Weddings

Close up photo of bride's hands during a traditional Indian wedding ceremony

Sneak Peek – Indian wedding at Willows Lodge

Akansha and Tejas – Indian wedding at Willows Lodge I spent a wonderful Saturday with Akansha, Tejas and their family and friends at the Willows Lodge in Woodinville.  I love traditional Indian ceremonies, the colors are always fantastic and the ceremony itself is such a change from the standard Western ceremony.  Here are a couple […]

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Bride and groom stand on the catwalk at the top of the Mukilteo Lighthouse

Mukilteo Wedding – Joyful Korean Church

Seattle area wedding – Eun & Han at Joyful Korean Church I was recently the photographer at Eun and Han’s wedding, held in Mukilteo at the Joyful Korean Church.  We had worked together not too long ago when we did an engagement photo session at Discovery Park and Pike Place Market.  We had a lot […]

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Seattle weding ceremony at the Georgetown Ballroom

Happy Anniversary Maleana & Chris

Happy (first?) Leap Year Anniversary to Maleana and Chris! I have literally been waiting 4 years for this blog posting!  Yes, it was 4 years ago today that Maleana and Chris had a Leap Year Wedding on February 29, 2012 at the Georgetown Ballroom.  I must admit that I have always been puzzled about how a […]

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Bride and groom pose at Kerry Park in Seattle, with backdrop of the Space Needle and Mt Rainier

Sneak Peek – Seattle Courthouse wedding

Sneak Peek of wedding at the Seattle Courthouse Time for some more Sneak Peek photos! This time from the wedding of Sabrina and Michael at the Seattle Courthouse on February 25. We started off by meeting at Kerry Park, then moved on to Parsons Garden and finally went to the courthouse where we met with Sabrina […]

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Bride and groom pose for a photo on the catwalk at the top of the Mukilteo Lighthouse

Sneak Peek – Eun & Han at Mukilteo Lighthouse

Sneak Peek photos of Eun and Han at the Mukilteo Lighthouse On Saturday I photographed the wedding of Eun and Han in Mukilteo.  I’m still working on editing all of the photos, but here are a couple of “sneak peek” photos from our pre-ceremony at the Mukilteo Lighthouse. More photos to follow in a few […]

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Fanny and John after their wedding at the King County Courthouse

Seattle Courthouse Wedding photos

King County Courthouse Wedding – Fanny and John Here are some photos from the wedding of Fanny and John, at the King County Courthouse on December 5, 2015.  While the Seattle Municipal Courthouse is not open on weekends, the King County Courthouse is open in a limited capacity on Saturdays, and weekend weddings are possible […]

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Wedding slideshow – Kiana Lodge wedding

Video slideshow of Kiana Lodge wedding, Seattle area wedding photography I have been making up some video slideshows of past weddings as another way to “show off” these weddings.  I am still experimenting a bit in terms of duration of the slideshows, as I am not certain whether people would prefer to watch longer or shorter […]

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Julia and Matt's wedding ceremony at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle elopement and courthouse wedding photographer

Seattle Courthouse Wedding – Julia and Matt

Seattle Municipal Courthouse Wedding Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of working with Julia and Matt as their wedding photographer.  I always like to ask the couples that I work with how they met; it is fascinating how this has changed over the last 20+ years.  Julia is a fairly recent transplant to the […]

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Wedding ceremony at the beach

30 Wedding Planning Tips and Tricks

I copied this article from The Knot, you can see the original at https://www.theknot.com/content/expert-wedding-planning-tips-and-tricks.  Lots of great info here, I encourage anyone planning a wedding to read it! 30 Expert Wedding Planning Tips and Tricks 1. Guests Come First Get a grip on the approximate number of guests you’ll invite before settling on a venue. This will […]

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Close up photo of bride and groom looking at each other

Happy Anniversary Clarissa and John!

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Clarissa and John! It was just one year ago today that I was the lucky photographer at Clarissa and John Barrett’s wedding ceremony at Calvary Fellowship Church in Mountlake Terrace.  We started the day with photos in Mukilteo and had fabulous weather conditions, sunny and warm, more like early October than mid-December. […]

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