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Located in Toronto, Marcin Moka Photography offers exquisite wedding photography for all kinds of weddings, from intimate backyard ceremonies to large parties. The business, however, is best known for its unique approach in covering small and mid-sized venues throughout Toronto. At weddings, the team beautifully documents the ambience and charm of each location and blends traditional family portraits with raw, emotive photojournalistic shots.

Services offered

Marcin Moka Photography has liability insurance. The business covers one wedding per day, and a second shooter is provided to capture all the special moments. Engagement shoots are also offered, and the Marcin Moka Photography is available for destination weddings. Intimate, Classic, and Fairytale wedding photography packages are available. They include four, eight, and twelve hours of coverage, respectively. Services included in wedding packages are as follows:

  • DVD or USB with unmarked, high-resolution images
  • Full usage and print rights
  • Complimentary choice of engagement or boudoir photography session

Other services

Apart from weddings, the business photographs portraits of people and places, abstracts, and facades. Commercial and event shoots are also available. Photo booth services are offered, which include the following:

  • Digital downloads and location prints
  • Online gallery for one year
  • Unlimited downloads for you and your guests
  • High-resolution images
  • Crisp, bright, high quality 4x6 prints
  • Unique collection of accessories and props
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Frequently asked questions

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

One event per day
2nd shooter
Add'l hours
Boudoir shoot
Engagement shoot
High-res
Liability insurance
Multi. locations
Slideshow

What photography items do you offer?

Digital files
Prints
Proofs
Thank you cards

What is the starting price for your wedding photography services?

$1,200
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Reviews for Marcin Moka Photography

4.1 out of 5 rating
WeddingWire Wedding Awards 2015 Winner
4.1 out of 5 rating
16 reviews
81% recommend it
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    3.9 out of 5 rating
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    4.3 out of 5 rating
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    4.2 out of 5 rating
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Chase Sent on 08/01/2020
4 out of 5 rating

Beautiful memories during a very difficult time for Marcin

We hired Marcin at the strong recommendation from a cousin of ours, whose wedding photos were exactly the artistic style we wanted. In the lead up to the wedding, we did have some difficulty getting a hold of Marcin, but once we did he was very helpful in the weeks leading up to the event. We talked through drafts of the schedule for the day and Marcin provided good advice that made us feel comfortable heading into the wedding.

On the wedding day, Marcin was fantastic. He worked around some big personalities, and stayed true to the atmosphere we wanted to create. One of our most memorable moments of the day was sneaking away from the venue after dinner and breaking into Lamport Stadium with Marcin for some really unique photos.

After the day, as others have stated, communication did go quiet. Prior to the wedding, Marcin had made us aware of some of the health issues he was experiencing, but I don't think either of us understood the extent. Sadly this did lead to a painful period as we tried to connect. Hindsight of course is 20/20, and I wish we could have been aware of Marcin's struggles so instead of having feelings of anger we could have showed more empathy and patience.

Despite his personal situation, Marcin delivered our photos to our door and we could not have been happier with them. With all the digital copies, in various artistic forms, we have made photo books and albums for ourselves and family, all remarking at how they captured the event. A couple years on now and a particularly mugshot-looking photo still remains my phone background.

Marcin is a fantastic photographer, and a calming presence throughout a wedding day. We encountered him at a difficult time in his life, but I would gladly recommend him to others.
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Bree Sent on 04/09/2017
1 out of 5 rating
My husband and I signed a contract with Marcin in March 2016 for our August 2017 wedding and sent him a $1,000 deposit. After he accepted our etransfer we literally never heard from him again.

In February 2017 I reached out to him via email for assistance putting together a timeline. After several weeks of radio silence I checked his Facebook page and was disturbed to find out from the complaints posted by others that he'd gone AWOL. Long story short, Marcin still has our money, and has yet to reply to any of our calls, texts, emails, etc. He's since posted publicly about his personal struggles, which I assume he thinks absolves him of responsibility.

Marcin was shameless in taking our deposit and disappearing. Please, don't hire him.
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A & Sent on 17/07/2017
1 out of 5 rating
I am writing this review as a warning to any future brides and grooms from the services of this vendor, or more appropriately , lack of services. Marcin was contracted in November for a June Wedding. A deposit was provided and then mysterious dissappeared, after continued attempts at contact, via phone and email, no response was ever provided. Following an email ending the contract to him, he promptly responded the day after. With all that goes into a wedding to have such a important role in a photographer go MIA and have us abandoned in this process is such a disrespectful and dishonest act. We were married and have now lost our deposit and yet to receive our money back. I truly warm others away from this vendor and his immaturity, there is no point.
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Rebecca S. Sent on 08/08/2017
2 out of 5 rating
-While we really like our wedding photos, I would not recommend hiring Marcin as your wedding photographer. It took almost 9 months to receive any of our photos, though we are extremely glad that we did finally receive them. During that time there was very little communication from Marcin (an email from him once every couple months on average)

-If you DO decide to hire Marcin, I'd HIGHLY recommend you make sure the contract he signs with you indicates a time frame to return the photos to you that you are comfortable with. Unfortunately we made this mistake by signing a contract with him that did not indicate a time frame (though he did indicate a time frame in an email afterwards which he surpassed by many months).

-He showed up over an hour late to our initial meeting before we hired him. Maybe this should have been a red flag but he seemed genuinely apologetic and offered a $100 discount off his wedding photo package if we still wanted to hire him. We liked his style so we decided to go ahead with him.

-His explanation for the long delay that he gave his clients in the mass emails he sent was that he was dealing with personal issues (which I do not feel need to be voiced here in a public forum). Unfortunately I still do not believe waiting almost 9 months for our wedding photos is in any way acceptable, as we all have our own personal issues we are dealing with. Communication is key, and to keep your clients waiting with barely any communication is not how one should manage their business.

-After finally receiving our photos in the mail, he did apologize via text message and offer a 12"x18" complimentary canvas print of our favourite image. This was almost four months ago and we have not received anything, though we are not holding our breath.
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Amanda Sent on 31/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful Person & Photographer

Marcin photographed our wedding in July of 2014. For my husband, the photographer was one of the non-negotiables, they had to be high quality. Marcin certainly did not disappoint. From the first time meeting with him he was warm, charismatic and excited about our vision, which was on the quirky side! Leaving our meeting with Marcin we needed to look no further. We wanted him to shoot our wedding.

I've been to weddings where the photographers were obvious, almost annoying, to the guests and wedding party - always in the way and pulling us out of important moments. Marcin was the complete opposite. He was helpful, kind, and beautifully captured moments without interfering with them. I really appreciated his positive and calming energy.

Our photos were creative, whimsical and composed expertly - both candid and posed. I highly recommend Marcin and wouldn't think twice to book him again for another event in the future! Thanks Marcin, we love you!!!!!
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Heather Sent on 14/05/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Marcin was recommended to us by some musician friends who had used him to photograph their wedding. He met with us in advance of our wedding and made us feel very comfortable with his ability to provide the creativity and talent we needed for our special day. He also emailed back and forth with us providing prompt answers to any questions that came up before our day. We wanted to be able to capture the whole event in a way that was natural and spontaneous. Marcin is a master at this and he provided us with a whole album of memorable and unique photos that we have shared with our family and friends and will treasure forever. We would highly recommend Marcin to anyone and will definitely hire him again in the future for other occasions.
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K Vanderpark Sent on 14/07/2014
4.4 out of 5 rating
Let me begin by saying that we got some AMAZING photos from Marcin and his photography partner Clifton that are everything we wanted in our wedding photos: artistic and editorial yet still playful and "us." We couldn't be happier with these. However, because we were so focused on getting these images, we didn't get quite as many "traditional" shots or candid shots of guests as I now realized I also want. That said, I'm confident that if we had been more vocal about wanting these, Marcin would have been more than accommodating--one of his many strengths is his flexibility.

To go with this flexibility is a very friendly, very dynamic personality that makes it very easy to work with him. He genuinely loves what he does and wants to get images you'll love too. The only somewhat negative comment I have to make regarding the overall experience is in the difficulty I had getting responses from him as well as the length of time it took for our photos to come (a few months)--which wouldn't have been an issue if there had been a bit more communication. However, in all fairness, our wedding was over the Christmas holidays AND happened to be in the middle of an ice storm and major blackout, all of which certainly excuse some delay.

All in all, I highly recommend Marcin Moka Photography if you want to get some cool, edgy, artistic photos and have a fun time doing it.

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Carole C. Sent on 27/10/2015
4.8 out of 5 rating
I spent a lot of time researching wedding photographers because I was looking for one with a photojournalistic style. I did not want typical traditional 'cheesy' photos to look back on our big day. I stumbled on Marcin's website and really liked his portfolio. When we first met, my husband & I were impressed with his obvious passion for all things photography.

We've worked with Marcin 3 times in 2.5 years for our engagement, wedding and maternity shoots. Marcin has a great artistic eye and his spontaneous & adaptable approach have resulted in beautiful moments captured in time! Because he is so frequently booked, the only downside is that his turnaround time is a bit long for the final pictures. That being said, he gave us several same day edits on our wedding day as a special request and then a few more fairly quickly afterwards so we could print 'Thank You' cards. The final gallery he sent via DropBox contained both low res (online) and high res (print, no watermark) versions of ALL the pictures (hundreds+)... excellent quality & value!

We have no hesitation recommending Marcin to others, in fact 2 of our good friends have gone on to also book their weddings with him. We're very happy with the quality of his talented work and we constantly receive compliments on his work. Thanks Marcin!
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Niki S. Sent on 24/05/2014
5 out of 5 rating
An absolutely brilliant photographer. We are not into the traditional, run-of-the-mill couple and we desperately wanted our photos to reflect what we believe to be our unique and creative nature. That is how we came to find Marcin. Truly a visionary, he brought the spirit of our wedding alive. He not only captured the true spirit of us and our endearingly zany wedding party, but he did so in such a stunning visual way. As a self-proclaimed art lover, I must profess that he produced masterpieces as far as wedding photos go. That is no exaggeration. I could never have asked for a better photographer to capture one of the most important days of my life. He even had the patience to photograph our beloved dog at our request.
Artistically and professionally you cannot go wrong.
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Carolyn Sent on 03/06/2013
2.8 out of 5 rating
Really disappointing. To start many pics I know my husband and I had posed for were missing. Multiple shots of our Best Man by himself or just his head. So many blinking shots. Outside photos done down at the beach & there were blank shots of the sky & water, multiple pics of the same guests. Inside shots were so over-exposed my dress being white was so washed out you couldn’t see any details. All the pics were cut to the waist up. Sent an email expressing my unhappiness. He responded back with the most defensive, hostile, unprofessional response. Making excuses for much of my complaints, avoiding the others & basically defending his mistakes. He told me that because my husband is black and I am Asian our complexions are so different he couldn’t adjust the lighting to be the same for the 2 of us. He blamed the room for not being conducive to wide shots to getting us from head to toe but yet he managed to get my husband & 10 of his friends in a shot panned out so all of them were in it head to toe. 518 pics we got maybe 8 usealble ones. He sent me another disc the only thing we noticed that was different were a few pics of our wedding bands that were missing from the first disc.The rest of the pics were all exactly the same in our eyes with the exception of one where I'm assuming he was trying to insult us but it was a darkened pic of us so you could see maybe 10% more of the details in my dress but my husband was so dark. Despite my disappointment with my photos I really wanted to get 2nd opinions to see if I was being too hard but even co-workers, friends and family agreed the pictures were "nice" but didn’t look like they were taken by a professional photographer. The only reason I'm giving Marcin a 5/5 for Value is because you get what you pay for. I definitely do not recommend him. Also, don't be fooled, a photographer will post their best pics on FB & their websites. Do your research, that was our biggest mistake.
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