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Right now, a lot of my couples are unsure how to navigate their wedding plans. The aspect of these conversations that really breaks my heart is when couples are hesitant to celebrate with a small ceremony because they feel it might take away from their big wedding celebration in the future. 💍 Firstly, I understand […]

October 15, 2020

Stylish In Home Covid Wedding | Pandemic Wedding | Washington DC Elopement Photographer Kir Tuben | Jill and Dan

Some couples are meant to come into your life. That’s how I feel about Becca and Malcolm. We met March of 2019 at Becca’s brother’s wedding and I absolutely fell in love with the Moore family. Once Becca and Malcolm got engaged, I was over the moon that the gang would be celebrating another epic […]

October 14, 2020

Dover Hall Wedding | Best Richmond Wedding Venues | Becca and Malcolm

Intro & General Advice Right now, a lot of my couples are unsure how to navigate their wedding plans. The aspect of these conversations that really breaks my heart is when couples are hesitant to celebrate with a small ceremony because they feel it might take away from their big wedding celebration in the future. […]

August 5, 2020

COVID-19 Wedding Options | Coronavirus Microwedding | How to Elope During the Pandemic

This couple was supposed to get married in spring but the universe had other plans. When the pandemic hit, Sydney and Colin decided to move their wedding in July. They didn’t know what the future held but they decided to get married, come what may. Just days after this wedding, Pittsburgh shut down indoor spaces […]

July 24, 2020

Traditional Church Wedding | Dusty Blue Summer Wedding | Sydney and Colin

Irene and Matt had big plans to have a grand wedding in Pennsylvania this year but, like everyone wedding planning in 2020, COVID had other plans. These two pushed back their bigger celebration but still wanted to make things official. After hatting with these two, they knew they wanted their friends and family to be […]

July 24, 2020

Meridian Hill Park MicroWedding | DC Elopement Photographer Kir Tuben | Irene and Matt

These two initially planned a big wedding in the Outerbanks but COVID had other plans. The bride, Michelle, always wanted to elope in the first place! They decided to honor their original wedding date with a walk to the Carlyle house to exchange vows- just minutes away from their condo. Jeff’s mom played guitar and Michelle’s […]

July 23, 2020

Carlyle House Wedding | Alexandria Wedding Photographer | COVID Elopement Michelle and Jeff

This was one of my favorite days of the year. I had never met Kelsey and Nate before this but had been working behind the scenes to make sure it was the most memorable day. These two traded their massive Oklahoma wedding for a backyard soirée with 10 people. Not once did they have a […]

June 16, 2020

District of Columbia Elopement | Coronavirus Intimate Wedding | Microwedding Inspiration Kelsey and Nate

Wow, what a time to be alive. I feel like there is nothing to say that hasn’t already been said about COVID-19. These are unprecedented times. It’s a scary time for health, the world economy and small businesses. As a small business owner who works in events, I have had to make hard business decisions […]

April 3, 2020

Coronavirus Policies | COVID-19 Rescheduling Photography Policy | Pandemic Wedding Change