Engagement

Seattle Kubota Garden surprise proposal. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement photographer

Sneak Peek Surprise Proposal at Kubota Garden

Sneak Peek – Parker’s Surprise Proposal to Sally at the Kubota Garden A few days ago I had the great pleasure of being the photographer at the surprise marriage proposal by Parker to Sally, at the Kubota Garden in Seattle.  I’m not going to give the whole story now, you’ll have to wait for my […]

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Katie and Shivam at Reflection Lake on Mt Rainier during their surprise proposal and engagement photo session. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement photographer

Snowy Surprise Proposal Engagement at Reflection Lake

Shivam’s Surprise Proposal to Katie at Reflection Lake In late September I was contacted by Shivam, who was located in North Carolina.  He and his girlfriend Katie were going to be in the Seattle area in a few weeks, and he wanted to propose while they were hiking on Mt Rainier.  Shivam wanted to do […]

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Sneak Peek Surprise Proposal at Reflection Lake

Sneak Peek – Shivam and Katie Surprise Proposal A couple of days ago I had the opportunity to photograph a surprise proposal at Reflction Lake, located on Mt Rainier.  There is a good story about this shoot that I will share in a later post, along with a lot more photos.  Let’s just say that […]

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Sarah and Jacob in Pike Place Market during out pre-wedding photo session. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement photographer

Fun Seattle Pre-Wedding Photo Session at Pike Place Market

Pre-Wedding Photo Shoot at Pike Place Market This story goes back almost two years.  That was when Sarah and Jacob contacted me about being their photographer when they planned to be married in July of 2020.  They were currently living in New York, but Sarah is a Seattle native (Garfield high school) and they had […]

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Jessica and Ryan walk across frozen Gold Creek Pond during our snowy engagement photo session. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding and engagement photographer

Snowy Winter Seattle Area Engagement Photo Session

Snowy Engagement Photo Session at Gold Creek Pond Last week I headed for nearby Snoqualmie Pass where I met up with Jessica and Ryan for their engagement photo session.  We had talked for awhile about setting up a session, but the mountain conditions had been super snowy in late February and early March, and finding […]

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York surprises Danni with a marriage proposal at the Golf Club at Newcastle.

Spectacular Seattle Surprise Marriage Proposal

Spectacular Surprise Marriage Proposal at Newcastle Golf Club Just over a week ago I got a phone call from York.  He and his fiancé Danni had planned to be married on August 16, but due to the coronavirus their plans had been put on hold until 2021. But York had a very cool idea.  He […]

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Frank and Whitney at the Kubota Garden after Frank's surprise wedding proposal. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement photographer

Seattle Surprise Wedding Proposal at Kubota Garden

Frank’s Surprise Wedding Proposal to Whitney at Kubota Garden Way back at the end of March I received an email from Frank.  He was planning to propose to his girlfriend, and wanted to know whether I could help him with photos of the surprise proposal.  Of course, this was shortly after many states had pretty […]

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Ben proposes to Samantha, while Snoqualmie Falls in the background covers them with mist. Tom Ellis Photography, destination engagement photographer

Snoqualmie Falls Surprise Wedding Proposal and Engagement

Surprise Wedding Proposal at Snoqualmie Falls A couple weeks ago I got a phone call from Ben.  He was planning to do a surprise proposal to his girlfriend Samantha at Snoqualmie Falls, and wanted to know if I was available to take some photos of the proposal.  Ben wanted to do the proposal on March […]

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The Knot Best of Weddings 2020. Tom Ellis Photography, top-rated Seattle wedding photographer

Tom Ellis Photography wins The Knot Best of Weddings Award

Tom Ellis Photography wins The Knot Best of Weddings Award for 2020 I am very happy and proud to announce that I have once again been selected to receive The Knot Best of Weddings, an accolade representing the highest- and most-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests on The […]

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Michael and Ryan during their Seattle same-sex/LGBT engagement photo session on the Seattle waterfront

Seattle Same-Sex Waterfront Engagement Photo Session

Michael and Ryan’s Seattle Waterfront Engagement Photo Session I have to apologize for taking so long to get this engagement session online.  Too busy with other shoots, and much as I like to get various photo sessions online ASAP my first priority is always to get my clients’ photos edited and in their possession as […]

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