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Santa on the deck at Meydenbauer Yacht club pointing at the boats returning from the Holiday Cruise. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle event photographer

2019 Special People’s Holiday Cruise Santa Photos

Santa Photos at the 2019 Seafair Holiday Cruise Last Sunday I had the pleasure on being the “Santa Photographer” for the 2019 Special People’s Cruise, held at Meydenbauer Yacht Club in Bellevue.  I have now been the official Santa photographer at this event for ~25 years.  I first started in this role when my daughter […]

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Top 100 wedding photography blogs in 2019

Tom Ellis Photography Blog Rated in Top 100 Blogs

Tom Ellis Photography Blog in Feedspot Top 100 Wedding Photography Blogs A few days ago I received an email from someone whose name I did not recognize, Anuj Agarwal from Feedspot.com.  The header on the email was what I have written above, “Tom Ellis Photography Blog in Feedspot Top 100 Wedding Photography Blogs”, and contained […]

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Knot Best of Weddings 2018 award badge

Tom Ellis Photography wins 2018 Knot Best of Weddings

TOM ELLIS PHOTOGRAPHY NAMED WINNER IN THE KNOT BEST OF WEDDINGS 2018 Twelfth Annual Best of Weddings Awards, from the #1 Wedding Planning Website, Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Across America SEATTLE, WA/January 21, 2018—TOM ELLIS is pleased to announce that he has been selected as a 2018 ­­winner in The Knot Best of Weddings, […]

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Santa poses with young woman with Down Syndrome at the 2017 Special People's Holiday Cruise

2017 Special People’s Holiday Cruise

The 2017 Special People’s Holiday Cruise On December 4 I was the “Santa Photographer” at the 2017 Special People’s Holiday Cruise, held at the Meydenbauer Yacht Club.  This is an annual event, and has been going on for many years.  As many of my clients know, my daughter Kerri has Down Syndrome.  I first got […]

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French Creek Manor wedding - first dance for bride and groom

French Creek Manor Wedding – Tom Ellis Photography

Anneliese and Mark get married at French Creek Manor On September 2 I was honored to be the photographer at the wedding of Anneliese Striz and Mark Young, held at the French Creek Manor in Snohomish.  I first spoke with Anneliese over a year ago, when she came to see me to find out if […]

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Groom gives bride a kiss on the cheek before their wedding at Tibbett's Creek Manor

Tibbett’s Creek Wedding – Seattle wedding photography

Brenda and Zack get married at Tibbet’s Creek Manor It has been several weeks, but I finally have had time to put together a post for the wedding of Brenda Walls and Zack Stockton, which took place on August 27 at Tibbett’s Creek Manor in Issaquah.  Tibbet’s Creek is a beautiful venue, and we had pretty […]

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Bride and groom walk hand-in-hand along the beach under beautiful blue skies, at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle

Happy First Anniversary Colleen and Matt

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Colleen and Matt! I want to wish a very happy first wedding anniversary to Colleen and Matt, who were married on 9/3/16 at Golden Gardens in Seattle.  You can see a selection of photos from their wedding and reception on my blog by clicking here –  Colleen and Matt’s Wedding at Golden […]

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Sneak Peek – Tibbetts Creek Manor Wedding

Sneak Peek – Brenda and Zack get married at Tibbett’s Creek Manor Yesterday I had the honor of photographing the wedding of Brenda and Zack, held at the lovely Tibbett’s Creek Manor in Issaquah.  And because it was just yesterday I have not had the chance yet to really get many of the photos edited, […]

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Sneak Peek, Seattle wedding photographer

Sneak Peek – Richelle and Lance at Kerry Park Yesterday I was the photographer at the wedding of Richelle and Lance, who traveled all the way from Fairbanks AK to Seattle to get married.  They also brought along their 4 children, 2 each from previous marriages – kind of a mini Brady Bunch in the […]

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Seattle wedding portrait session at Kubota Garden, close up photo of bride and groom in traditional Ethiopian wedding clothes

Seattle Wedding Portrait Session at Kubota Garden

Wedding Portrait Session, Yonas & Bezawit at Kobota Garden I feel very guilty that it has taken me so long to get the photos from this session up on my blog.  This is Part Two of a wedding portrait session that I had with Bezawit and Yonas.  Part One was done at Golden Gardens, Kerry […]

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