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This trip will live in my memory as one of the best of all time. I was lucky enough to be asked to shoot a dear friend’s wedding from high school in Phuket so Benny and I made a trip out of it! Below is everything we did for the stretch we got to spend […]

March 6, 2024

Thailand Vacation | Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Phuket Travel | Thai Honeymoon Itinerary

Katie and Steve are married! I’ll level with you, zero couples say “I hope it rains on my wedding day.” But there are couples who dance in the rain and those who don’t… K&S are definitely the former. A drizzly fall day in Charlottesville didn’t stop these two from having a picture perfect wedding. All […]

December 7, 2023

Keswick Vineyards Wedding | Virginia Winery Wedding | Fall Charlottesville Wedding | Katie and Stephen 

When Jessica Ashley Events is at the helm, you know it’s going to be a stunning day full of beauty and show stoping design. These images at Brentsville Hall really give all the Bridgerton vibes a bride could want! Check out all the vendors below that made this day a dream! Planning and Design: @jessicaashleyevents | Photography: @kir2ben | […]

January 7, 2023

Brentsville Hall Wedding | Luxury Northern Virginia Wedding | VA Wedding Photographer

Talia and Alex are such an iconic DC couple that it only made sense to do their engagement session under the cherry trees at the tidal basin! Our original morning got pushed since it rained so we snagged the last day of bloom week! We even had a fly over during these photos. They of […]

April 5, 2022

Washington DC Cherry Blossom Photos | District of Columbia Cherry Blossom Engagement | Alex and Talia

Spent the morning down by the national mall today and it was so sad to see all the cherry blossoms had finally shed their petals! 🌸 But this means I finally get to share the amazing couples who I got to capture during peak week. First up is Eva and Charlie. These two were my […]

April 5, 2022

D.C. Cherry Blossom Engagement Pictures | District of Columbia Blossom Engagement Session | Eva and Charlie

Obsessed with these two 🤍 Some photogs find a height difference challenging but I think it’s the most fun! The posing game of “let’s find a hill” “let’s sit” “stairs are our friend” is one of my favorites! Jessie and Dillon actually booked me the same week the cherries popped. I had one slot left […]

April 5, 2022

National Mall DC Cherry Blossom Pictures | District of Columbia Cherry Blossom Engagement | Jessie and Dillon

Prepare to audibly gasp at the beauty of these two kids. Marley and Peter flew in from Utah for this session and got super lucky with weather and peak bloom! 🌸 Fun fact: we even had some tourist photographers follow us around because they assumed these cuties were models! They were such good sports with […]

April 5, 2022

Tidal Basin DC Cherry Blossom Photos | District of Columbia Cherry Blossom Engagement | Peter and Marley

What’s funny about this set of imagery is that I usually recommend that couples wear pastels or neutrals at their engagement sessions. 🤍 Mostly because it can be complementary on skin tones and tends to blend with any background- nature or city. I didn’t expect to love this neon number as much as I did, […]

April 5, 2022

DC Cherry Blossom Pictures | District of Columbia Cherry Blossom Engagement | Spring Engagement Session

Blake knew he wanted to propose with the Capitol in the background and this was the perfect secluded spot to surprise Caroline with the ring of her dreams! Little did she know, her family was also waiting around the corner for hugs and champagne! Here are my favorite images from this surprise capitol hill proposal. […]

April 23, 2021

DC Capitol Proposal | Capitol Hill Proposal | DC Proposal Photographs | Blake and Caroline

So you want an engagement session at the cherry blossoms? Welp. I can help…. MAYBE. NPS announced their peak bloom prediction to be April 2-5. That said, they also state THIS on their website: “Predicting the bloom.Forecasting peak bloom is almost impossible more than 10 days in advance.” Even with predictions, dates can change so flexibility is […]

March 4, 2021

2021 Cherry Blossom Advice | 2021 Tidal Basin Closed | DC Cherry Blossom Festival 2021