Engagement

Close up photo of engaged couple at Bellevue Botanical Garden. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement photographer

Spring Engagement Photos at Bellevue Botanical Garden

Spring Engagement Photo Session at the Bellevue Botanical Garden On  beautiful sunny afternoon I took Shayna and Charles to the Bellevue Botanical Garden for an engagement photo session.  This was a rather long trip for the couple, as they live just outside Dallas TX.  But they have decided that they want to get married in […]

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Close up photo of Heather and Joel during the engagement photo session following Joel's surprise wedding proposal at Willows Lodge, by Tom Ellis Photography

Surprise proposal and engagement session at Willows Lodge

Joel’s Surprise Proposal to Heather at Willows Lodge At the beginning of November I received an email from Paul, who lives in Bellingham.  He was planning to surprise his girlfriend Heather by proposing to her while they were in Woodinville to visit Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery.  He had seen several other surprise proposals that I […]

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Kate and Kevin pose for a photo along Lake Union with the Seattle skyline for a backdrop at Gas Works Park, by Tom Ellis Photography

Sneak Peek Seattle Engagement Session at Gas Works Park

Sneak Peek from Kate and Kevin’s Engagement Session at Gas Works Park This morning I met up with Kate and Kevin on a crazy nice November day for an engagement photo session at Gas Works Park.  We had a great time wandering the park for about an hour, just enjoying the fantastic weather and enjoying […]

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Sneak Peek – Surprise Proposal at Willows Lodge

Joel’s Surprise Proposal to Heather at Willows Lodge This afternoon I was “on the scene” for Joel’s surprise proposal to Heather at the Willows Lodge in Woodinville.  There is a bit of backstory to this session, but you’re going to have to wait for that until I am ready to do my full blog posting […]

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Engaged couple share a kiss while sitting in the shrubbery during their Seattle engagement photo session

Fun Seattle Engagement Photo Session at Pike Place Market

Having fun with Amanda and Joe with their Engagement Photos First off I have to make a confession – I should have gotten this post up over a month ago, but my summer schedule is so nuts that I’m afraid it managed to escape me until now.  My first priority is always to get my […]

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Close up photo of Jess and Steven as Jess shows off her new engagement ring, just given to her after Steven's surprise proposal at the Chihuly Glass Garden.

Seattle Chihuly Glass Garden Surprise Proposal

Steven surprises Jess with a wedding proposal at the Chihuly Glass Garden In early August I received an email from a woman named Kim in Virginia.  Her son Steven and his girlfriend were going to be coming to Seattle in late September, and he planned to propose to her while they were here.  Kim wanted […]

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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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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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Surprise wedding proposal at Reflection Lake at Mt Rainier

Surprise Wedding Proposal at Reflection Lake, Mt Rainier

Derek’s surprise proposal to Abby at Reflection Lake at Mt Rainier In late July I received an email from Derek.  He lives in North Carolina, and he and his girlfriend Abby were coming out to Seattle in mid-August to start a vacation exploration of the West Coast.  Derek planned to do a surprise proposal to […]

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