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Oh man, oh man I loved 2023. The crazy backlog of 2020 finally set itself right and I felt like a normal human with a fun job. This year, I personally captured 38 weddings and my team documented 8. I traveled within the states to North Carolina, California (twice), Florida for Hybrid, New York for […]

December 31, 2023

A Year in Review | Kir Tuben Wedding Photographer 2023 | Personal Post

Morgan wanted a lovely garden engagement session in Northern Virginia and Oatlands was the perfect backdrop setting. The summertime glow of the vast property was peak bucolic vibes. We started by the manor and worked our way down to the sunken garden seeing bunnies and florals along the way. Here are my favorites from their […]

December 30, 2023

Oatlands Engagement Session | Virginia Historic Oatlands Garden Engagement | Virginia Engagement Photography 

A few months ago, two girlfriends asked me to brunch to get my opinion on an idea they had. They wanted to host a planner summit that offered education on tented weddings since it was such a big undertaking. They would of course want photos of some sort and maybe a little soirée. This nameless […]

December 29, 2023

Colorful Glenstone Gardens Wedding | Middleburg Garden Wedding | Virginia Outdoor Wedding | House of Pearl

I cannot believe @houseofpearldesignis wrapped! When two of your favorite humans put on their first summit, you absolutely over commit and that’s exactly what I did these last two days with absolute joy. Congratulations to the fiercest lady I know @terrykayeevents & my kindred style soul-twin @jessicaashleyevents who should have “I don’t know how she […]

December 29, 2023

Glenstone Gardens Wedding | Middleburg Tent Wedding | Virginia Glass Tent Wedding | House of Pearl

MY BEST FRIENDS ARE MARRYING EACH OTHER. A sentence every person around the world would love to say. A massive congratulations to this NOVA emo kid and this Turkish professor goddess on their engagement at Mary’s Rock! 💍 I can’t wait to celebrate in Istanbul this summer!

December 27, 2023

Shenandoah Hiking Proposal | Virginia Mountain Engagement Photos | Skyline Drive Engagement Session | Gizem and Bryan

I felt like this wedding was a poem. Soft breeze and hand written notes. Playful songs with quiet moments. Young love. Souls bound.Congratulations to this magic couple. As Kim said, “People say there’s no such thing as perfect” but yesterday kinda was. Vendors: Planning-@twobyrdseventsVenue- @keswickvineyardsCatering- @thecateringoutfitDj- @djtoblerRentals- @mseventscvilleflorist – @b.junefloraldesignvideography- @catmccarthycreativehmu- @theveilbridalcotransportation- @travelwithquickbuscutting cake- @cakebloom

December 15, 2023

Keswick Vineyards Wedding | Springtime Charlottesville Wedding | Virginia Keswick Wedding | Naomi and Grant

A & H, my darlings. I will miss your wedding. I will miss the excitement I feel in my heart when I get an email detailing your vision and demonstrating how much you care about your people. I loved how you served every guest pie at your wedding (myself included). It was beyond meaningful that […]

December 8, 2023

River Farm Wedding | Virginia Garden Wedding | Charming Colorful VA Wedding | Allie and Henry 

Maggie and Nate are betrothed 💍 This laid back couple had the absolute best time on their wedding day. Starting with champagne and couture & ending with Birkenstocks and table dancing… what could be a better way to end the fall season? Congratulations to the couple who “don’t take a ton of photos together” but […]

December 7, 2023

Dover Hall Wedding | United States Castle Wedding | Fall Richmond Wedding | Maggie and Nate 

Katie and Steve are married! I’ll level with you, zero couples say “I hope it rains on my wedding day.” But there are couples who dance in the rain and those who don’t… K&S are definitely the former. A drizzly fall day in Charlottesville didn’t stop these two from having a picture perfect wedding. All […]

December 7, 2023

Keswick Vineyards Wedding | Virginia Winery Wedding | Fall Charlottesville Wedding | Katie and Stephen 

These newlyweds brought down the house in Middleburg the last two days in a row! They had a stunning reception at the Salamnder precluded by the perfect rehearsal at Goodstone Inn. Huge smiles in the heart of Virginia on her grandparents wedding anniversary, what more could anyone ask for? Congratulations Judith and Chris! Vendors Coordinator: […]

December 6, 2023

Salamander Resort Wedding | Classic Middleburg Church Wedding | Judith and Christopher