Courthouse Weddings

Michelle and Jason had an elopement wedding at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle elopement and courthouse wedding photographer

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Michelle and Jason

Very Happy First Anniversary Wishes to Michelle and Jason I’d like to take this opportunity to pass on my wishes for a Happy First Wedding Anniversary to Jason and Michelle, married one year ago today at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse.  Wow, that seems like a LOT longer than a year ago!  This was the last […]

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Queen and Sebastian after their courthouse elopement wedding ceremony at the Seattle Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle elopement photographer

Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding that wasn’t

Sebastian and Queen get married at the Seattle Courthouse – or do they? As we all know very well, things have gotten a little crazy for the last six months or so.  And many things that we have always taken for granted have changed in ways we would no have expected.  This wedding is an […]

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Seattle elopement wedding ceremony on the rooftop of the Seattle courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, top-rated Seattle courthouse wedding photographer

Happy First Seattle Wedding Anniversary Mandy and James

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Wishes to Mandy and James Have any of you found that with the current changes in how we are able to live our lives due to the Coronavirus that the passage of time seems to have changed?  I have a hard time believing that it has already been over a year […]

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Michelle and Jason outside the Seattle Municipal Courthouse after their courthouse elopement wedding. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle courthouse elopement wedding photographer

Seattle Municipal Courthouse Elopement Wedding

Michelle and Jason Elope at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse Yesterday afternoon I joined Michelle and Jason at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse to photograph their elopement wedding ceremony.  I love elopement weddings!  They are quick and frequently intense, and are always a lot of fun. We met at the Courthouse about 30 minutes before the judges […]

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Julia and Matt's wedding ceremony at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle elopement and courthouse wedding photographer

Happy Anniversary Julia and Matt, Seattle Courthouse Wedding

Happy Anniversary Julia and Matt! I never know when I’m going to get a call for an elopement wedding.  Kind of the nature of the beast I guess.  These weddings might be planned out months in advance or literally be a spur of the moment “Hey, why don’t we get married tomorrow?” kind of situation. […]

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Judge Rosen, along with bride Jocelyn and groom Austin, display the marriage certificate for the newly married couple at the King County Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle courthouse wedding photographer

Excellent Elopement Wedding at King County Courthouse

Jocelyn & Austin’s Elopement Wedding at the King County Courthouse On December 10 I received an email from Jennifer.  She and fiancé Austin were planning a courthouse elopement in Seattle on December 18, and they wanted to know if I was available to be their photographer. I did have the date open, so we started […]

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Austin tries to put the ring on Jocelyn's finger during their elopement wedding ceremony at the King County Courthouse in Seattle. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle courthouse wedding photographer

Sneak Peek Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding

Jocelyn and Austin Elope at the King County Courthouse Here is a Sneak Peek photo from last night’s fun elopement wedding of Jocelyn and Austin at the King County Courthouse in Seattle.  I had a great time working with Jocelyn, Austin and their friends who joined them for the wedding.  It was a rather rainy […]

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African-American couple poses for a photo inside the King County Courthouse before their Seattle elopement wedding. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle courthouse wedding photographer

Wonderful King County Courthouse Elopement Wedding

Cecilia and Stephen’s Courthouse Elopement Wedding For me as a photographer, the crazy thing about a Courthouse wedding is that I usually have very little warning about them.  Usually I am contacted two weeks or less before the scheduled date, just to find out if I am available on that date.  If I am available, […]

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Newlywed same sex couple John and Terry sit on the wall at Kerry Park with the Space Needle and Seattle skyline in the background. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle gay wedding photographer

Seattle Courthouse Same Sex Elopement Wedding

John and Terry Elope at the Seattle Courthouse Way back in the beginning of May I got an email from John.  He and his fiancé Terry were planning to get married in Seattle at the end of June, and he had found me when looking for wedding photographers in the Seattle area.  I had the […]

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John and Terry pose for a photo at Kerry Park after their same-sex elopement wedding at the Seattle Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography

Same Sex Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek – John and Terry’s Elopement Wedding at the Seattle Courthouse Here are a couple of photos from last Friday’s elopement wedding of John and Terry at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse.  They made the trip all the way from Boston to get married in Seattle.  OK, not just to get married; they are also […]

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