My husband and I reached out to Marlon after he was highly recommended by my sister, who also used him for her wedding. Before booking, we met with him to go over our vision for our wedding photography, and right away we felt comfortable and confident that he would bring it to life. On our wedding day, Marlon did exactly that--and more! We absolutely love our photos; they turned out even better than we could've imagined. He captured the energy, emotions, and little in-between moments so perfectly. We're so grateful for his talent and professionalism, and we truly can't recommend him enough! read more

Marlon was absolutely amazing. From day one he was super helpful and friendly made our experience that much better and easier. He helped us a lot and made great suggestions and recommendations. Our pictures are absolutely beautiful. Thank you again Marlon and we will definitely be recommending you. read more

I am so happy we chose marlon as our photographer for our wedding. Not only is the quality of his work amazing, but he is unbelievably easy to work with and captured such beautiful memories of our big day at such an affordable price. My Husband and I aren't avid selfie/picture takers ourselves and are unused to being in front of a lens but Marlon made us feel relaxed during both our engagement and wedding photos, and even managed to make two ugly people like ourselves look good for the first time ever. He is also really dedicated and stayed longer than he was supposed to, just so he could have some time with us at the end of the night to get some key photos he thought we would like. I'm so grateful we found him and would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a photographer. read more

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Fabulous photographer! Great quality pictures! Very creative and professional! Marlon was flexible and willing to work with our ideas too!!! We are so happy with the final results!! If you're looking for someone that is reliable, consistent, and skilled, Marlon's your man! Love, The Mejares read more

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I am a very particular person, and there is no other photographer I would have chosen other than Marlon. From day one he was very charismatic, outgoing, professional, and just fun. He sincerely cares about your love story and to just capture that moment all over again is his forte. Getting married and having someone seize all beautiful moments is a big deal and Marlon was able to execute that very well. Marlon, thank you so much for being such an amazing photographer to work with. Not only did we gain great pictures that captured our love, but we gained a wonderful friend! Cannot wait to work with you again! Five stars and more all the way! read more

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Marlon is such a phenominal photographer. My husband and I are so happy we hired him! Marlon has such a great attitude on capturing the right moment at the right time. The photos we received from our engagement photo shoot and our wedding are gorgeous. All of my friends and family loved having him at our wedding. Marlon is very friendly and personable. My husband and I are so fortunate to have found a photographer like him. I cannot reiterate how easy going he was and on the day of your wedding, that's the attitude you need around you. read more

Marlon Taylor Photography - Event Photography Near Me

My husband found Marlon on theknot.com. With all the photographers, we narrowed it down, & emailed about 5-7 photographers. We found Marlon, and we couldn't believe how inexpensive he was compared to the others -- almost 1/2 the price! We were trying to do a budget wedding, so we were definitely intrigued. We emailed him back to set a time to meet up, and he sent me more details. He has 2 basic packages to choose from with different engagement photo shoot options & day off hours. This is his exact words from his email. "Don't worry if these packages don't fit your needs exactly...every wedding and every budget is different so if none of these packages fit your specific budget needs, just let me know and I can customize a package just for you:) I am very flexible and accommodating. I really don't believe that you have to break the bank in order to get quality wedding photograph." Isn't that so wonderful to hear? As wedding planning is stressful, Marlon made it as easy as possible!! I will say though, if you are looking for a photographer with a second shooter, he does not have one. But honestly, I don't think it hurt us without a second shooter. Marlon was right there and caught all of the photos needed. We met at a coffee shop at the Soco District on a Saturday afternoon, and Marlon brought his work to show us. He is so easy to talk to and to get along with. We went over his albums, and he asked us basic questions to "tell our story". We ended up chatting for over an hour, and he's just so personable. We told him if we did go with him, our engagement session will probably be with our dog, and he was totally fine with that. He also has a full time job working in a completely different field, so this is basically a second job for him. I asked isn't that just insane to work so much, but he says he loves photography, so he doesn't feel like it's work! We booked Marlon in September 2016, and our wedding was May 2017. We emailed him a day or so later to book him, and he sent over his contract, and the deposit. We Paypal'ed him the deposit (forgot how much it is), and we asked which days he was available for engagement photo sessions. He said just let him know which time and date we can do it, and he will be available. I ended up booking our engagement shoot a couple months later, and I emailed him a few weeks in advanced. We went to UCIrvine (where we met), and we went to the park at UCIrvine and brought our dog! We spent about 2-3 hours or so at the park, getting different shots (much harder with a dog). Afterward, we asked if it was okay to do another location, somewhere with some older buildings, and he was totally fine with that. We asked him if we can drop off our dog, and do an outfit change, and he was totally fine with that. We decided to go to Downtown Santa Ana! We shot around in a bar we liked, on the sidewalk, and down some streets with brick buildings. He was very easy to work with all day. I didn't even notice, but our contract with him is only 4 hrs of engagement photos (we probably did 5-6 hrs!), but Marlon did not charge us anything additional or say anything. He just says as long as we are happy with the photos, then he was happy. I love that he was not trying to charge us for everything, and was just trying to do the best job he can. Amazingly, we took the engagement photos on Sunday, and he literally sent me a link with all of the photos (with his edits) by that Thursday/Friday!!! HOW DOES HE DO IT ALL WITH A FULL TIME JOB??! I have no idea, but I was very happy to see them! We got to use the photos for our invitations and wedding guest book. They looked great as well! Fast forward to our wedding -- it was very easy to schedule with him. To let him know what time we needed him, and he showed up right on time. You make a final payment to Marlon the week before your wedding, so he requested us to Venmo him the amount. He met us the day of right on time, and was able to accommodate shooting the tea ceremony with our families too! He stayed with us almost all night (I forgot how long his contract was for for the wedding day, but I felt like he stayed until we were pretty much done!). He got all the photos we wanted, and the photos came out great! We got married 05/13/17, and the digital photos with the link came out 6/07/17. HOW DOES HE DO IT WITH A FULL TIME JOB? I know some people had to wait months for their photos! So we were so happy! The leather-bound album too a little longer though. We didn't get that until Oct 2017, but he said there was a problem with his vendor. The album is GREAT quality though!! Glass front, leather bound, thick quality cardstock paper and lay-flat photos so the photos don't get cut off. Highly recommended!! read more

Thank you Marlon for capturing our special day! I saw Marlon's work and knew he had to be our photographer. He was super attentive, he met early to take photos of us getting beutiful and then was at our venue early to make sure he didn't miss a moment. I couldn't have asked for more. Thank you again Marlon for being apart of our special day and capturing it! read more

We hired Marlon for a family photo shoot. He did a great job. There were 14 of us all shouting directions and ideas at once but he was able to stay on top of everything still. He stayed extra time to get more pictures and he really seemed to enjoy taking the photos. It was like having a friend come do you photo shoot who also happens to take great pictures. Also he is very quick and his packages are very comprehensive. I recommend him fully read more

My sister recommended Marlon based on a shoot he did for her friend's wedding. I have nothing but great things to say about him and the photos he took at my sister's bridal shower. He showed up early which turned out to be a huge help because a traffic situation made me late to the venue - and helped set up some of the decorations when he saw how frazzled I was with guests about to arrive. The images he captured were amazing and so beautiful, he is extremely talented. Afterwards he provided a link to an online gallery where I could easily view then download the images and place orders for prints - and pass it around to all the attendees so they could do the same. I would genuinely recommend anyone looking for a shower, engagement, wedding, etc. to contact him! read more

Marlon did an amazing job! Def recommend to anyone looking for a photographer. He took wonderful pictures and also provided a perfect slide show! read more