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S&D are wed! These two made Charlottesville magic yesterday with their emotional day at Mount Ida. Their effortless love definitely shined around all their friends and their day was filled with unforgettable moments: a grandparent first look, portraits between rain showers, a standup comedy moment, the most fun band I’ve ever heard and a serenade […]

December 3, 2023

The Lodge at Mount Ida Wedding | Rainy Charlottesville | Classic Cville Wedding | Sara and Dave 

I tried to write a caption for this for about twenty minutes. I’m so glad pictures are worth a thousand words because I have a million nice sentiments to share about this couple. A huge theme of yesterday was how high PJ has set the bar for all men and how he is equally lucky […]

January 5, 2023

Pippin Hill Wedding | Pippin Hill Farm Winery Wedding | Allison and PJ

I mean, THANK YOU Saharan dust storm!! The sunset for this engagement session was out of control beautiful. Honestly, the photos don’t even do it justice! We began this session about an hour before sunset at Castle Hill Cidery. It was a damp, overcast evening but the property looks so peaceful at any time really. […]

July 7, 2020

Castle Hill Cider Engagement Session | Charlottesville Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben | Michelle and Joe

Elise and Jarrett threw one of my favorite weddings of the year. From every meticulously planned detail to the overall mood of the day, you can tell these two spent an incredible amount of time intentionally planning this affair. The list of personal touches on this wedding is astounding: an engraved watch, heirloom ribbon sewn […]

December 23, 2019

King Family Vineyard Wedding | Charlottesville Virginia Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben | Elise and Jarrett

King Family Wedding

Alright folks, this post was a long time coming. Today I want to talk to you about FILM. No, not video… shooting in real honest to god physical film like your parents had on their wedding day. I started shooting film in college when I had my first ever dark room class. I was able to develop my own film (with chemicals that the Duke Lab paid for). I loved it then but in the age of digital, I never thought I would return to it.

October 3, 2018

Film Photography Explained | What is a Hybrid Photographer? | Fine Art DC Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben

Every year, I have couples ask me where to tie the knot! To try to help out, I decided to make a list about the Best DC Wedding Locations and it was such a hit that I decided to turn it into a little series. Here are my favorite rustic Northern Virginia Wedding Venues and below are my Charlottesville Virginia wedding venue favorites!

October 19, 2017

Charlottesville Wedding Venues | Best Virginia Wedding Venues | Elegant Virginia Weddings