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Lily and Ben are two of my all-time favorite clients! When I had to pick models for a mentoring session, they were the first couple I thought of! I actually shot their wedding during the pandemic but we never did an official engagement together so this was the perfect excuse to get together again and […]

April 21, 2021

DC Kwanzan Cherry Blossom Engagement | Library of Congress Engagement Photos | DC Spring Engagement Pictures | Lily and Ben

It’s evenings like this one that make me believe in love. Jessica and Bryant eloped on the national mall on a Wednesday. With the pandemic in full swing, they decided to make private vows to one another and self-officiate at the DC War Memorial. We took a handful of portraits at Lincoln before walking to […]

April 21, 2021

DC War Memorial Wedding | National Mall Wedding Photos | DC Wedding Photographs | Jessica and Bryant

I just love when a gal has a signature color. Rachael showed up in this stunner and I knew it had to be a thing. She even has a green engagement ring! She’s basically a real life Elle Woods but subbing out green for pink. These two got super lucky with the cherry blossoms this […]

April 17, 2021

Spring DC Engagement Session | Cherry Blossom Season District of Columbia | Rachael and Charles

First comes love then comes marriage…. then comes engagement session?? Welp, if 2020 taught us anything it’s that life can be unpredictable. I actually photographed Erinn and Jon’s intimate Anderson House wedding mid-pandemic last year and we realized they never actually took engagement photos! When they reached back out I was over the moon excited […]

April 7, 2021

Smithsonian Castle Engagement Photos | District of Columbia Magnolia Engagement Session | D.C. Enid A Haupt Garden Engagement Erinn and Jon

Rose-Helen and Filippo were my first ‘pink tree’ clients of the year! Knowing that the tidal basin might be shut down due to COVID, we decided to go for magnolia photos instead; and oh boy, was it a treat. We began at sunrise at the Enid A Haupt Garden with their adorable puppy Roots (who […]

April 7, 2021

Enid A Haupt Garden Engagement Photos | District of Columbia Magnolia Engagement Session | D.C. Smithsonian Castle Engagement

When I think ‘classic’ I think of the DC cherry blossoms. Cecilia and John wanted a DC spring engagement session at the Tidal Basin and I was thrilled we were able to give them their dream! With the closures due to the pandemic, I didn’t know how accessible the mall would be but we had […]

April 6, 2021

Washington DC Cherry Blossom Engagement Photos | District of Columbia Cherry Blossom Festival Pictures | D.C. Engagement Cecilia and John

Alyssa and Ethan probably had one of my favorite sessions of the year. We knew we wanted cherry blossoms but also knew the tidal basin might be closed due to the pandemic. As it turns out, we went at sunrise on a weekend and had no problem at all with pedestrian access. In fact, these […]

April 6, 2021

DC Tidal Basin Cherry Blossom Engagement | District of Columbia Cherry Blossom Photos | D.C. Cherry Blossom Engagement Alyssa and Ethan

This pair was a delight to photograph. They drove all the way from Baltimore for this early session before the National Guard closed down the Tidal Basin. Both Ishani and Vikram are health care professionals and the following week, they were slated to be working with at risk populations for COVID-19 so this was the […]

April 14, 2020

District of Columbia Cherry Blossom Engagement Session | Washington DC Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben | Ishani and Vikram

Washington DC Cherry Blossom Engagement Session | District of Columbia Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben

Jill and Jason just knew they wanted cherry blossoms in their engagement photos. These two met in DC so they wanted to celebrate the beginning of their love story by commemorating it with classic District of Columbia inspired photos. It had to be the tidal basin for sure! Sadly, we weren’t able to snap photos […]

April 10, 2020

Washington DC Cherry Blossom Engagement Session | District of Columbia Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben | Jill and Jason

DC Tidal Basin Cherry Blossom Engagement Session | Virginia Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben_0000

Bailey & Andrew are quite the world travelers! They actually got engaged in London and are getting married in New Mexico! What a crazy life these two lead. I got to spend an hour with them at the D.C. Tidal Basin this spring right before the city was virtually shut down for social distancing. We […]

March 31, 2020

Tidal Basin Cherry Blossom Engagement Session | Virginia Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben | Bailey and Andrew