Photographer Mark Peterson | For Love With Love | Tucson, Arizona
Hey there, I’m Mark your wedding photographer with a heart full of wanderlust and a soul rooted in storytelling!
I grew up chasing adventure with my parents through the wild trails of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Picture this: crisp mountain air filled with pine and vanilla, the golden light of sunrise catching the mist. In the evenings we would sit around the crackling camp fire warming our hands, telling stories, and watching the embers float towards the treetops.. That’s where my love for wonder and connection began. It’s also where I learned that the most magical moments happen when you’re fully present, and sometimes a little off the beaten path.
Capturing bride Erin and her bridesmaids | Saguaro Buttes Wedding Venue | Tucson, Arizona (Photo: B. Martin)
Fast forward to today, and I still live for those kinds of moments. Whether I’m hiking among Tucson’s ancient saguaro cacti or wandering the foggy coastal towns of Maine, exploring the cobblestone streets of Aix-En-Provence or sipping a strong coffee in the early Belgrade mornings; I’m always chasing beauty, romance, and real connection with my cameras; that is my love story.
The Saguaro National Park with an approaching storm above during a wedding ceremony | For Love With Love | Tucson, Arizona
I’m a total romantic at heart (no shame!), and I truly believe in that deep, soulful kind of love. The kind where two people just get each other. That’s why wedding photography feels so personal to me. It’s not just about snapping pretty pictures; it’s about telling the story of you. Your love. Your quirks. Your shared glances and inside jokes. Your adventure.
Capturing an engagement along the southern coast of Maine | For Love With Love | Trundy Point, Maine (Photo: M. Wakefield)
Photography is how I connect with the world. It’s my way of bottling up all the magic of life; the emotions, the laughter, the subtle in-between moments that make your love story yours. I consider it a true honor when couples invite me into their world, even for just a day, to capture something so meaningful.
I’m based here in sunny Tucson, Arizona (where the sunsets are basically love letters from the desert), but my heart also lives in Europe. I’m drawn back again and again to the warmth of Belgrade and the charm of Southern France. When I’m not behind the camera, you’ll find me people-watching at a café with a pastry in hand, strumming my guitar under the stars of the evenings, or getting blissfully lost down some narrow European street; with my camera always at the ready.
Photographer Mark Peterson of For Love with Love | Tucson, Arizona
So whether we’re hiking into the desert for golden hour portraits, dancing under string lights at your backyard wedding, or meeting up in a cobblestoned corner of the world for an elopement, just know, I’m here for the adventure. Let’s tell your love story the way it deserves to be told.
— Mark | For Love With Love Photography | Tucson, Arizona
Photographer Mark Peterson | For Love With Love | Belgrade, Serbia (photo: M. Markovic)