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Zena and Alan on the waterfront at sunset during their wedding at the Woodmark Hotel. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Happy Anniversary Zena and Alan Seattle Wedding Photographer

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Zena and Alan! I’d like to extend my wishes for a very happy First Wedding Anniversary to Zena and Alan, married in September 2021 at the Woodmark Hotel in Kirkland.  This was a fantastic wedding, and an even better party!  A gorgeous bride and handsome groom along with perfect late-Summer weather […]

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Sarah and Jacob kiss at the end of their wedding ceremony at Rose Hill Community Center. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Happy Anniversary Sarah and Jacob – Seattle area wedding

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Sarah and Jacob! Just over a year ago, after lots of starts, stops and more starts and stops Jacob and Sarah were married at the Rose Hill Community Center in Mukilteo.  Please click on the link to be taken to the original blog post, which also has a fairly ridiculous number […]

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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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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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Laura and Jimmy during their wedding at Rock Creek Gardens. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle area wedding photographer

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Laura and Jimmy

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Laura and Jimmy This was another wedding that very nearly was unable to take place in Summer 2020 due to Covid restrictions.  Laura and Jimmy had made plans to have their wedding while the state was allowing groups of up to 30 for events such as weddings, but then Governor Inslee […]

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Mathew and Allison exchange their vows during their Seattle area wedding at John Knox Presbyterian Church

Happy Anniversary Allison and Matthew Seattle Covid Wedding

Happy First Anniversary Allison and Matthew I’d like to send slightly belated Happy First Wedding Anniversary wishes to Allison and Matthew, who managed to get married last summer during a slight lull in the Covid madness. By virtue of the fact that this couple decided they were going to do whatever it took, they had […]

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Liliana and Greg inside their car during their Covid wedding in Seattle. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Happy Anniversary Liliana and Greg – Seattle Covid Wedding

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Liliana and Greg I’d like to take this opportunity to extend Happy First Wedding Anniversary wishes to Liliana and Greg.  In the middle of some of the biggest Covid panic last June they still found a way to get married, using a method that I have not personally encountered before or […]

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Bride and groom celebrate their elopement wedding in a hot-air balloon with a champagne toast

Happy First Anniversary Christin and Jean

Happy First Anniversary Wishes to the Balloon Wedding Couple! With Covid having shut things down for more than a year, it is fun to look back at some weddings that took place either before Covid took over all of our lives, or at those rare weddings where the couples simply decided that they were not […]

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Mandy and James on the sundial at Gas Works Park after their elopement wedding at the Seattle municipal Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Happy Anniversary – Seattle Courthouse Elopement Wedding

Happy Anniversary Mandy and James – Seattle Courthouse Elopement I’m not going to lie to you, it is getting rather annoying to have to show wedding photos from weddings that happened more than a year ago, before Covid took over how most people live their lives.  But it is fun to look through the relatively […]

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Michelle and Jason had an elopement wedding at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle elopement and courthouse wedding photographer

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Michelle and Jason

Very Happy First Anniversary Wishes to Michelle and Jason I’d like to take this opportunity to pass on my wishes for a Happy First Wedding Anniversary to Jason and Michelle, married one year ago today at the Seattle Municipal Courthouse.  Wow, that seems like a LOT longer than a year ago!  This was the last […]

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