Mark Hooper Photography

My husband and I hired Mark to shoot our wedding in York on 15th October 2022. If you are on the lookout for an experienced, punctual and trustworthy wedding photographer, Mark is your man. You will not regret choosing him. To give some context, I admit that I was rushing when looking for photographers because there were only 5 months between our engagement and wedding dates! So it was a good thing that Mark’s clean and elegant website was the one I first stumbled upon. I liked how his photos looked - you could tell that special moments were captured but they were also very natural shots embellished with simple edits. We opted for his generous package deal that included an album along with the online gallery, engagement shoot and pre-shoot consultations. What is truly great about Mark though is how professional he is with clients. I really enjoyed working with with him, particularly when a very friendly (or slightly stubborn or hungry maybe...) goose insisted on joining us during our engagement shoot. We now happily own a couple of framed prints starring him/her :) Leading up to the big day, Mark helped us to visualise how the event may unfold in practice whilst making sure to reassure us that we were to focus on enjoying ourselves and not waste our energy worrying - it is all too tempting to give in to anxiety about how it may all go! I definitely felt much more relieved after talking to him about the final details of the wedding as it is impossible to see how it will all come together at the beginning and that can be so challenging. I felt like Mark gave us much needed emotional counsel as well as practical advice on top of fulfilling his role as the photographer! I am also incredibly grateful for the way he kept the wedding party on track and he was very attentive to our needs whilst making sure we had all the group shots we wanted. He even very kindly stayed for a bit in the late evening for a few more group shots which I was greatly touched by. Finally, I want to add that Mark was remarkably quick in getting our photos to us. It was never a problem ordering from his site and the gorgeous prints were always securely packaged. I know that ordering from independent businesses may seem more financially costly at first glance, but it is always worth supporting another person in their pursuit of great craftsmanship. You will get your money’s worth. It was a pleasure to collaborate with Mark and a privilege to be able to recruit his services for our wedding - we will treasure all of the photos he has captured for us and we will call on him again if he is free for future family shoots. Thank you again Mark for making the wedding day so special and preserving some gloriously happy memories for us to enjoy looking back on! We hope that we can work with you again! Until then, love from the Baxters x More...

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Mark made our wedding day so special by being in the background and doing all he could to focus on key people on the day. We had sneak previews the day after our wedding and we cannot wait to see the rest of our gallery . He is such a lovely person and made me feel so at ease as I am very camera shy. Would definitely recommend. More...

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