Engagement

Andrew and Julia kiss with Snoqualmie Falls in the background, during their surprise proposal and engagement photo session

Surprise wedding proposal at Snoqualmie Falls

Surprise proposal and engagement session at Snoqualmie Falls A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Andrew.  He and his girlfriend Julia were coming from Sacramento to Seattle for a short vacation, and he planned to propose to her while they were here.  He wanted to do a surprise  proposal at Snoqualmie Falls, and […]

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Andrew shows Julia her engagement ring during their surprise proposal at Snoqualmie Falls

Sneak Peek – Surprise Proposal at Snoqualmie Falls

Sneak-Peek of Surprise Proposal at Snoqualmie Falls Yesterday afternoon I met up with Andrew and Julia for a combination surprise proposal and engagement photo session at Snoqualmie Falls.  Of course, if Julia had said “no” when Andrew proposed it would have been a short session!  Fortunately for all concerned this was not the case.  We […]

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Romantic Seattle Engagement Photos at Alki Point

Engagement Session with Mariana and Wes at Alki Point I am rather sadly behind in my blog posting schedule for which I deeply apologize.  I discovered recently that I had completely missed posting several engagement sessions that took place last summer.  Time to remedy that! Last August I was contacted by Wes, who wanted to […]

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Surprise Proposal - Brian proposes to Teresa in the Kubota Garden in Seattle

Surprise Wedding Proposal at the Kubota Gardens

Surprise Wedding Proposal at the Kubota Gardens in Seattle Brian and Teresa are from Maryland, and they had planned to make a trip to Puerto Rico in mid-September.  But Hurricane Maria badly messed up those plans, and they decided to travel to Seattle instead.  On September 22 I received an email asking whether I could take […]

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Beautifully backlit close up photo of bride and groom, with a forest backdrop

The joys and challenges of blogging wedding photography

Keeping an up-to-date blog during the busy wedding season is tough! Blogging during the busy wedding season is always a special challenge.  During much of the year things are relatively quiet, and it is easy to look over work and choose what to present, and have plenty of time to write the post.  But the […]

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Seattle engagement photo at Pike Place Market, couple talking together in Post Alley

Seattle engagement photo session, Pike Place Market

Seattle engagement photo session with Erin & Steve Several weeks ago I met up with Erin and Steve for an engagement photo session.  We actually lucked out and had some nice weather for our photo session, catching one of the few good spring days in between all of the rainy ones. We started by meeting […]

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Seattle engagement photo, close up shot of couple in front of the Gum Wall at Pike Place Market

Seattle engagement photos, Pike Place Market

Engagement photo session at Pike Place Market and the Waterfront Time for more engagement photos, this time from my session with Kate and Evan.  We met up a few weeks ago on a rather wet Sunday afternoon at the Pike Place Market.  When I say “rather wet” I am understating things a bit, because it […]

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Engagement photo of couple standing under an umbrella against a brick wall in Seattle's Pike Place Market

Sneak Peek Seattle Engagement Photos at Pike Place Market

Sneak Peek – Engagement photos at Pike Place Market Only one photo to share for now, but more coming soon.  We had a fun (but wet!) photo session in Pike Place Market and the nearby Seattle Waterfront on Sunday afternoon.  Good thing we had umbrellas!  We managed to find a few places to hide from […]

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Engagement photo of couple hugging under the old concrete arches at Gasworks Park in Seattle

Seattle wedding photographer – Sneak Peek Engagement

Sneak Peek of Michelle and Zach’s Seattle engagement photo session at Gasworks Park Yesterday afternoon I met up with Michelle and Zach at Gasworks Park in Seattle for their engagement photo session.  The couple are both students at Western Washington University, and even though they had hired me a couple of months ago to be […]

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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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