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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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Amanda and Joe leaving their wedding reception at the Lake Union Cafe. Tom Ellis Photography, top-rated Seattle wedding photographer

Happy Anniversary Amanda and Joe – Seattle wedding

Happy First Anniversary Wishes to Amanda and Joe! I am afraid that I am a bit late with this posting, but I would like to recognize Amanda and Joe’s first wedding anniversary and send them my congratulations on the event.  Amanda and Joe were married just over a year ago on November 10, 1028 at […]

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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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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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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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Seattle area senior photography session at the Bellevue Botanical Garden

Autumn Senior Photos at Bellevue Botanical Garden

Senior Photography Session with Jeff at the Botanical Gardens A few weeks ago I had the very enjoyable opportunity to photograph Bellevue High School senior Jeff at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.  I have known Jeff for almost 4 years; I am his coach on the Bellevue High track team, where Jeff is a javelin thrower.  […]

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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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Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Tom Ellis Photography

The Who Concert in Seattle

Fun at The Who concert at T-Mobile Park in Seattle Last Saturday my wife and I and a couple of friends were fortunate to be able to attend the concert by The Who, at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.  It was quite a show!  The leadoff performer was Liam Gallagher, late of Oasis, and his band did […]

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Same sex couple Mike and Ryan at Pike Place Market during their Seattle engagement photo session. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement photographer

Sneak Peek Seattle Waterfront Engagement Photos

Sneak Peek – Mike and Ryan’s Seattle Engagement Photo Session I just finished editing the photos from Monday’s engagement photo session with Mike and Ryan and wanted to get this Sneak Peek up as quickly as I could.  We met at the Olympic Sculpture Garden and took photos there as well as along the nearby […]

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