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I forgot how different one city can be. This engagement session proves you can have any landscape you want in DC! Cherry and Sam knew they wanted two looks for their engagement photos: formal and casual. These two actually met for their first date ever at a coffee shop in Blagden Alley so they just […]

September 22, 2020

Nation’s Capital Engagement Photos | District of Columbia Elopement Inspiration | Cherry and Sam

I knew I would love photographing Josie and Ben because for weeks beforehand, Josie and I texted back and forth about which ensembles we liked best! Attention to details is my favorite as I have massive style OCD. I also never met a Ben I didn’t absolutely love! These two had been photographed before but […]

September 21, 2020

Lincoln Memorial Engagement Session | District of Columbia Monuments Engagement Photos | Luxury DC Wedding Photos | Josie and Ben

The majority of the time, I don’t know what my clients look like. A handful of my engagement clients, I only exchange emails with and have no idea what they will wear or even their partner’s name! When these two showed up, I nearly died. How stunning are they!? Not only did they show up […]

September 15, 2020

DC National Mall Engagement Photos | Lincoln Memorial Engagement Session | Helen and Chris

M & C originally planned a wedding in the bride’s home country: Turkey! With the pandemic happening, travel seemed out of the question but they didn’t want COVID to hold up their wedding plans. These two met at Georgetown and have actually been dating long distance for 6 years! I wouldn’t want to wait any […]

September 2, 2020

Tudor Place Gardens Wedding | Historic Tudor Gardens Georgetown Wedding | DC Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben

Is there anything better than being in love and engaged? Anela and Seamus were just adorable all over DC! We began their session with a quiet sunrise at the capitol building before heading to the Lincoln memorial for more DC city views. The first time I met with these two, I actually had a Zoom […]

June 15, 2020

US Capitol Engagement Photos | Capitol Hill Washington D.C. Engagement Session | Anela and Seamus

DC Engagement Session | District of Columbia Engagement Photos | Kir Tuben Photography

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

  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

This couple and I were made for each other. When planning their engagement session, Remi wanted to do something in Maryland but didn’t know what, so she asked me if there was anything I was really excited to shoot. I thought about if Ben and I were to get engaged again, what would we want […]

December 9, 2019

Inn at Perry Cabin Engagement Session | Maryland Wedding Photography | Remi and John

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I think one of my favorite things in this career is when my couples trust me whole heartedly. When you put faith in the creatives you hire, magic can happen. That is exactly what Karly and AJ did! This pair knew they wanted classic DC monument photos but were totally open to any second location […]

December 5, 2019

DAR Constitution Hall Engagement Session | Daughters of the American Revolution Wedding | DC Engagement Photos Karly and AJ

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The first time I talked to Victoria via Facetime, we were on the call for so long that my phone died! We instantly clicked so I had been counting the minutes until this Lincoln Memorial engagement session. This is a classic love story or doctor meets nurse and the two fell head over heels! Jonathan […]

October 29, 2019

Washington D.C. Engagement Session | Lincoln Memorial Engagement Photos | Victoria and Jonathan

Washington DC Engagement | District of Columbia Wedding Photographer Kir Tuben