Weddings

Bride Amanda and groom Joe have a moment outside the Lake Union Cafe during their wedding reception. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Happy Anniversary Amanda & Joe Seattle Wedding Photography

Happy Wedding Anniversary Amanda and Joe! I’d like to extend my congratulations to Amanda and Joe on their second wedding anniversary.  The couple was married at the Lake Union Cafe, one of my favorite Seattle wedding venues.  And for some reason also a venue where I always seem to be shooting weddings in the late […]

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Adventurous Wedding Destinations

The World’s Most Adventurous Wedding Destinations For the majority of grooms and brides, wedding ceremonies are the realization of their dreams and fantasies. Most wedding ceremonies take place in luxurious ballrooms equipped with beachside, sweeping staircases, ornate china, and other unique ornaments. The goal is to create the ideal backdrop for a wedding of your […]

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The ring exchange. Seattle same sex lgbt wedding. Tom Ellis Photography, gay wedding photography

Seattle Same Sex Covid Wedding Tom Ellis Photography

Doug & Seumas Finally Get Married! Way back at the end of August I was contacted by Seumas.  He and long-time fiancé Doug were going to be getting married on October 3, and he wanted to know if I was available.  He also wanted me to understand that at the ceremony and outdoor picnic reception […]

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Lisa, Mike and all of their wedding party and guests pose for a photo in the formal gardens at Thornewood Castle, which is visible in the background. Tom Ellis Photography

Happy Anniversary Lisa and Mike Seattle wedding photography

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Lisa and Mike I have to begin by apologizing to  Lisa and Michael that it has taken me so long to get this post online.  They were married on August 3, 2019 at Thornewood Castle and I’m afraid between my busier than expected summer schedule, plus all of the complications of […]

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Sneak Peek Wonderful Seattle LGBTQ Same Sex Gay Wedding

Sneak Peek – Doug & Seumas get married at Shoreline Unitarian Here are a couple of photos from yesterday’s fantastic Seattle area wedding of Seumas and Doug at Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church.  For so many reasons this was a wedding that has taken far too long to happen.  I’ll give a lot more details about […]

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Dan and Catie stand under their wedding arch during their smoky wedding rehearsal on Vashon Island

Seattle Area Smoky Wedding Rehearsal on Vashon Island

Catie and Dan’s Very Smoky Wedding Rehearsal on Vashon Island To start this post I want to give full disclosure that Dan (the groom) is my son.  Which put me in the rather difficult position of wanting to photograph the wedding, but not really being able to without making things like family photos very difficult.  […]

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Queen and Sebastian after their courthouse elopement wedding ceremony at the Seattle Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle elopement photographer

Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding that wasn’t

Sebastian and Queen get married at the Seattle Courthouse – or do they? As we all know very well, things have gotten a little crazy for the last six months or so.  And many things that we have always taken for granted have changed in ways we would no have expected.  This wedding is an […]

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Wedding during the time of COVID. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Sunny Seattle Wedding in the time of COVID

Laura and Jimmy get married at Rock Creek Gardens Just last week Laura and Jimmy were married at Rock Creek Gardens in Puyallup.  But this was not exactly how things were supposed to happen.  Here is the story – In early July I was contacted by Laura.  She and her fiancé Jimmy were planning to […]

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Laura and Jimmy's wedding ceremony at Rock Creek Gardens. Tom Ellis Photography

Sneak Peek Sunny Seattle Wedding During COVID

Sneak Peek – Laura and Jimmy get married a bit earlier than planned Here are a couple of photos from today’s fantastic wedding of Laura and Jimmy at Stone Creek Gardens.  I have not had time to do much editing yet, but wanted to get at least a few photos online ASAP.  More to follow […]

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Wedding ceremony of Allison and Matthew, held during COVID restrictions. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Fantastic Seattle Wedding in the time of COVID

Allison and Mark’s Fantastic Wedding in the time of COVID As you can probably guess, this wedding was not supposed to happen the way that it did.  The original plan was to have the wedding and reception in mid-August, and have roughly 150 family and guests in attendance.  But as we all know, this little […]

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