Courthouse Weddings

Judge Rosen, along with bride Jocelyn and groom Austin, display the marriage certificate for the newly married couple at the King County Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle courthouse wedding photographer

Excellent Elopement Wedding at King County Courthouse

Jocelyn & Austin’s Elopement Wedding at the King County Courthouse On December 10 I received an email from Jennifer.  She and fiancé Austin were planning a courthouse elopement in Seattle on December 18, and they wanted to know if I was available to be their photographer. I did have the date open, so we started […]

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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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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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Newlywed same sex couple John and Terry sit on the wall at Kerry Park with the Space Needle and Seattle skyline in the background. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle gay wedding photographer

Seattle Courthouse Same Sex Elopement Wedding

John and Terry Elope at the Seattle Courthouse Way back in the beginning of May I got an email from John.  He and his fiancé Terry were planning to get married in Seattle at the end of June, and he had found me when looking for wedding photographers in the Seattle area.  I had the […]

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John and Terry pose for a photo at Kerry Park after their same-sex elopement wedding at the Seattle Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography

Same Sex Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek – John and Terry’s Elopement Wedding at the Seattle Courthouse Here are a couple of photos from last Friday’s elopement wedding of John and Terry at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse.  They made the trip all the way from Boston to get married in Seattle.  OK, not just to get married; they are also […]

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Mandy and James at Gas Works Park after their elopement wedding at the Seattle Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography

Elopement Wedding at the Seattle Courthouse

Mandy & James Elope at the Seattle Courthouse A couple of weeks ago I was the photographer at the elopement wedding of Mandy and James at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse.  This wedding was a lot of fun, but I want to use this post to point out a possible issue when getting married at the […]

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Christine and Clements elopement wedding ceremony on the rooftop of the Seattle Municipal Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography

Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding Christine and Clement

Christine and Clement elope at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse This was a classic elopement wedding, planned with very short notice.  I first was contacted by Clement less then two weeks before the wedding date.  Fortunately I was available, so we started right in on the plans for the day, and how to make this the […]

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Seattle courthouse elopement wedding held on the rooftop balcony of the courthouse

Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek- Christine and Clement get married at the Seattle Courthouse Time for another Sneak Peek, this from the Friday elopement wedding of Christine and Clement held at the Seattle Courthouse.  We lucked out with a near perfect day; sunshine and pleasant temperatures!  So when given the option of where to have the ceremony the […]

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Bride and groom on the rooftop balcony at the Seattle Courthouse after their elopement wedding ceremony

Sneak Peek Wet Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding

Sneak Peek- Lindsay and Pal’s Elopement Wedding at the Seattle Courthouse Time for a Sneak Peek photo from the Good Friday elopement wedding of Lindsay and Pal (pronounced “Paul”) at the Seattle Courthouse.  A rather wet day, but the Seattle Courthouse is a great place for a wedding regardless of the weather.  After the ceremony […]

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Seattle elopement wedding ceremony on the rooftop of the Seattle courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, top-rated Seattle courthouse wedding photographer

Sunny Springtime Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding

Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding, plus Gas Works Park I recently was fortunate to be the photographer at the wedding of Mandy and James.  This was an elopement wedding at the Seattle Courthouse, held on a Thursday afternoon.  Unlike many of the Corthouse weddings that I photograph, both Mandy and James had several family members in […]

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