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Winter Surprise Marriage Proposal at Snoqualmie Falls

Erlan’s Surprise Proposal to Tanya at Snoqualmie Falls Back at the beginning of February I received an email from Erlan.  He and his girlfriend Tanya were going to be visiting Seattle the following week, and he wanted to propose to her while in Seattle. he wanted to do the proposal at Snoqualmie Falls, and asked if […]

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Nik and Brian were married at St Paul's chapel in Port Gamble, WA. Tom Ellis Photography, destination wedding photographer

Nik and Brian’s Wonderful Autumn Wedding in Port Gamble

Nik and Brian Get Married in Port Gamble Chapel Nik and Brian were married in Port Gamble on a very blustery and cold day at the end of October.  If you are not familiar with Port Gamble, it is located about 30 miles northwest from Seattle as the crow flies, but for people to get there involves either taking […]

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Carolyn's senior photo session at the Bellevue Botanical Garden - Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle area senior photographer

Sunny Summer Senior Photos at Bellevue Botanical Garden

Carolyn’s Senior Photo Session at Bellevue Botanical Garden On a sunny day last August, I met with Carolyn for her senior photo session at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.  This was kind of an unusual Senior Photo session, because Carolyn had graduated from high school the previous June.  We had been trying to schedule a time […]

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Nik and Brian weere married at St Paul's Church in Port Gamble. Tom Ellis Photography, Destination Wedding Photographer

Sneak Peek – Chilly Chapel Wedding in Port Gamble

Sneak Peek – Nik and Brian get married in Port Gamble A couple of days ago I was the photographer at Nik and Brian’s wedding at St Paul’s Church in Port Gamble.  This was a wedding that I had been anticipating for some time, and it was wonderful to finally see it happen.  I’ll cover […]

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Rashmi and Sebastien had an elopement wedding ceremony at the King County Courthouse in Seattle.

Seattle Summer Courthouse Elopement Wedding

Rashmi and Sebastien get married at the King County Courthouse In a typical year I do quite a few elopement weddings.  These are usually quite small, with less than 10 people total in attendance.  Occasionally there will be so few people that I am one of the witnesses!  The majority of these weddings are courthouse […]

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Thomas proposes to Mateja at Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement and proposal photographer

Seattle Summer Surprise Proposal at Chihuly Garden

Surprise Marriage Proposal at Chihuly Garden and Glass About a month ago I was contacted by Thomas. He and his girlfriend Mateja were going to be driving to Seattle for the weekend and he wanted to surprise her by proposing while they were here. Thomas wanted to do this proposal at the Chihuly Garden and […]

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Aida and John come down the aisle at the conclusion of their wedding ceremony at Magnolia Lutheran Church. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Wonderful Summer Seattle Wedding at Magnolia Lutheran

Wonderful Seattle wedding at Magnolia Lutheran and Golden Gardens On a beautiful July afternoon, Aida and John were married at Magnolia Lutheran Church.  I’ve been the photographer at several other weddings at this church, and it is a beautiful place for a wedding. As is usually the case, the day began with the arrival of […]

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Xiaoxi and Mike had an elopement wedding at the seattle Courthouse

Summer Elopement Wedding at the Seattle Courthouse

Xiaoxi and Mike have an Elopement Wedding at the Seattle Courthouse I recently was the photographer at the elopement wedding of Xiaoxi and Mike, who were married at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse. Mike had contacted me several weeks earlier, wanting to know if I had much experience with courthouse weddings. I assured him that I […]

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Seattle Cruise Boat Wedding Photographer-Tom Ellis Photography

Spectacular Seattle Cruise Boat Wedding on Lake Washington

Venita and Mike Get Married on the Emerald Star Cruise Boat Several weeks ago I photographed the wedding of Venita and Mike on the Waterways cruise boat Emerald Star.  The day began when I met bride Venita and her bridesmaids at the nearby hotel where they were getting dressed before the wedding.  This was quite an […]

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Ryan sets up a surprise wedding proposal to Jenny at Willows Lodge. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement photographer

Seattle Area Surprise Marriage Proposal at Willows Lodge

Ryan’s Surprise Marriage Proposal to Jenny at Willows Lodge As with most surprise wedding proposals, I never meet the couple before the day of the actual shoot.  This can make things interesting since often I have no idea what the couple looks like.  Even if I have been sent a photo, changes of clothing can […]

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