family.

Can you provide video too?

Yes I offer two options for video - 1. I can film your ceremony & speeches whilst photographing at the same time using 2 of my 4 cameras on tripods including a discreet microphone for professional sound. 2. If you'd like a cinematic style wedding video and highlights video of your wedding day, I can recommend videographers to you.

How do we book you?

Booking me is nice and simple, I send you my website booking form and bank details for the 25 percent booking fee. Once both of those have been received, that’s me booked for your wedding day. The remaining balance is due one month before your wedding day.

Testimonials

Mark perfectly captured our wedding party in our clifftop field in Portscatho. He appears to have caught every moment so naturally, the comedy of a drunk guest, the emotion of the guests at the ceremony, the happiness of kids, and the changing colours of the sky and sea throughout the day. The colours are so vivid they sing! We can’t thank you enough, Mark you are a gem!

FRANCES & KRIS

There honestly no words for how brilliant mark’s work is. not only are our photos more beautiful than we ever could have imagined, but mark himself is an absolute pleasure to work with, and nothing was too much to ask. the quality of his photos is outstanding and we genuinely couldn’t have asked for a better photographer for our wedding. would 100% recommend to anyone looking for a professional, hands down the best photos i’ve ever seen!

CHARLIE & DAVE

Mark perfectly captured our wedding with photos so high quality that our jaws drop every time we look at them. Not only this, but Mark himself was an absolute delight to have at the wedding. My partner and I were blissfully unaware of him moving around as he snapped his magic, and he was genuinely a wonderful guest to have; it was as if he was an original amongst our friends and family. Since, people have marvelled at his work. several family and friends has purchased his work as birthday/christmas presents - not to us, but to themselves or their own partners. That's how good he is; he not only captured the magic of the day for us but for everyone, even those who could not attend.

MOLLY & ETHAN

Just had our photos back - absolutely blown away at how incredible they are. stunning!! every single detail has been captured beautifully. so so happy and can not wait to share them with family and friends. tells the story from start to finish, even at the end where it starts to get a bit...ok very drunken (matt playing air guitar with my leg!), wouldn’t have it any other way. had the time of my life - thank you so much mark you are crazy talented!

BECKY & MATT

Not only is mark incredibly talented but he was such a calming influence to have with us on our wedding day at polhawn fort in cornwall. his photography is spectacular and unobtrusive, can’t recommend highly enough!

KIM & ALFIE

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