By The West

shoot, which was somewhat difficult to book during his busy wedding season schedule. Unfortunately, the engagement pictures we received were sub-par and lacking in quality in comparison to what is exhibited on Mark Blake's website. The engagement photos were dark with shadows and some were even blurry and grainy. In most of the photos, my fiance and I are barely distinguishable. Mark Blake provided very little guidance as to poses and most of the pictures were taken at odd angles, distorting our figures. The engagement session was scheduled based on Mark Blake's suggested location and time, so I was surprised they turned out so poorly given the ideal circumstances. Ultimately, the photos received are unusable for engagement announcements and I will have to find another wedding photographer. I simply cannot risk having poor photos of my wedding day. I would advise booking an engagement session first to see if Mark Blake is a good fit.

s making the wedding party feel at ease. Mark is a joy to be around and works with the couple with any situation that may arise. I saw other trailers he sent me and I was touched, but when it came to my own video, I was happy-crying from start to finish. Brides would tell me, "don't skip out or go cheap for your wedding video", and I'm glad I didn't. Mark Blake is worth every penny and I would highly recommend everyone to go with him. My wedding video is one that I will cherish forever.

e did a lot of homework and our expectation for a wedding photographer was very high. When we saw Mark's photos for other weddings, we made the decision right away. Unlike some other vendors we had (we had to keep tracking them), Mark was so timely and easy to reach whenever we had questions. We did not have a wedding planner, so we had no idea how to put together out timeline for the big day. Mark helped us a lot with that and he was so detail-oriented to make sure we had enough time to capture pictures of all precious moments. During the wedding, Mark and his partner was so professional and respectful. Our families do not speak English, but Mark communicated with them and got all pictures without any problem. Everyone spoke so highly of him after the wedding. Also, the way he took the photos was just the right combination of posing and natural movement. We have done engagement photos with two other photographers--one posed us for all photos and the other just told us to move around as we like. Usually couples are not professional models, so both way could be a little bit awkward. Working with Mark was simply pleasant-- he captured all laughter, tears and funny moments. He also offered ideas for group pictures when we ran out of poses. After the wedding, he was so thoughtful for sending few sneak peek photos with mothers for Mothers Day. Both of my mother and mother-in-law were sooooo touched! Also, to our surprise, Mark delivered all photos to us when we were still on honeymoon. They are just AMAZING--rich in color, magical use of light, aesthetic feelings in composition of picture, and most importantly-- document the meaningful day in our life. All I can say is that Mark not only captured the moments of our wedding, but also produced a movie for our happiest memories. Thank you, thank you so much for everything!

at we were in for. Our wedding video is phenomenal, I personally can't stop watching it and have heard amazing things from my friends and family who have watched it! Not only is Mark incredibly talented at his profession, but he is also a really awesome down to earth individual. We hired a videographer and we ended up with a friend! P.S. His assistant/friend Sal is pretty dope too Thanks guys!

red so many incredible photos and moments. Don't make the mistake of hiring a "friend of a friend" or a "cheaper" photographer. You get what you pay for and these photos/videos are all you will have left of your incredible day.

s. Mark did a phenomenal job. He is extremely talented, and amazing to work with. Prior to our wedding, he got a and idea of the style we anticipated and he executed it beautifully. Our photos look like they came from a magazine. Super innovative and trendy. He was very polite and inviting throughout the entire experience. It was very clear that he absolutely loves what he does. He treated us like royalty and jumped for any request we had. He was very punctual with timing as we noticed he arrived very early to study our setup and get a feel for everything before go time. I've heard countless times from other couples that their biggest regret from their wedding was not hiring the right Photographer. You can rest assured that Mark will not disappoint. I am still in shock from his work. We are so happy and honored to have worked with Mark, and we will most certainly be using him again for any future events. Mark, We can't thank you enough!!!!

process of securing Mark to do our wedding was seamless, and he made us feel comfortable from the beginning. Now, the day of, I didn't even feel like I was being filmed! He made it feel so effortless, and I was so excited to see the final product. Fast forward 9 months: I still watch my wedding trailer on a regular basis. It gives me the chills! His vision and artistry are truly praiseworthy. He provided us a tremendous service and gave us a gift that we cherish more than anyone will ever know! Oh and not to mention, his attention to detail (down to the packaging of the USB) is insane. Highly recommended.

essionalism and responsiveness blew us away. He captured every moment and we could not have asked for a better videographer.

sed off of some key factors—his creatively, his responsiveness/promptness and his extremely impressive portfolio. We met Mark about 1.5 years prior to our wedding for our engagement session which really got us excited for our main event. We made sure to book early because we did not want to miss the opportunity of reserving the exact vendors we wanted—Mark books really fast! What a joy it was working with him and his partner! Many people aren’t used to being in front of the camera, which can make photos look awkward/forced. Thankfully, Mark made us feel very comfortable, creating such an array of beautiful and organic photos. Mark- we look forward to having you capture more precious moments in our lives! Keep up the great work!

ire wedding planning I did not want to skimp on and I'm glad that after lots of searching I found him. We were on an extremely tight budget but knew that we wanted amazing pictures to remember this day for years to come and he delivered exactly that! If you're searching, just take a moment to go to his page and look at his work. MarkBlakeVisuals.com We have one picture that he took when we were doing our "first look" and it started to rain. That one picture alone was worth the money we spent. Our names are Doug & Lizzy in case you wanted to see exactly the pictures I'm referring to. Bottom line... best decision ever! He will be our photographer choice for our family forever! ...and all we can say is THANK YOU!!! Love- Lizzy & Doug #awalkwiththeClouds

st astonishing photos. None of our photos looked fake or staged, he was able to capture our authentic relationship. He's very responsive and he was open for any ideas that I had. A few months after our engagement session, the high resolution files were lost (due to something out of everyone's control) and he was the one who offered to give us another session for free! It just showed my husband and I how much he cared about his clients. The day of our wedding he was such a pleasure to work with, and was dressed so professionally - so many of my newly engaged friends all asked me for his number so they care inquire for their own weddings. We liked him so much when we first met up with him that we hired him to do the videography for our wedding too. And we also went with his slow motion photo booth! Which was so much fun, and unique! He took care of everything for us. I 100% recommend him. Don't skimp out on photography, you get what you pay for, and it's what you'll have forever. And trust me, you won't regret going with Mark.

nal the entire time. We couldn't have felt more comfortable and HAPPY all day. I highly highly recommend Mark! He is so creative and extremely great to work with. You will not regret choosing mark. :)

lanning making sure he understood completely what was important to us to get filmed. We also changed times due to outdoor/scheduling issues and he was so easy to change things with. We received a "sneak peak" in lightening fast time and the video is OUTSTANDING. Of course I posted it on FB and I have people who I have not spoken to in years compliment me on how different and truly amazing the video is. They said they felt like they were right there at the wedding. DO NOT HESITATE TO USE MARK BLAKE WEDDING CINEMATOGRAPHY. I would give his name out any time. He is one of a kind and we are honored to have shared our daughter's wedding day with him. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICES MARK BLAKE!!!

od exactly what we wanted and our video came out beautiful! i highly recommend mark to all my friends.