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Engagement sessions look very different these days but these photos are reason number 756388 why my clients are my favorite. Aly & Shlomo got engaged in Boston before the COVID-19 news broke and we had been planning these photos for months.  Since I got to know these two during her sister’s wedding last year, it […]

June 10, 2020

Lincoln Memorial Engagement Session | Rock Creek Park Engagement Photos | Aly and Shlomo

This session could not have come at a more perfect time. Kacey is an essential healthcare worker but she happened to be on vacation during this stretch of time! Before heading back to the front lines, we decided to capture these images to celebrate their engagement and focus on the positive. Kacey always envisioned her […]

May 19, 2020

Meridian Hill Park Engagement Session | Washington DC Wedding Photography | Kacey and Dan

I was NOT going to do a behind the scenes  blog post this year, In fact, I HATE the way I look when I am working. This is not a glamorous job people. I sweat. My hair is a hot mess. My makeup runs. I have to wear these really unattractive shoes so my plantar […]

April 16, 2020

2019 Behind the Scenes | Washington DC Wedding Photographer | Personal Post

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

I met Danielle and Doug in 2019 for their DC springtime engagement session at the Washington National Cathedral. I suggested this garden because Danielle asked for locations with a fairytale vibe. She explained she was going for a Beauty and the Beast theme. Immediately I had visions of her in a giant yellow dress with […]

March 11, 2020

The Fairmont DC Hotel Wedding | Luxury Washington DC Georgetown Wedding | Danielle and Doug

Want to know one of my biggest secrets to being successful? Surround yourself with inspirational people! I am always impressed with this gal right here… Not only was Elizabeth Beisel a two time Olympic medalist but she then went on compete on Survivor where she met this gem of a human! Jack is the sweetest […]

February 12, 2020

They Met on Survivor | Dating Survivor Contestants | Elizabeth Beisel + Jack Nichting

Washington DC Engagement | District of Columbia Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben

I have been drawn to the idea of intimacy on film for quite some time now. About a year ago, Ben and I did an intimate portrait session in our condo. Since I drag my poor husband in front of the camera about once a year, he is well versed in all of the possible […]

January 29, 2020

Project Passion | Intimate Portrait Sessions | Virginia Studio Photographer Kir Tuben

  2019, Wow. What a freakin’ ride. When I look back at this year, I kind of have to laugh. Starting this year, my word of the year was “Rest”. I did anything but rest. I came in from 2018 pretty worn down from my biggest year yet so, I raised my prices and vowed […]

January 8, 2020

A Year in Review 2019 | Destination Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben | Personal Post