Tom Ellis Photography

read moreYou're looking for someone to photograph your wedding, one of the most important days of your life. For most people this is not something they have done before, and you may not have even been to a wedding as a guest, much less a participant. So let me try to help you a bit with the selection process. Your wedding photos are a very important part of your day and a high priority in your wedding budget. You don't just want "decent" photos, you want GREAT photos that capture all the joy and love of this incredible day in your life.

read moreI started photographing weddings in 1980, shortly after graduating from Stanford University. When I first started out I was frequently younger than the couples I was photographing; now I find that I am often the same age as their parents! LOL! Still kind of hard for me to believe how long I have been in this business, but if anything I love it even more now than when I first started. If you do the math you'll see that I have been shooting weddings for more than 35 years. That means I started my photography career before the great majority of current Seattle area wedding photographers were even born.

read moreCongratulations on your upcoming wedding! Now you have a lot of decisions to make about who will help you make your wedding day both memorable and enjoyable. The person you choose to photograph your wedding can have a major impact in both regards. You need a photographer who is not only able to give you high quality photos, but can also help you to create photos in a way that enhances the joy of the event. Your wedding day is supposed to be FUN, and you need a photographer who recognizes that. Remember that you will be spending virtually your entire wedding day with your photographer, so it is important to find someone whose personality meshes well with your own.

read moreAn engagement photo session is a wonderful way for us to get to know each other better before your wedding. It is an informal and very casual session, and allows people who might consider themself to be "camera-shy" to discover that having their picture taken can actually be a lot of fun! There are many wonderful parks and other public venues in Seattle and the surrounding area that are outstanding places for your engagement session. Gasworks Park, Marymoor Park, Kubota Gardens, Pike Place Market, Seattle Center and Snoqualmie Falls are just a few of the places where I have taken couples for their engagement photos.