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Unveiled Wedding Photography

Unveiled Wedding Photography

La Mesa, CA
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
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    Taylor G. Sent on 12/27/2022
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    Great Experience!

    The Unveiled Wedding Photography Team is phenomenal! We had a destination wedding that was small and intimate in San Diego. Mark and his team went above and beyond and captured every moment beautifully. It was nice to be able to work with truly caring individuals who are passionate about their business. I would strongly recommend using Unveiled Wedding Photography as your choice for wedding photographers.
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    Garret T. Sent on 12/02/2022
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    Top Notch Professional with a Personal Touch

    Mark and his team shot my wedding last in October and oh my goodness, he was amazing from the first moment until the last. He arrived at the venue hours before the wedding was set to start just to scout out the best place for pictures. He texted me just to keep me in the loop, which made me feel so confident in what was to come. Mark is kind, professional, an expert at his craft, and puts off great energy. I felt comfortable and confident in his hands. Photographs might be the most important part of any wedding, and Mark has already given me the feeling that mine are going to be outstanding! If you want a creative, professional, focused photographer for your wedding, who you will let take the reigns to do his job and do it great, call Mark and hire Unveiled Wedding Photography.
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    Blake L. Sent on 11/10/2023
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    Amazing eye for beauty

    Mark has an amazing eye for artistic shots. He captured some of our favorite moments in a way we never thought possible.
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    David F. Sent on 09/02/2022
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    Amazing - Highly Recommend

    Mark was absolutely wonderful to work with. He shot not one, but both of our wedding ceremonies after we had to postpone due to COVID. Mark was amazing and stuck with us and even allowed us to pick a preferential date on our second postponement.

    We would happily recommend Unveiled to anyone who asked!
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    Catherine B. Sent on 06/06/2022
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    Amazing, professional and creative!

    Mark and his team were great! He was very thorough and helped guide us with what was best. We were so thankful for his knowledge and definitely recommend him. He is very kind, great customer service, catered to our needs and request and helped us come up with great ideas we wouldn’t have thought of! We definitely would recommend him and would use Mark again! Thanks Mark for making our own wedding extra special!
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    Joe L. Sent on 12/27/2021
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    You cannot find a better photographer and is worth every penny.

    Mark was exceedingly helpful, professional and detailed, from our first meeting, until the delivery of our wedding photos. He made it so much easier for the both of us by coordinating the entire wedding timeline and took some amazing photos, of areas and in poses that I would have never thought of, as well as excellent candid photos. Would absolutely work with again and encourage anyone reading this to do so yourself, you will not be disappointed.
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    Garrett L. Sent on 12/22/2021
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    Hire him without hesitation

    Never did I realize the importance of timing on photography during a wedding until I met Mark. He has an extreme passion to give you the very best photography he possibly can and will lay everything out, but he is also compassionate about how you feel and will work with you to ensure the timeline works for everyone. He gave an extremely detailed timeline, where to be, when and I couldn't be happier with the results of our photography. He kept AMAZING communication throughout the entire process, provided us a ton of photos (nearly 800 photos, and of those 800 I would say there were two photos that were 9/10 and the remaining photos 10/10.) He even brought a intern (he asked if we were ok with this) for free and included their photos!!
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    Linda Sent on 12/21/2021
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    A wonderful experience!

    We chose Unveiled for our 2/3/21 wedding and we are so glad we did! Mark was amazing to work with from the first call with him all the way through delivery of our wedding pictures. He was incredibly detailed, caring, funny and patient during our consultation as well as during the rest of the process. Mark’s expertise in laying everything out made our day so easy and seamless. He also provided some great tips to ensure the best pictures possible. He was a pleasure to work with before, during and after the wedding. We couldn’t be happier with our wedding photos. Thank you, Mark & team!!
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    Bryant S. Sent on 11/17/2020
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    Look no further!

    Selecting Unveiled Wedding Photography has been the second best decision ever (best decision was getting married). We had Paul and Val handle the photography, and Mark helped coordinate the timeline as well the business side of everything else. The final product has been beyond expectations, and we felt that this has been worth every penny. Paul and Val worked very hard to capture our precious moments, and we are thankful with the editing and post production of the pictures. Paul took initiative and was very calculated in respect to time and position of all photos. His vision and professionalism in being a photographer is a gift, and I am more than glad to be able to share the blessings we had with his work and Val's. Please look no further and look at the accolades of Unveiled Wedding Photography...each award is more than well deserved. TOP NOTCH!
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    Genela Sent on 10/23/2019
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    Can't stop looking at these photos!

    We are so happy with our engagement photos!
    Upon our initial contact up until the end of the shoot, Mark was very responsive and very flexible. We wanted pictures on the beach and he was very knowledgeable about timing of the sunset and the tides. We added another challenge to the shoot- our large and energetic one year old puppy, and Mark was very patient and skillfully included him in our shots. We received our photos shortly after and I couldn't stop looking at them! The sunset photos were incredible and I love all of the candid shots that he took. The emotion he capture in the photos was irreplaceable.
    Mark, thank you so much! We are so happy to have these memories and so happy we were able to include our big furry baby :o)

    Unveiled Wedding Photography's reply:

    I'm so glad you love the photos! Thanks so much for taking the time and for the very kind words Genela!
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    Kelly P. Sent on 07/11/2022
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    Top Notch Quality and Experience

    I recommend Mark and his team at Unveiled Wedding Photography with my highest praise and satisfaction. From the very first call to the final photos, Mark made the process easy, fun, and memorable. He was easy to communicate with, timely and responsive, planning and payment was clear, and, most importantly, he made my husband and I feel comfortable and at ease on our wedding day. The gorgeous photos reflect that comfort as he captured genuine, intimate moments as well as unique posed photos. He was well informed of our venue at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park and so we ended up with many different poses and location shots. Even with all the beautiful backgrounds and locations, he still managed to make my husband and I the focus of the photos. The day moved seamlessly and the photography timeline planning meeting also helped us with structuring our schedule for the remainder of the events for the day, and anything that helps with wedding planning is a plus. Mark offered so many suggestions, had great options, and helped my husband and I reach conclusions that felt right for us. The value of our investment and the quality of the process and final product were better than we ever expected, and our expectations were already high from reviewing Mark’s prior work. My husband and I laughed and cried looking through the final photos reliving our special day. The photos turned out so well and my favorites file is overflowing. Mark captured so many great genuine glances, smiles, and moments; we were transported back to exactly how we felt that day with each picture. We absolutely love them! We will cherish these preserved memories always, and we cannot thank Mark and the Unveiled Wedding Photography enough for that. You will not regret booking them for your wedding.
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    Ashley M. Sent on 02/28/2020
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    Breath Talking and Easy

    Such an easy and amazing experience. Made the shoot flawless and the time flew by. We were very pleased from start to finish and the photos turned out phenomenal.
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    Stephanie W. Sent on 12/18/2023
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    Above and Beyond

    As a wedding planner for the last 10 years, I have worked with many, many photographers. Mark is by far the most detailed, prepared for any situation, and will always go above and beyond for his clients. His artistic view of the world brings out the best in couples -- which really shows in their beautiful photos. I love working with Mark, his energy is so fun, and he's such a patient person (which you definitely need in this industry)!
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    Shannon P. Sent on 10/27/2019
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    Highly Recommend Unveiled Wedding Photography

    We chose Unveiled for our 8/17/19 wedding and we are so glad we did! Mark was amazing to work with from the first time we inquired with him all the way through delivery of our wedding images. He was incredibly thorough and patient during our consultation as well as during our planning call. Mark’s expertise in laying out our wedding day schedule made our day so easy and seamless. He also recommended some great locations we ended up using for our first look. He was communicative before and after the wedding and a pleasure to work with the day of. We couldn’t be happier with our wedding photos. Mark and his assistant captured the candid moments we were looking for as well as all of the beautiful portraits. Thank you, Mark & team!! -Shannon & Joel
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    Melissa M. Sent on 08/12/2019
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    High quality is service and photos

    Working with Mark and Unveiled for our wedding was literally the best decision we made when planning. Our original photographers fell through, and we reached out to Mark in the hopes he could salvage the day. What he ended up doing was so far and beyond that, I honestly can't thank or recommend him enough.

    From the get go, he was incredibly responsive. Every time we emailed him, he responded within about a day. The amount of experience he has is apparent in the work he does. He basically helped lay out the day of timeline, set and posed every scene, and made us feel incredibly comfortable. We literally met him the day of our wedding (again, it was a very last minute fill in) and immediately felt comfortable around him. Him and his team captured literally hundreds of shots, all of which are fantastic. Our venue itself was a difficult shoot with the lighting, and they totally nailed it. They brought all the necessary equipment and set up/torn down ASAP so every shot could be captured appropriately. All our guests commented on how on top of it Mark was. In various moments he would shoot us, and whip around to get our guests' reactions all within a couple of seconds.

    Mark promised and delivered excellent quality work, and was respectful during the whole process. HIGHLY recommend!!!
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    Kellie Sent on 08/11/2019
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    Beautiful Photography and A Pleasure to Work With

    You should book Unveiled Wedding Photography for your wedding photos! We absolutely loved our wedding photos. Mark and his team were able to capture all the special moments of our wedding. We were elated to see that our beach sunset photos turned out so spectacularly and Mark's truly gifted at capturing the emotions in his photography. We cannot be happier that we chose Unveiled Wedding Photography to capture our special day.
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    Mel Sent on 01/22/2019
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    Mark is the best photographer! Hire him.

    Mark is the best photographer, ever! Our engagement photo session and wedding photo experience were perfect. He is good at communication. He answered all the questions we had. He is really responsive. He replies emails very fast and list everything clearly in emails. He is always on time. He would do what he promised. He is really reliable. We were impressed by his professional skills, easy-going personality, humor, dedication AND his way of using natural light in photos. We love all the photos he provided. Plus, he is very humorous. He knows how to make us laugh or smile when taking photos. We are really glad that we chose him as our photographer. We would hire him again and again for future anniversaries and events:)
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    Fan Sent on 06/20/2018
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    We had Mark and Ryan to shoot our wedding and they were awesome! First of all, unveiled photography has the best indoor and outdoor phots. I browsed pages after pages of galleries on Yelp and Google. Unveiled had the best balance of light, shadow, and color for indoors, while the outdoors are always excellent.
    Mark is also fantastic at capturing different angles and moments, including the wonderful laughing moments of my mom who refuses to smile in front of a camera. I knew that unveiled is the wedding photography I wanted to go with before I knew anything else about my wedding. Second of all, Mark does an absolutely detailed and perfect time analysis. I never thought of how important it is. But the time line actually eventually became the most essential thing in my while wedding. It's not just about the sunset and lighting, most importantly it controlled everyone's stress. We had plenty time for photo shoot, hang out with guests, eat and play. I was so happy to find unveiled and got to work with Mark and his team! I can't say enough of good things :)
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    Lori Sent on 03/30/2018
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    This is the Photographer you are looking for!
    I contacted several photographers, and after letting them know I had a budget and it was going to be a Star Wars wedding... most seemed to be ‘ok’ with the idea of a Star Wars wedding, but not willing to work with me on my budget. Mark took the time to talk to me, he explained what he could do -which was nice after hearing what all the others couldn’t do. He said he had just the guy to shoot my wedding, Paul. Mark and I had several conversations, he is extremely knowledgeable about the flow/timeline of a wedding. We agreed on a price, and he sent out the contract and asked for me to come up with a photo list-all the pics you want to make sure they get. Mine was REALLY long, he was extremely patient and professional and we worked on getting it down to something they could actual manage in the time they had. Cut to the day of the wedding, all that detail and planning flew out of my head, but Paul and his asst Ghia took over! Ghia was reassuring and calming, AND was able to make sure we were getting in all those pics I wanted. And then there’s Paul, wow! First of all, he is professional, kind, and has a really great eye! If he asks for your shoes, your bouquet or your rings... just hand them over!!! He took the most amazing pics and really captured the love and joy of the day!! Ghia, Paul and Mark were the photographers I was looking for!! I highly recommend them!!

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    Thanks so much for your review Lori! Paul and Ghia had great things to say about the day and they said the food was fantastic as well! I’ll make sure to pass along your kind words to them. Your crowd was so much fun, and I’m so glad that I got the chance to come and shoot with Paul towards the end of the night as well! Thanks again!
    Mark
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    Aubrey Sent on 03/09/2018
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    Mark was so thorough, professional, and detail oriented it really made our wedding go smoothly! I truly enjoyed working with him. He was always very responsive and helpful through email and phone calls and totally put us at ease with any questions we had. On the day of, he was on time and completely prepared. I really appreciated that he was able to give direction and get the pictures we wanted within the time frame we had. At the ceremony I didn't even notice him, but wherever he was he was able to get some AMAZING photos!! I highly recommend Mark and Unveiled Photography.
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    It was so hard to choose a photographer. When I met Mark I knew he was the one that I wanted for my big day. He took the time to meet with me in person to go over all my questions that I had. He was so knowledgeable and he is dedicated to making your pictures look absolutely amazing! My pictures turned out amazing! He is affordable as well!! He even does a timeline for your big day, so everything can run smoothly without having any stress!! I would highly recommend unveiled photography for your wedding day. You will regret it if you don't go with them!
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    Celia Sent on 08/25/2017
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    If you are considering Unveiled Wedding Photography let me completely make up your mind with this review! We got married in July, downtown San Diego. I am a very detailed orientated, planned and my husband would probably say a ‘neurotic’ person and (obviously) this was heightened to an extreme level during the wedding planning process.
    When I first met with Mark Hillis (one of my three options for photographers initially) I was blown away by how detailed, specific and thoughtful he was in our meeting even though he hadn’t got the job. He offered me his professional advice about whether to do the first look which I appreciated (again because I hadn’t even decided to go with him yet).
    Once he did become our wedding photographer he was always extremely responsive to my questions throughout the planning process. On our actual wedding day – Mark was next level.
    My husband nicknamed him ‘the animal’ on our wedding day because he literally would do the splits or get into what looked like a very uncomfortable position to get the perfect shot of us or our wedding party. He was outstanding. He made everyone feel at ease and the lengthy process of saying ‘cheese’ not as tiresome. 
    I have never been married before so I don’t have another photographer to compare his day of performance too, however, he was so on time, so professional and so respectful with all the bridal party and family members. Mark and his team were never ‘in the way’ and made sure that we got every shot we had requested!!! They. Did. Not. Miss. A. Beat.
    And I haven’t even spoken about the quality of the actual photos he took. Holy moly I was blown away! My husband and I could not be happier with our wedding photos. The lighting, the attention to detail and the ability to bring out the magic of the people, venue and event on that special day is seriously such an amazing skill that Mark possesses.
    If you are considering Unveiled Wedding Photography please go with them!!!!
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    Chelsea Sent on 01/23/2017
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    Mark and the team at Unveiled were absolutely incredible!! From the start we were one hundred percent confident in Mark due to his professionalism, honesty, and amazing portfolio. The last few days before our wedding we were forced to come up with a rain plan and Mark was great at coming up with alternate locations and laying out all the potential options. Fortunately, the rain cleared and we didn't need the back-up plan but I was completely confident with Mark and his team. Most importantly, the photos are AMAZING!!! We received the photos much, much faster than expected after the wedding and we couldn't be happier with the quality of Mark's work. We took first look, bridal party, and immediate family photos in a hotel garden and Mark was able to make it seem like we were in a secluded tropical paradise! No buildings were visible and his ability to create the perfect lighting is unsurpassed. The photos from the ceremony and reception truly capture the essence of our wedding and allowed me to completely relive the day. If you value photography at all, you just must choose Mark and Unveiled Wedding Photography!! His photos are keepsakes and you will not be disappointed. Photography was our top priority for our big day (besides actually getting married!) and Unveiled was absolutely the best choice!
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    Nicolette Sent on 12/26/2016
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    You won't be disappointed. Mark is great and very very easy to work with. In his past he has done food photography and jewelry photography - these are both part of your wedding anyway so all components of your wedding pictures will be stunning. Regarding payment, we also liked that you pay in 3 installments rather than 2 - helps your situation immensely when all payments for other vendors bunch up together.

    Unveiled is an easy hire!
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