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Wonderful Seattle Area Backyard Indian Wedding

Shounak and Liz have a backyard Indian wedding ceremony On a day that the local weather gods decided to give us all a break from the almost constant rain, Liz and Shounak had a fantastic wedding ceremony in the backyard of Shounak’s house in Redmond.  There was some doubt right up until the afternoon of […]

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Seattle Kubota Garden surprise proposal. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement photographer

Sneak Peek Surprise Proposal at Kubota Garden

Sneak Peek – Parker’s Surprise Proposal to Sally at the Kubota Garden A few days ago I had the great pleasure of being the photographer at the surprise marriage proposal by Parker to Sally, at the Kubota Garden in Seattle.  I’m not going to give the whole story now, you’ll have to wait for my […]

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Lucinda is surrounded by her friends during the party following her Bat Mitzvah. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle mitzvah photographer

Seattle Bat Mitzvah Temple De Hirsch Sinai Sodo Pop

Lucinda’s Fantastic Bat Mitvah at Temple de Hirsch Sinai I was the lucky photographer at the recent Bat Mitzvah for Lucinda Leviton, held at the Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle.  The last two years have made Mitzvah celebrations difficult to impossible, as many temples basically shut down due to Covid restrictions.  Lucinda’s Mitzvah was […]

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Liz and Shounack's Seattle backyard Indian wedding ceremony. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Sneak Peek Seattle Area Backyard Indian Wedding Ceremony

Sneak Peek – Liz and Shounak have a backyard Indian wedding Just a few days ago Liz and Shounak had a spectacular Indian wedding ceremony in the backyard of Shounak’s home in Redmond.  Somehow they managed to hit the first day in almost a week that was not raining for the special day. As you […]

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The Bat Mitzvah ceremony for Lucinda at Temple de Hirsch Sinai in Seattle. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle mitzvah photographer

Sneak Peek Seattle Bat Mitzvah at Temple de Hirsch Sinai

Sneak Peek – Lucinda’s Bat Mitzvah at Temple de Hirsch Sinai Yesterday was a very fun event for me, the first Bat Mitzvah that I have photographed in over two years!  Just as with weddings, Covid put a major crimp into celebrations like Bat and Bar Mitzvahs.  So thousands of teens either had small semi […]

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Tori and Jonathon get married at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle courthouse and elopement photographer

Spectacular Seattle Courthouse Spring Elopement Wedding

Tori & Jonathon have an Elopement Wedding at the Seattle Courthouse At last!  After two years the Seattle Municipal Courthouse is finally open again for elopement wedding ceremonies.  Way back in late February 2020 I photographed one of the last weddings at the Seattle Courthouse before Covid shut down all courthouse weddings, and now I […]

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Tori and Jonathon on the balcony of the Seattle Municipal Courthouse before their elopement wedding. Tom Ellis Photography

Sneak Peek Spring Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding

Tori and Jonathon get married at the Seattle Courthouse This is going to be a short post and I apologize for that, but I will do a more extensive post with more photos soon.  Tori and Jonathon were one of the first couples to get married at the Seattle Courthouse since the courthouse was very […]

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The Knot Best of Weddings 2022 - Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Tom Ellis Photography Wins Wedding Photographer Awards for 2022

Tom Ellis Photography wins multiple awards for Seattle Wedding Photographer for 2022 I am very pleased and proud to announce that once again Tom Ellis Photography was given multiple awards for Wedding Photographer for 2022.  I really should have gotten a post up about this earlier but I’ve been too busy with more important aspects […]

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Susan and Tom kiss in front of a Christmas tree during their Holiday wedding at the Seattle Tennis Club. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle weddng photographer

Seattle Tennis Club Holiday Wedding

Susan and Tom have a Holiday Wedding at the Seattle Tennis Club My final wedding of 2021 was the fantastic wedding of Susan and Tom, held at the Seattle Tennis Club.  Due to Covid concerns this was a relatively small wedding in several ways.  First, the number of guests was cut down and many/most of […]

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Susan and Tom's Holiday season wedding ceremony at the Seattle Tennis Club. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Sneak Peek Seattle Tennis Club Holiday Wedding

Sneak Peek – Fantastic Holiday Wedding at the Seattle Tennis Club I wanted to get out a couple of Sneak Peek photos quickly so the guests at Susan and Tom’s wedding will be able to see some photos.  I’ve already started editing the hundreds of photos from the wedding, and hope to have a full […]

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