Weddings

The Knot Best of Weddings 2020. Tom Ellis Photography, top-rated Seattle wedding photographer

Tom Ellis Photography wins The Knot Best of Weddings Award

Tom Ellis Photography wins The Knot Best of Weddings Award for 2020 I am very happy and proud to announce that I have once again been selected to receive The Knot Best of Weddings, an accolade representing the highest- and most-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests on The […]

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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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Seattle same sex wedding ceremony on Argosy cruise ship. Tom Ellis Photography, gay wedding photography

Sensational Seattle Same Sex Lake Cruise Wedding

Keith and Andrew get married on a Lake Washington Cruise This was one of my favorite weddings of the entire summer, but at the start of the day I had some serious concerns about just how things might happen.  The wedding ceremony and reception were to be held in an Argosy Cruises boat on Lake […]

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Bride and groom kiss in the formal garden after their wedding ceremony at Thornewood Castle. Tom Ellis Photography, destination wedding photographer

Wonderful Outdoors Thornewood Castle Wedding

Lisa and Mike get married at Thornewood Castle First off I have to apologize for how long it has taken me to get this post online.  Lisa and Mike left town right after the wedding for a month-long trip to Italy, and I wanted to get some info from them before doing my blog post […]

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Bride and groom stand together on a beautiful beach shortly before their wedding ceremony at Clearwater Resort. Tom Ellis Photography, destination wedding photographer

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Epiphany and Jesse

Happy Anniversary Epiphany and Jesse! Just a year ago on September 1, 2018 I photographed Epiphany and Jesse’s amazing wedding at the Clearwater Resort (click on the link to see the entire wedding!).  This wedding was the highlight of my 2018 wedding season, and ranks right at the top of the 1200 plus weddings that […]

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Bride Cassie and groom Robert share their first dance as newlyweds during their Seattle wedding reception

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Cassie and Robert

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Wishes to Cassie and Robert! This summer is just flying by, we’re already well into August!  Just a year ago I was the very lucky photographer at Robert and Cassie’s wedding at their home in South Seattle, which you can see by clicking this link.  I have known Robert since he […]

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Outdoor wedding ceremony in the formal garden at Thornewood Castle

Sneak Peek Fabulous Wedding at Thornewood Castle

Sneak Peek – Lisa and Mike get married at Thornewood Castle Here are a couple of Sneak Peek photos from yesterday’s fabulous wedding of Lisa and Mike at Thornewood Castle.  Yes, this is an honest to God English castle that was disassembled and then moved to the shores of American Lake in Tacoma and reassembled […]

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Newlywed couple Norma and Jeff share their first dance during their wedding reception at Palisade Restaurant. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle's top-rated wedding photographer

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Norma and Jeff

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Wishes for Norma and Jeff Time certainly does fly by!  Just a year ago Jeff and Norma were married at Palisade Restaurant, you can see my original blog post (with lots of photos) by clicking on this link.  While it has been a year since the wedding I remember it very […]

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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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Shayna and Charles under the chuppa with their rabbi during their Jewish wedding ceremony at the Salish Lodge

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Shayna and Charles

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Wishes to Shayna and Charles This wedding was a little unusual in the Shayna and Charles are from Southlake Texas, but decided that they wanted to get married in the Seattle area.  OK, I may be a bit prejudiced but I have a feeling that Seattle is a more picturesque location […]

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