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About this vendor
I personally photograph your wedding, not an assistant or stranger! I have over 40 years of wedding photography experience! I consider photographing weddings an honor and privilege. Please look at my website for more detailed information including my pricing and availability. Serving all of New Mexico & Southern Colorado. Hall of Fame Inductee.....New Mexico's first and only!
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Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
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Reviews
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Mark Wayne provided great photography for our wedding. We splurged and got the keepsake book as well and were really happy with the photos and layout.
My husband and I HIGHLY recommend Mark Wayne for Photo & Video! Mark and his team certainly exceeded our expectations! Having them document our wedding day was one of the best dec...
isions we made. They are a fun, creative, energetic group of people who are truly passionate about their work. The actions shots were our favorite, we feel like we are reliving our wedding every time we look at our photos. Mark definitely knows how to tell a story through his work! We absolutely recommend getting the highlight video. One word, AMAZING!! We hope you love MWP as much as we do!
about him work. He captured our day perfectly. His style is more impromptu rather than formal and staged, which captures the true essence of everyone's genuine personalities. He un...
derstands the needs and wants of brides of grooms on their wedding day, so he had a general plan of photos and poses for the day, but he also included our requests, even last minute and in-the-moment requests. He was very responsive, and our photos were ready when promised, which was sooner than I expected! I absolutely recommend Mark Wayne!
Where do I start with Mark?!? To say he is amazing would be an understatement. From engagement pictures, to bridals, to the wedding pictures, I've gotten COUNTLESS compliments on h...
ow gorgeous our photos are and how they look like they are straight out of a magazine. Not only is he an amazing photographer, but he is super easy to work with and handles all the craziness of a wedding day effortlessly. I can't tell you how happy we are with our pictures and how glad we are we booked him!
Mark Wayne is amazing!! He takes beautiful photos and was very willing to work with us when I decided to change our engagement photo session last minute. He is super fun and makes ...
you feel comfortable when taking photos, he also pays attention to the small details and I appreciate that!!
Mark has a fun, easy-going personality that puts everyone at ease, while remaining incredibly professional. He is really great at capturing those candid shots and is especially won...
derful with outdoor photos and editing them to perfection after, enhancing colors and specific shots. We have received so many compliments on our photos. He made sure to capture our special moments, even the action shots, with clarity and artistry that allowed our love for each other to really show in the finished products.
I don’t even know where to begin because Mark Wayne was outstanding during every interaction we had. He is not only a phenomenal photographer, but a phenomenal human being (please ...
read to the end of this review! It may seem long, but there really is just so much to say!). When I first met Mark, I was at a Wedding Expo and very recently engaged so I was just there to focus on venues. Mark took the time to get to know me, my vision, and my budget to offer genuine advice and suggestions. Not once was he pushy about his own business, he just wanted to be helpful. Naturally, he made an impression and as soon as my husband and I were ready to talk about photographers, I wanted to work with Mark! Even though we had a frugal budget, I knew quality photos were high on my wish list and Mark Wayne Photography offers a great middle of the road price for high quality products. When we met with Mark and found out he was available for our wedding date, I was beyond thrilled! My husband and I both come from divorced parents so we wanted to be extremely sensitive to our family members and respectful through the wedding process- especially the day of. Mark is very experienced and made us feel so at ease about how the day would go. He is friendly and relaxed, but also easily directs a room to make sure not a minute is wasted during your photos. Everyone at the wedding talked about how great the photographer was. He was everywhere and yet never in the way and carefully timed things so he could pull us away to get some gorgeous photos later in the evening (we had an outdoor wedding) without interrupting the party. It was the BEST day of our lives and he captured that effortlessly! A week following the wedding, we had some bittersweet news- my husband’s grandmother, who was in poor health and whose goal was to make it to our wedding, had passed away. I reached out to Mark to see if we could get a few of the wedding photos with her in time for the funeral the following week. Mark didn’t miss a beat and within HOURS had sent access to at least 20 beautifully edited photos along with kind condolences about how he was honored to have been able to capture those moments for us. Of course, this brought me along with many family members to tears. We were blown away by how thoughtful Mark was once again. He is the perfect example of how actions speak louder than words and he has truly become a friend of the family. We know without a doubt we will be lifelong customers for all of our exciting milestones to come! Thank you Mark Wayne !!!
Mark was FANTASTIC! I can't say enough about his- we are so pleased. Prior to our wedding, Mark was helpful and quick to respond to emails, he was flexible and patient as we were d...
eciding how many hours we wanted. On the day of, Mark was professional and so easy to work with. He made us feel relaxed (even though being photographed is not our thing) and he managed to capture everything, yet his presence was so subtle. Mark was so quick in getting our photos to us and they are more than we could have asked for- Mark is incredibly talented!
Fantastic service, professional, affordable. 11/10 Would use again. (But hopefully that won't be necessary.) Mr. Mark Wayne was friendly, quick to respond, and very easy to work wi...
th. We met with him before deciding who to book with and that was all we needed. He has decades of experience, a talented eye, and great prices! Choosing a wedding photographer can be daunting, but do yourself a favor and carve out 10 minutes to sit down with him. You won't regret it.
As far as the event, he was on time, lurked in the shadows, and captured all of the important moments without distracting from the enjoyment of festivities. (If you have been in a wedding before, you know what I mean.) We had the photos in 3 weeks, super quick turnaround.
I cannot say enough good things.
Mark Wayne is the BEST choice out there! From our engagement shoot to our wedding day, everything was perfect. Mark took unbelievable photos. He is professional and fun to work wi...
th. He was amazing! Mark remained out of sight and not disruptive during our ceremony, which made all my guests and myself very happy, not to mention the Pastor! He always around at the reception and extremely attentive to us. I would definitely recommend Mark Wayne Photography and would consider using him again for future events.
We could not have picked a better photographer for our wedding day. He went above and beyond that day for us with capturing our special day.
Mark was great the day of our wedding. He made everyone laugh constantly and was very aware of the small details. Our pictures came out amazing!! We have so many and all of them ar...
e so good its going to be hard to decide which ones to use in our wedding book!
We were thrilled with work with Mark - he was extremely professional, attentive to all of the little details, super flexible and accommodating, and most of all - took INCREDIBLE pi...
ctures. I was actually just looking through all of our wedding pictures again the other day and kept saying to myself - our pictures are SO pretty! We also took our engagement pictures with Mark and had a blast (despite the 0 degree temps!). He had fantastic ideas and made us look awesome! Most impressively - Mark has unbelievable at his speed in getting photos to us after the wedding. We got our pictures in less than 3 weeks! Our guests were absolutely floored when our pictures came out so soon after the wedding! Highly recommend. Mark Wayne is THE New Mexico Wedding Photographer!
Mark Wayne Photography made our wedding day complete! He was professional and a delight to work with. Our wedding photos came out absolutely stunning. The photos take our breath...
away. Our family and friends are still raving with excitement about how gorgeous or wedding day photos are. We couldn't have chosen a better photographer and would recommend Mark Wayne Photography to anyone needing professional pictures.
Mark Wayne photographed my wedding and I'm so glad I went with him. He was very easy to work with and get along with and made my whole wedding day very stress-free. I did not have ...
a "day-of" wedding planner, but I felt like Mark helped out on many things that I wouldn't have thought of. He also did a great job of making sure that I got every kind of shot that I wanted and didn't get in the way during the ceremony/reception so that I could enjoy time with my guests. He is a very laid-back and really makes your feel comfortable. I loved the photos and love that I could share all the full-quality photos easily because of the copyright release he provided. I would highly recommend him and have!
Mark is the photographer you want for your wedding, he is absolutely amazing! His work is so dreamy and romantic and tells the true story of your perfect day! We were immediately i...
n love with his work the first time we saw his portfolio on his website and were pleasantly surprised when we learned of his pricing, he is an absolute steal for the quality of work and the time you have him on the day of! We continued to be amazed with our engagement, my boudoir and our wedding pictures. He is incredibly flexible with scheduling sessions and is easy to work with on payment scheduling. He definitely has the eye as well as the talent for gorgeous photography. We were nervous about taking our pictures because we had never had a professional session done before, but Mark was so organic, full of positive energy, he set us at ease immediately with his laid-back & happy nature, it was as if we had known his our whole lives. We received our wedding pictures early and we are amazed at the artistry and how incredible our day looked. We couldn’t be happier with how our pictures turned out and can’t wait to show everyone in our families and our future children how amazing our wedding day was. We have already recommended Mark Wayne Photography to our friends and we would definitely recommend them to anyone who was looking for an amazing photographer for any event.
Mark provided an amazing service to us in all phases of our wedding planning and preparation. The final product quality was top-notch, and we could not have been more pleased with ...
the entire experience. He was flexible and was able to accommodate our last minute changes.
Pictures were beautiful. Very accommodating to work with and punctual, since he had to drive three plus hours to get to our venue. Highly recommend.
I did quite a bit of research on the photographer for our wedding, as it's the memories that last a lifetime. After looking at Mark's website and receiving the responses to questio...
ns I had for him right away, I immediately knew he was our photographer. Mark made the whole process easy, and after receiving his photographs, it brought me to tears. They're simply beautiful and exactly what I envisioned. I didn't meet him until the day of the wedding, but the communication until then was easy and prompt. I was instantly comfortable and there were ZERO forced smiles in our pictures. Mark has an eye for amazing shots and it would be in your best interest to make him your photographer too! My only regret is not hiring him for longer.
Mark is very talented and obviously loves what he does. He took amazing photos, a LOT of photos (which I very much appreciate!), and very creative, beautiful shots. I couldn't be m...
ore pleased and I give my highest possible recommendation to Mark Wayne. If you can book him, do it!
Mark was so great! He made everyone feel comfortable (even those who hate taking pictures). He made sure to capture every picture that the bride and groom wanted. Before the weddin...
g, he was very accommodating and he responded quick. I recommend him 100%!
My wife and I were fortunate to use Mark Wayne for our engagement and wedding in June 2018, and couldn’t be more pleased. We initially thought his rates must be too good to be tru...
e, however a coworker or ours had used him for their wedding as well and had incredible things to say. A couple of things that really stood out were his professionalism. He responds to every email incredibly fast, shows up early and was both reliable and a great communicator. Another thing that really stuck out was his desire to tailor the photos to us. With our family dynamics we had some specific shots we were hoping for, and he took great care to get every one of them. In addition, his interaction with guests at the wedding was phenomenal. I don’t know he does it, but it was easy to forget he was there, and our family members loved him. Finally, the pictures themselves where fantastic. Both the engagement and wedding photos were delivered on a thumb drive with incredibly high quality, and a phenomenal mix of posed and candid photos. We have more photos than we ever expected, and could not recommend Mark Wayne higher.
Mark is incredible! Not only was he amazing at his job but incredibly helpful when it came to the stresses of the day. Would most definitely hire him in the future for other life e...
vents!
I am so glad we chose Mark as our photographer! He did such an amazing job and the pictures came out beyond beautiful! He was such a fun photographer and listened very well! I woul...
dn't recommend any other person but Mark for any special occasion! He was worth every penny!
Great photographer! Very personal and professional. He made everyone he was shooting conformtable and had awesome poses in mind! The photos turned out absolutely amazing! Im extrem...
ely happy with everything! Thank you Mark!
Mark was so easy to work with! His photos were amazing. We love our photos and appreciated Mark getting so many pictures while not detracting from the ceremony. Mark honored specia...
l requests and put care into all his work. I highly recommend Mark Wayne Photography. The price with quality can't be beat! Mark went above and beyond for our wedding. He really knows how to incorporate the beauty of love with the beauty of nature! He's beyond talented and so nice and outgoing! We also went with the video option added to our package, it was a great decision! I was blown away with my pictures and video, receiving them quickly even in the middle of wedding season! The photo booth was a big hit with our friends and family. I am recommending Mark Wayne Photography to all my friends and loved ones in the future.
Mark was phenomenal! He listened to everything that we wanted in our photos and made sure we got it! He took our engagement and wedding photos and they are all stunning. Not only a...
re the photos he takes amazing, he is also incredibly friendly. We would highly recommend Mark!
Real. Romantic. Polished. Quick. Calming. Professional. Experienced. Patient. Flexible. These are a fraction of the words our friends and family, and us, use to describe Mark and h...
is work! Do yourself a favor, and book him immediately!! PLANNING: Mark was quick to respond, we worked all the details out via email. Our contract and payment were processed quickly. Mark reached out to us closer to the wedding to go over a day-of agenda. We didn't use a planner so I (the bride) put one together. He gave feedback on the flow, and it became extra apparent Mark Wayne is a seasoned professional as a photographer, specifically weddings...especially in New Mexico. WEDDING DAY: Mark was early and flexible with the inevitable mayhem. He worked seamlessly with his videographer to set up shots, and was patient as the wedding party organized ourselves. He was very calm, and communicated when we could relax and take our time and when we needed to get it together to stay on track. Mark is FAST (even our minister said he's one of the fastest photographers he's worked with) and is self-assured with his camera. It allowed everyone to relax and have fun. We shot at 3 locations, our host hotel, the church and at our reception venue. Lighting is different in all locations, and all our photos came out beautifully. AESTHETIC: We did not want a lame wedding photographer with over-editing. Mark shoots in a documentary-stye, which we LOVE. Our photos came out with a realness, grit, and soft romance to them. They're an honest representation of the day. Mark also picked up on the goofiness my wife and I have, and threw in candids that turned out to be some of our favorites! VALUE & DELIVERY: Timely! He even threw in extra photos, and every shot is flawlessly edited. The video, while not a Hollywood production was great and very cost effective. OVERALL: Book Mark Wayne Photography now. You will be extraordinarily pleased!!!
My husband and I are so thrilled that we found Mark. We had a perfect experience from start to finish. Mark is very professional and was very quick to respond to phone calls and em...
ails. It rained on our wedding day, but he still captured amazing photos of our outdoor ceremony. We are so pleased with all of the photos. We especially love the candid pictures. They totally capture the feeling of the day. Also, he was a really nice guy, the perfect attitude for someone you are going to be spending hours of your wedding day with. Mark Wayne was so engaged with out wedding that our guest kept asking us for his contact information! can't go wrong with Mark Wayne Photography.
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We had a great experience with Mark! He was fun and creative with his styling and we love how the pictures came out. He was able to capture all of our special moments for our Santa...
Fe wedding without missing a beat! Thank you Mark!
Mark was absolutely amazing! I met with him to discuss our wedding and we had a great time! Our wedding was at an unusual location and ended up having weather issues..but Mark was ...
great and we had a wonderful time. Almost everyone there mentioned how much fun Mark made the whole process. Our photos came out wonderful...so many to choose from that I can’t decide which to have enlarged. Mark is wonderful to work with and we highly recommend!
Mark is amazing. We have so many wonderful memories that we will forever cherish! I would highly recommend him!
Thank you for preserving our memories!
Mark is absolutely amazing! We had our engagement session with Mark first and based upon the pictures he took, hired him for our wedding. We could not be happier with our decisio...
n. Mark was professional and put us all at ease. The moments he captured are priceless and many comments were made that we didn’t even realize he was there. The pictures are beautiful and I can’t believe that this was our wedding. It is like a fairytale. Thank you Mark for everything! We highly recommend Mark.
We could not be more pleased with our wedding photos. Mark did such a beautiful job on both our engagement photos, and our wedding photos. Now that the wedding is over, all we hav...
e of that day is our pictures to look back and reminisce....so these photos are priceless. In addition to great photography, the turn around time for the pictures was efficient, and the editing was gorgeous. Mark is such a nice guy, and we felt him and his team went out of their way to make us feel so comfortable. They were friendly, flexible, and just kind people. We couldn't be happier! Thank you Mark!!!!
If you want to see your wedding from the best perspective, it's absolutely necessary to get professionals who can take the pictures and video that will guarantee that even after th...
at whirlwind day is over, you can have evidence of the beauty of your day. A reflection of the people you love in the place that you loved on a day that you loved. You want to see the details you missed and the faces you may not have had too much time with. You want to see EVERYTHING because it was impossible to do so that day. Mark Wayne and his team are EXPERTS at what they do. They see it all and capture it all. Spend a little, get a lot. 20 years later, everything aside, these will be the memories you treasure. Mark Wayne Photography is the way to go! C&J
If I knew now what I didn't know BEFORE our wedding, we would not have set the date unless we knew that Mark Wayne was available to photograph it. I kid you not. Do not set your we...
dding date unless you know Mark Wayne's available--it's just that simple. In the end, the photographs will be one of the most important decisions you make in archiving the day. To say that our pictures came out great, would be an understatement. What Mark is exceptional at, is figuring out who you are as a couple and really capturing the collective and individual personalities of you both. More so, he captures the emotion, fun and the very spirit of the day--not just of (and for) us, but of our entire guest list as well. There is no way we would be able to cherish the memory of the day without him. How does he do it? I'll tell you. He has a winning personality and he seems to really love what he does. There's no way the pictures would turn out as well as they did, if he did not. One last thing. Are you one if those people that thinks you never have a good picture taken of you? Not with Mark. Some of the best pictures ever taken of us occurred with Mark Wayne. In fact of everyone at the wedding and reception looks great. By the way--Spend the extra money for the Photo Booth. It's classy and well worth it--the guests LOVE it. An easy way for people have to have a great time celebrating your wedding (and something that will make your reception stand-out from the all the others). Come on, what are you waiting for? Call him--you will NOT be disappointed or regret it!!!!
Mark was just phenomenal. He made the whole process extremely comfortable and personable. Of course, we were a little worried at first as we had never met him (we are from out of t...
own) but that didn't make a difference with Mark as his experience and personality just took over. If you're looking for quality photos with a photographer with extensive experience then he is the guy for you. He's very reasonable and willing to negotiate in order to ensure you have a great day. We are lucky to have had him. Thanks again Mark!
Mark Wayne Photography was great! We did an engagement session with him and he also did our wedding photography and videography. He was great to work with! He is very easy going an...
d helpful with advice on poses. The colors he produces through editing the pictures is also wonderful! We would definitely recommend him for any special event!
Our wedding to place on May 27, 2017. I purchased the bronze package as well as the video and I could not be happier with my choose. Mark was so great to work with he makes taking...
pictures fun and easy. He is so passionate about his job and it really reflects in the photos! We got over 1500 pictures on our flash drive, and they are all so vibrant in color and just so beautiful my day is captured in the pictures and each one is such a great memory. Mark is not only fabulous at his job, but the price of the packages are great, and travel cost was more then reasonable. The video is also something I will forever cherish, Marks wife did a great job capturing our day on video, you dont realize eventhing that went on at the wedding, and it so nice to have something to look back on. Mark and his wife made sure to capture all the important thing during our day. I could not be happier with my choice. From engagement photos to wedding photos Mark out did hisself, I have had so many compliments on his professionalism as well as the photos. I got all my photos and video in less then 3 weeks. You will not be disappointed with your selection, he truly is outstanding at his job! 5 stars is not enough!
Thanks again Mark!!
From the moment I met Mark I knew that he was exactly who we wanted to shoot our wedding. I felt completely comfortable immediately. He has a great sense of humor, makes the photog...
raphy fun, and made me feel comfortable to ask for exactly what I wanted. Not only was he extremely easy to work with and professional, but he captured our special day so beautifully. He's very open to ideas and allows you to incorporate everything you want. We couldn't be happier with our photos from the wedding. We also decided to do videography with him and we have zero regrets about it. The video was peiced together so perfectly we're able to relive our special day whenever we want. I feel that our pictures are natural and relaxed because we felt so comfortable with Mark. I would absolutely recommmend him to others. I think something special about Mark is his wife is his videographer. Watching the two of them love each other so easily made the passion behind what he does even more special. Everyone told me the one thing not to skim on is photography, because you'll never get the memories back. We are so happy that we chose Mark to capture our moments!
Mark was amazing! He was able to capture every special moment of our special day. There were so many beautiful pictures, I would definitely recommend!
Outstanding and beautiful work! I was very impressed with Mark and his photography. He communicated well throughout and made sure he knew what we wanted. He threw in a lot of his c...
reative ideas and poses too, which made working with him more enjoyable and fun! The quality of the photos are more than I imagined, I highly recommend!
Mark was fantastic! Choosing him as our photographer was one of our best wedding decision. We haven't seen all the pictures yet, but he was briefly showing us what he had taken, an...
d they looked amazing!
He was very kind, thoughtful for all situation we had, great to work with everyone in our wedding and made atmosphere so much fun.
I'm that kind of person who looks really serious or awkward with terrible posing in pictures. But Mark solved this. He gave me a lot of direction which I needed, and that made me much more comfortable and look good in the pictures.
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM TO ANYONE WHO IS PLANNING WEDDING OR ANY OTHER EVENTS.
Mark was great to work with. We were so happy with our engagement pictures. Mark was very organized the day of the wedding and ensured that we got all of our must-have shots. We ar...
e very excited to see the rest of our wedding pictures, but love the previews!
We booked mark maybe three days before our small ceremony and he is amazing. We enjoyed taking our pictures despite the rainy cold weather. Mark has such great energy and sees beau...
ty in ordinary areas. I love all of the pictures he took and I am looking forward to recommending him to our family and friends. Mark Wayne Photography is amazing.
Mark made us feel comfortable the entire time and captured the day perfectly. Thank you!
Amazing, quality work, and professionalism is just a few of the ways I could describe Mark's work for our wedding and it only starts to describe the experience. Mark was great fro...
m our first meeting all the way through to the wedding and after. His pictures are AMAZING both in the eye he has behind the lense and the quality of photo you get. I couldn't have asked for a better photographer to capture our wedding day. You won't go wrong choosing Mark to help you remember this special day.
Mark is down to over and not entitled like some photographers we talked to. My cousin had him at her wedding and he is great! Didn't push me to buy more packages o I didn't need.
Excellent! He was very professional and the prices are very reasonable. Highly recommended!
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