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Bride stands in foreground while groom in the background gives a double "thumbs up" for the camera

Fantastic Wedding at Seattle’s Century Ballroom

Lisa and David get married at the Century Ballroom When I first met Lisa and David they asked if I was comfortable working with a bunch of defense attorneys.  I will admit I was a bit puzzled, until they explained that they both worked for the public defender’s office, and that many of the guests […]

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Close up photo of beautiful high-school senior girl

Woodland Park Senior Photos – Tom Ellis Photography

Senior Photography Session at the Woodland Park Rose Garden OK, I have to admit right up front that I am waaaaaay behind on keeping my blog up to date, but in my defense I was so swamped this summer with weddings, engagements, senior photo shoots and other projects that I hardly had to to have […]

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Romantic bride and groom close up photo, beautifully backlit

Seattle wedding portrait session

Seattle Wedding Portrait Session with Kalkidan and Yosef Kalkidan and Yosef heard about me from Kalkidan’s brother Yonas, whose wedding portraits I had taken about a month earlier.  Kalkidan and Yosef live in Las Vegas, and though they had gotten married some time ago they had never had any wedding portrait photos taken.  They really […]

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Bride and groom kiss while holding their marriage certificate up for the camera

Marysville Opera House Wedding

Nickole and Clarence get married at the Marysville Opera House On October 1, 2017 Nickole and Clarence were married at the Marysville Opera House.  I arrived at the Opera House several hours before the planned ceremony time so I could get some dressing room photos of Nickole and her bridesmaids, and the plan was for […]

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Black and white photo, silhouette of bride and groom kissing under a willow tree

Seattle wedding photography, Landing at Tyee wedding

Claire and Greg get married at the Landing at Tyee in Seattle Getting ready at Tyee On September 30 Claire and Greg were married at the Landing at Tyee (also known as the Tyee Yacht Club), located on Lake Union just south of the University Bridge.  The day for me began when I arrived at […]

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Same sex couple Chris and Matthew kiss at the altar while the wedding party reacts in surprise

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Chris and Matthew

Happy First Wedding Anniversary to Chris and Matthew! One year ago today I was the fortunate photographer at the fantastic wedding of Chris Doughty and Matthew Sullivan, held at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle.  This wedding was one of the highlights of my 2016 wedding season, and ranks high on my list of all-time […]

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Wedding ceremony, showing wedding party and guests, photographed from the back of the room

Sneak Peek – Marysville Opera House wedding

Nickole and Clarence get married at the Marysville Opera House Yesterday on October 1 I had the great honor of photographing the wedding of Nickole and Clarence, held at the Marysville Opera House.  Here are a couple of Sneak Peek photos from the day.  I still have many hundreds o more photos to edit before […]

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Sneak Peek – Claire and Greg at Landing at Tyee

Claire and Greg get married at the Landing at Tyee in Seattle Yesterday afternoon Claire Johnson and Greg Millbauer were married at the Landing at Tyee (also known as the Tyee Yacht Club) in Seattle with a wedding celebration that can be described as amazing.  Due to lack of time I have not yet had […]

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Bellingham Cruise Terminal Wedding - Buckwart Wedding sign

Bellingham Cruise Terminal Wedding – Tom Ellis Photography

Shannon and Kevin get married at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal On September 3 Shannon Buckham and Kevin Stewart were married at Marine Park and the Cruise Terminal in Bellingham.  The event was dubbed the “BuckWart Wedding” by their friends, a combination of the couple’s names that had obviously been used for some time.  And I have to admit […]

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French Creek Manor wedding - first dance for bride and groom

French Creek Manor Wedding – Tom Ellis Photography

Anneliese and Mark get married at French Creek Manor On September 2 I was honored to be the photographer at the wedding of Anneliese Striz and Mark Young, held at the French Creek Manor in Snohomish.  I first spoke with Anneliese over a year ago, when she came to see me to find out if […]

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