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It finally happened, we made it to Japan. Ben and I have wanted to go since we got married but with the amount of time off it requires and COVID quarantine restrictions starting in 2020, it took us over 7 years to make this dream trip happen. That said, we had PLENTY of time to […]

May 12, 2023

Japan Vacation | Tokyo Travels | Personal Post

Every year, once a year, Ben and I pay for professional photos. I cherish photos of our parents and grandparents from their youth/time before children so I want to be sure to memorialize this time in our life. While we were in vacation in Lake Como, we decided to snap some portraits at Villa Balianello […]

December 20, 2022

Lake Como Anniversary Photos | Italy Wedding Inspiration Villa Balbianello

2022, what can I even say you saucy minx. My year by numbers shakes out to 38 weddings (and an additional 6 that Katie captured for our brand), 15 boudoir sessions, 10 surprise proposals, 51 engagement sessions and 11 lifestyle & branding images. This doesn’t include hosting a workshop, attending the Knot gala and capturing […]

November 29, 2022

2022 Year in Review | Luxury Virginia Weddings | DC Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben |

Since Ben and I are both a quarter Scottish, we decided to visit the land of our ancestors. Funnily enough, Ben’s clan (Campbell) and mine (Macdonald) fought in a brutal war against one another. We’re a modern day Romeo and Juliette I suppose. Regardless, here is our itinerary for our Scotland vacation. Day 1 I […]

August 30, 2022

Scotland Travel Itinerary | Edinburgh Vacation | Personal Post

Where do I begin this post? I guess we can start with the Why. In 2019, I booked two back to back weddings- one in Italy and one in Scotland. Needless to say, when the world shut down in 2020, this trip was forever canceled as those weddings pivoted to more local affairs. Since then, […]

August 20, 2022

Lake Como Vacation | Italy Travel Plan | Personal Post

Why yes, it’s a brand new blog post for a brand new trip! I’ve wanted to go to Portugal forever and I finally found a reason! I had a little break in April and was able to work for the AMV Weddings Reatreats so I took a week prior to tour Porto, Lisbon and Sintra. […]

May 3, 2022

Portugal Vacation | Porto, Lisbon and Sintra Itinerary | Destination Wedding Travel

Friends! Here we are again, another trip another blog post. I mostly write these for two main reasons: one, so I can actually remember what we did years in the future and two, so when friends ask for recs, I can just send them this post without having to dig up every restaurant and hotel […]

February 4, 2022

Turkey Travel | Exploring Istanbul | Cappadocia Vacation

Where do I even begin this post? The only logical place is to start is at the beginning but I actually took a little trip to past Kir-land. I looked back over my wrap up posts from the last few years to try and find the words for 2021. The only thing I managed to […]

December 1, 2021

2021 Year in Review | DC Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben | Personal Post

I don’t know how to put this yearly post into words. Like many, 2020 was slated to be my best, most profitable year yet… but make plans and the universe laughs. When the pandemic shutdowns began, I assumed quarantine would be over by fall. Welp, the joke was on me and I am always reminded […]

January 1, 2021

2020 Wedding Season | Personal Post | 2020 A Year in Review

If you’ve talked to me for more than 5 minutes you know I have 4 loves: Travel, Cats, Photography and Ben… not necessarily in that order. 2020 really threw a wrench in 2 of those four joys of my life. While I have been able to spend AMPLE time with the kitties and Ben, I […]

September 29, 2020

The Greenbrier Resort Vacation | West Virginia Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben | Personal Post