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Steven presents Jess with an engagement ring as he makes a surprise marriage proposal at Chihuly Glass Garden in Seattle

Sneak Peek Seattle Surprise Marriage Proposal

Steven’s surprise marriage proposal to Jess at the Chihuly Glass Garden This is a Sneak Peek of the surprise proposal that I photographed this afternoon at the Chihuly Glass Garden at Seattle Center.  Steven and I had been planning this for the last two weeks, and I am happy to say that everything went perfectly, […]

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Romantic photo of Bride and groom sharing a kiss while standing in a field of tall grass at Seattle's Magnuson Park

Wonderful Outdoor Seattle Wedding at Magnuson Park

Amber & Peter get married at the Magnuson Park Amphitheater Amber and Peter decided that their wedding was going to be different.  They wanted to have the ceremony outdoors, and they wanted to be able to have their friends and family be involved in the whole process.  And they wanted to have the ceremony early […]

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Sneak Peek Keith and Andrew’s wedding on Argosy boat

Sneak Peek – Keith and Andrew get married on the Lady Mary cruise boat Yesterday Keith and Andrew were married on the stern of the Argosy cruise ship Lady Mary, on Lake Washington in Seattle.  Earlier in the day the prospects of an outdoor ceremony ANYWHERE in Seattle was very questionable; thunderstorms were rolling through […]

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close up photo of engaged couple as they look at the camera, with beautiful backlight providing a halo effect

Engagement session at University of Washington

Engagement session with Epiphany & Jesse at the University of Washington Confession time!  I have been so busy this summer that I have not been able to keep up with all of my blog postings in nearly as timely a fashion as I like.  My priority has first been getting the all of the photos […]

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The entire group in attendance at Cassie and Robert's Seattle area wedding pose for a group photo at the conclusion of the wedding ceremony

Wonderful Seattle Backyard Wedding and Reception

Cassie and Robert get married in their own backyard! I need to start this posting by telling everyone that I have known Robert for about 12 years.  I was his javelin coach while he was at Bellevue High School, and we met when he was a 16 year old sophomore who got tired of playing […]

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Outdoor wedding ceremony held on the beach at Bellingham's Marine Park, photographed by Tom Ellis Photography

Happy First Wedding Anniversary to Shannon and Kevin

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Shannon and Kevin! It is hard for me to believe that an entire year has passed since the fantastic destination wedding of Shannon Buckham and Kevin Stewart at Bellingham’s Marine Park and Cruise Terminal, held on September 3, 2017.  Or as their friends called it, the “Buckwart Wedding”!  🙂  You can […]

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Brid and her father start down the aisle at her beautiful outdoor destination wedding ceremony at Clearwater Resort, photographed by Seattle wedding photographer Tom Ellis Photography

Sneak Peek Amazing Destination Wedding Clearwater Casino

Sneak Peek – Epiphany and Jesse get married at Clearwater Casino Resort I have been incredibly fortunate this year to have had the opportunity to photograph some of the most amazing weddings of my rather lengthy career.  Since I have personally photographed something north of 1200 weddings over 38 year that is really saying something!  […]

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Close up beautifully backlit photo of bride and groom before their Seattle area wedding at French Creek Manor, photographed by Seattle wedding photographer Tom Ellis Photography

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Anneliese and Mark

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Wishes to Anneliese and Mark! One year ago Anneliese and Mark were married at one of my favorite weddings of the year, held at the beautiful French Creek Manor.  This wedding was put together long-distance by Anneliese, who at the time was a grad student working on her PhD on the […]

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Alan and Terry during our pre-wedding photo session before their Seattle elopement wedding

Sneak Peek Seattle Elopement at Marjorie’s Restaurant

Sneak Peek – Alan and Terry have an Elopement Wedding in Seattle This wedding was apparently put together in less than a week.  All I’m giving is the short story for now, I’ll have more background when I do my full blog post on this wedding sometime soon.  But to show a bit of just […]

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Bride and groom recess down the aisle at the conclusion of the Seattle area wedding ceremony at Tibbetts Creek Manor in Issaquah, photographed by Tom Ellis Photography

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Brenda and Zack

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Wishes to Brenda and Zack! One year ago today Brenda and Zack were married at Tibbetts Creek Manor in Issaquah, and I was there to photograph their special day!  You can click the link to be taken to my blog posting of the day, which includes a large selection of photos.  […]

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