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Close up photo of bridal bouquet with the bride's and groom's rings inside one of the flowers, at their wedding at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse

Seattle wedding photographer – Courthouse wedding

Seattle Courthouse Wedding – Frances and Jeremy Last Thursday on March 9, 2017 I was the photographer at the wedding of Frances and Jeremy, held at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse in downtown Seattle.  For those of you who are not familiar with how a courthouse wedding works, it is pretty simple.  The Seattle Courthouse offers […]

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Bride and groom, along with the groom's parents, stand with the judge during their wedding ceremony at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse

Seattle courthouse wedding – Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek – Frances and Jeremy get married at the Seattle Courthouse Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Frances and Jeremy at the Seattle Courthouse.  Jeremy’s parents were there, along with two of Jeremy and Frances’ best friends and their young daughter.  Thank goodness we were having this wedding indoors, […]

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Couple poses against a background of brilliant yellow autumn foliage at the Washington Arboretum during their Seattle engagement photography session with Tom Ellis Photography

Arboretum and Gasworks Park Engagement Session

Seattle engagement photos at the Arboretum and Gasworks Park I just discovered an engagement session from way back in October that I had never put onto the blog.  This session was with Vini and Sachin, and it took place in late October at the Washington Arboretum and Gasworks Park.  I can hardly believe that I […]

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Engaged couple on the beach at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle

Seattle engagement photos at Golden Gardens Park

Manami and Sam’s engagement photography session at Golden Gardens A couple of weeks ago I met up with Manami and Sam at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle for their engagement photo session.  Manami and Sam are getting married in just a few months, in early May.  Sam and Manami  are still debating whether we will […]

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Down Syndrome Community Sweetheart Dance 2017

Yesterday I attended the annual Valentine’s Sweetheart Dance for the Seattle area Down Syndrome Community.  For those who do not already know, my daughter Kerri has Down Syndrome.  I have been the volunteer photographer at this event, as well as various other DSC events, for something north of 20 years.  I really can’t remember any […]

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Sepia toned photo of wedding ceremony at Catholic church, as the priest blesses the kneeling couple just before pronouncing them married

Seattle wedding photographer, Des Moines Wedding

Wedding of Debra and Gary at St. Philomena Catholic Church Debra Johnson and Gary Hudak were married on January 21 at St. Philomena Catholic Church in Des Moines.  Here is a brief run-down of the events of the day. Getting ready I met Debra at her house before the wedding to get some photos as […]

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Clouds reflected in the water at Chism Park

Sunset reflection photos, Seattle photographer

Late afternoon reflection photos at Chism Park Late this afternoon I was visiting my parents, and their dog needed to take a walk.  So I took him out and we and headed for nearby Chism Park.  It was getting quite close to sunset, and because it was mostly overcast it was already quite dark by […]

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Bride and groom exchange rings during their Seattle area wedding ceremony

Seattle wedding photographer, St Philomena wedding

Sneak Peek – Debra and Gary get married at St. Philomena Here is a “Sneak Peek” photo from Saturday’s wedding of Debra Johnson and Gary Hudak at St. Philomena Catholic Church in Des Moines, as Gary places Debra’s ring on her finger during the ceremony.  Very nice ceremony, followed by a reception at the nearby […]

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Engagement photo of couple with Snoqualmie Falls in the background

Seattle area engagement photos at Snoqualmie Falls

Shannon and Kevin’s Engagement Photos at Snoqualmie Falls Shannon, Kevin and I met just a week ago at Snoqualmie Falls for their engagement photo session.  I will be photographing their wedding next September in Bellingham, and after talking over the various possibilities for locations for their engagement session they opted for the Falls, to give […]

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Engagement photo at Snoqualmie Falls with Falls and icy spray in background

Sneak Peek Engagement Photo – Shannon & Kevin at Snoqualmie Falls

Sneak Peek – Engagement Photos at Snoqualmie Falls Yesterday I met up with Shannon and Kevin at Snoqualmie Falls for their engagement photo session.  We had considerably better weather than predicted, with near cloudless skies, though it was still quite cold with ice to be found in shady areas as you can see in the photo. […]

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