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Sneak Peek, Seattle wedding photographer

Sneak Peek – Richelle and Lance at Kerry Park Yesterday I was the photographer at the wedding of Richelle and Lance, who traveled all the way from Fairbanks AK to Seattle to get married.  They also brought along their 4 children, 2 each from previous marriages – kind of a mini Brady Bunch in the […]

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Photo of totality during the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse

Eclipse 2017 in Corvallis, Tom Ellis Photography

Photos of the August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse Yesterday I was extremely fortunate to be able to view and photograph the total solar eclipse.  When I first heard about the coming eclipse sometime last spring, I thought that it would be a lot of fun to travel to a location where it would be possible […]

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Seattle wedding portrait session at Kubota Garden, close up photo of bride and groom in traditional Ethiopian wedding clothes

Seattle Wedding Portrait Session at Kubota Garden

Wedding Portrait Session, Yonas & Bezawit at Kobota Garden I feel very guilty that it has taken me so long to get the photos from this session up on my blog.  This is Part Two of a wedding portrait session that I had with Bezawit and Yonas.  Part One was done at Golden Gardens, Kerry […]

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Ballard Bay Club wedding, close up of couple and officiant during the wedding ceremony, Seattle wedding photographer

Sneak Peek, Ballard Bay Club, Seattle wedding photographer

Sneak Peek – Catherine and Jeff get married at the Ballard Bay Club I wanted to get a couple of photos from Cat and Jeff’s wedding up to view as quickly as possible.  The wedding was yesterday at the Ballard Bay Club, and was simply wonderful.  I’m not going to go into detail now, that will […]

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Woodland Meadow Farms wedding, bride and groom in the flower gardens

Seattle wedding photographer, Happy Anniversary

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Tiffany and Jake! Hard to believe that a year has already passed, but one year ago today I was the photographer at the fantastic wedding of Tiffany and Jake at Woodland Meadow Farms (which you can see by clicking on that link!).  It was one of the hottest days of the summer, with […]

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Willows Lodge elopement wedding, bride and groom toast with champagne

Willows Lodge Elopement, Seattle wedding photographer

Elizabeth and Ted Elope at Willows Lodge I have to admit that I feel a bit guilty that it has taken me so long to finally get a real blog posting up of this elopement wedding that took place at the Willows Lodge all the way back on June 1.  But I have been so […]

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Newlywed gay couple sit together on a bench outside Seattle City Hall

Happy Anniversary, Seattle Elopement Photographer

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Danny and Jeremy! OK, I am a few days late with this but in my defense I have been REALLY busy with weddings and other shoots recently, and I lost track of the date.  But I now would like to wish a very happy first wedding anniversary to Jeremy and Danny, […]

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Bride and groom recess down the aisle at the conclusion of their wedding ceremony at the Pagoda in Point Defiance Park

Pt Defiance Pagoda Wedding – Seattle wedding photographer

Kate and Evan get married at the Pagoda at Pt. Defiance Park On July 22 I was honored to be the photographer at the wedding of Kate Kraabel and Evan Lewis, held at the Pagoda in Point Defiance Park.  I worked with Kate and Evan a couple of months ago taking their engagement photos (you can […]

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Bride and groom raise their hands over their heads in triumph as they recess down the aisle at the conclusion of their wedding ceremony at Ray's in Seattle

Ray’s Boathouse Wedding, Seattle Wedding Photographer

Erin and Steve get married at Ray’s Boathouse Getting ready in Fremont On July 8 I had the good fortune to be the photographer at the wedding of two amazing people, Erin Schindler and Steve Saarinen.  The day began at their home in Fremont, where I met up with Erin and her attendants; Maid of […]

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Beautifully backlit close up photo of bride and groom, with a forest backdrop

The joys and challenges of blogging wedding photography

Keeping an up-to-date blog during the busy wedding season is tough! Blogging during the busy wedding season is always a special challenge.  During much of the year things are relatively quiet, and it is easy to look over work and choose what to present, and have plenty of time to write the post.  But the […]

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