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Bride Yoshimi and groom Jake recessing down the aisle at the conclusion of their wedding ceremony. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Yoshimi and Jake

Yoshimi and Jake celebrate their first Wedding Anniversary In spite of what we have all been going through for the last three-plus months with COVID and the massive disruption it has had on our lives, time keeps marching on.  While I have trouble believing that it has already been a year since Jake and Yoshimi […]

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Addison claps her hands while mom Ashley looks on during their birthday/family photo session. Tom Ellis Photography

One Year Old Birthday Photos at Bellevue Botanical Garden

Addison’s One Year Old Birthday Photo Session at the Botanical Garden Almost exactly 4 years ago I was the photographer at Ashley and Justin’s wedding; you can see the wedding at this link.  Since then we have loosely stayed in touch, especially over the last year.  Just about exactly 1 year ago, Justin and Ashley […]

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Bride and groom stand next to their car, decorated with a "Married and Quarantined" banner, after their elopement wedding. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle elopement photographer

Seattle Area Quarantine Elopement Wedding In Car

Liliana and Greg’s Quarantine Elopement Wedding In Their Car This is a wedding that very nearly did not happen, or at least nearly did not happen as planned!  It is a great story of perseverance by Liliana and Greg, who had decided to get married and in spite of numerous challenges did not give up […]

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Bride and groom kiss at the conclusion of their elopement wedding ceremony, held,in a hot-air balloon. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle adventure elopement wedding photographer

Spectacular Seattle Hot Air Balloon Elopement Wedding

Christin and Jean have a Hot-Air Balloon Elopement Wedding This wedding was a first for me in two ways.  First, it was the first wedding that I have photographed since the COVID pandemic caused our governor to declare photographers “non-essential” businesses.  And second, because it is my first time shooting a wedding in a hot […]

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Bride and groom celebrate their elopement wedding in a hot-air balloon with a champagne toast

Sneak Peek Sensational Seattle Balloon Elopement Wedding

Sneak Peek – Sensational Seattle Balloon Elopement Wedding This wedding took place yesterday evening, and I wanted to get at least a couple of photos from this wedding up as quickly as possible.  There is an involved story behind the day that I’ll explain in detail when I have the time, but the short story […]

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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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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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Christine and Clements elopement wedding ceremony on the rooftop of the Seattle Municipal Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography

Happy Anniversary Christine & Clement Seattle Courthouse

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Christine and Clement! It was just a year ago on May 3, 2019 that Christine and Clement had an elopement wedding ceremony at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse.  It was a gorgeous spring day, and we were able to have the ceremony outside on the rooftop balcony of the Courthouse.  This was […]

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Bride and groom kiss in front of the Ray's Boathouse neon sign during their wedding reception. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Happy Anniversary Brandie and Greg Seattle wedding

Happy Anniversary Brandie and Greg! I’d like to send Happy Anniversary wishes to Brandie and Greg, who were married on March 24, 2018 at the amazing Ray’s Boathouse. OK, I’m a little bit late but all this Coronavirus business has slowed me down a bit on my blog postings.  I’ll try to get back onto […]

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Top Wedding Photographers Share Their #1 Tip For Couples

Top Wedding Photographers Share Their #1 Tip For Brides And Grooms At the end of January I was contacted by MLK Books, who specialize in Handcrafted Photo Books and Albums.  MLK was putting together a list of weddings tips from 20 top photographers from around the world, and wanted to know if I would like […]

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