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Seattle area surprise marriage proposal at Snoqualmie Falls - Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement photographer

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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Fall sunset waterfront wedding at Ray's Boathouse - Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Fall Seattle Wedding at Rays Boathouse Tom Ellis Photography

Guada and Don Get Married at Ray’s Boathouse Back in early November Don and Guada had a fantastic wedding and reception at Ray’s Boathouse in Seattle. I’m going to give you a quick rundown of the day, as well as present a selection of photo highlights.  But if you get bored with my commentary you […]

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Incredible Seattle area Summer church wedding. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Amazing Everett Catholic Church Wedding & Outdoor Reception

Catherine and Steven Get Married at St Mary Magdalen Church This was one of my final true “Summer Weddings” for 2022, taking place at the end of August with wonderful sunny summer weather.  I had done an engagement photo session with Catherine and Steven just a few weeks earlier, and was really looking forward to […]

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2022 Seattle Down Syndrome Community Buddy Walk. Tom Ellis Photography

2022 Seattle Down Syndrome Buddy Walk

The Return of the Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound Buddy Walk After several years of either no Buddy Walk or a much reduced version of the Walk due to Covid fears, this year the Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound was able to bring the Buddy Walk back.  This was a very welcome return, […]

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Seattle summer engagement photo session. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement photographer

Summer Engagement Session at Bellevue Botanical Garden

Catherine and Steven’s Engagement Session at the Botanical Garden Once again I lucked out with the weather on this session, with a pretty much perfect August afternoon.  Catherine and Steven are getting married in just a few weeks, and we had been trying to find a good time for much of the summer to do […]

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The Knot Best of Weddings 2022 - Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Tom Ellis Photography Wins Wedding Photographer Awards for 2022

Tom Ellis Photography wins multiple awards for Seattle Wedding Photographer for 2022 I am very pleased and proud to announce that once again Tom Ellis Photography was given multiple awards for Wedding Photographer for 2022.  I really should have gotten a post up about this earlier but I’ve been too busy with more important aspects […]

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Seattle newborn baby photo session with Ellie and her family. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle family and baby photographer

Welcome to the World Ellie – Seattle Family Photography

Welcome and Happy Birthday to Baby Ellie! I recently had the wonderful opportunity to take some newborn photos of baby Ellie, who was born just three days before our photo session.  Ellie is child number two for Ashley and Justin, following older sister Addison by about 22 months.  As you might guess, Addison is very […]

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Gunnar poses for a photo among the fallen leaves during his senior photo session at the U of Washington campus. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle senior photographer

Seattle Senior Photography Session at UW Campus

Gunnar’s Senior Photography Session at the UW Campus On a semi-sunny fall afternoon I met with Lake Washington High School senior Gunnar at the University of Washington campus for his senior photo session.  This is a great location for almost any kind of photo session,  a really beautiful campus with lots of locations that are […]

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Seattle courthouse elopement wedding that was not in a courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle courthouse wedding photographer

Sneak Peek Crazy COVID Courthouse Elopement Wedding

Sneak Peek – Queen and Sebastian’s Crazy COVID Courthouse Elopement Wedding On Thursday Queen and Sebastian were married in a “Courthouse Elopement Wedding Ceremony” that was unlike any that I have done before, and I have photographed well over 100 Courthouse weddings.  I’m not going to tell the entire story right now, but the current […]

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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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