Kir2Ben

as genuinely so fun to be around. Her energy is really what makes her special, she is so positive and bubbly. She is so passionate about her work and she really goes above and beyond to get the perfect shots; her candid shots are so beautiful and some of my favorite photos from our day. I highly recommend hiring her!

e and passion for her work shines through in her presence. She brings the kind of energy you’d hope for from the person responsible for memorializing the biggest moments of your new shared life. You could tell she was just as passionate about getting an amazing shot as the bride and groom, and her enthusiasm brought life to the bridal party through what might’ve otherwise been a perfunctory process. Highly responsive, remarkably talented, and genuinely engaging, Kir was the perfect photographer for our perfect wedding.

ds, but we wanted the day of our civil ceremony to be memorable and special. We can confidently say that it was, in large part thanks to Kir! Kir is easy-going and great to work with, and through asking just a few questions, she knew *exactly* the photos to take. Often, it didn’t feel like we were taking photos; it felt like we were having fun and enjoying the day, which is what we wanted for our wedding day! The photos are stunning; they capture us and the day perfectly. We, and our families and friends, love each one!

and so easy to work with start to finish and the pictures were amazing. After all of the congratulations that we get on our engagement, the next comment from everyone is how great the pictures looked and we could not have done it without Kir.

most gorgeous photos in Alexandria and she knew how to anticipate traffic in the busy but picturesque streets. She made us feel so comfortable throughout the shoot and she reflected all of our bubbly and overjoyed energy after the proposal while maintaining so much professionalism! She was quick and efficient to get us to our engagement party on time but every photo still had so much care put into it. We slowed her down and went an hour over the package we purchased, but she very graciously stayed to capture more of our special moment. On top of all that, she delivered sneak peaks within hours and we had a full gallery of hundreds of photos the next day. We are beyond impressed with Kir and her work! 1,000/10 would recommend for your proposal!

time, kept everything moving on schedule, and was a joy to be around on our wedding day. The best part is that she delivered our sneak peeks to us in under 24 hours!!! I was shocked at the turn around and time and of course the photos are beautiful.

h was everything we wanted for our day and more. Kir’s genuine happiness and excitement is what you want on your wedding day. If you need a photographer, you need Kir.

ve and bubbly personality. Between our engagement and wedding photos, I now have so many beautiful memories I will cherish forever and can’t wait to display on walls in my home! People always told me how I would get tired from smiling all day for photos on my wedding day, but that wasn’t the case at all because of how easy she made our day! She is extremely professional and truly remarkable and talented at what she does. Working with Kir was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day, and I can’t wait to work with her again for future milestones in our lives. As she always liked to say, “no notes” — she is PERFECT, and you will not regret working with Kir! In fact, you will get sad like my husband and I did when she tells you she has to leave at the end of the night! We only have positive things to say about our experience working with Kir and how much we loved her! If you are thinking about booking her, what are you waiting for?! Do it!

professional, and patient. I was so impressed by her gorgeous shots and the way she brought out the best of both parties in her portraits that I couldn’t wait for our engagement shoot. At our engagement shoot, she totally won over my fiancé (who was reluctant initially to do the shoot) with her funny banter and confidence in posing us. We loved those shots so much that I couldn’t imagine how our wedding day could top it! Come wedding day, I couldn’t wait to see Kir. She guided our whole wedding party in her fun-loving yet professional style. She completely charmed my parents and our wedding party, and even guests commented on how impressed they were by her. Our wedding photos are incredibly gorgeous (we got a ton back the day after our wedding, before our official gallery!) and completely match our style and our day. Thank you Kir – you are phenomenal!

engagement photos that we will treasure for a long time.

when Covid hit, she worked flexibly with our new dates and met us for stunning sunrise engagement photographs at the monuments and with our dog in Rock Creek Park. Kir then kept everyone on schedule and smiling all day at our DC wedding. We can't thank Kir enough for the beautiful memories she captured!

tch and I was in good hands. I could tell from our first conversation that Kir was so professional and really cares about her work. She treats each couple like her only one and with how busy this lady is, I have no clue how she does it!! The moment my husband and I met her for our engagement session we felt like we were talking to an old friend. Kir has that personality that makes you feel at ease right away, and the confidence to take charge and move the day along while getting every single photo you want and all the ones you didn't know you needed. Those are definitely the most important things you need in a photographer, and Kir's got them! On our wedding day, even though the heat was exhausting, Kir didn't complain once. She had our sneaks back to us by the time we woke up the next morning, and now I literally cannot stop looking at our PERFECT wedding pics!! It's so beyond worth it to spend a little extra for pictures that will last a lifetime. She captured every single emotion I can literally feel the happiness radiating from the photos. I could go on all day about how amazing Kir is and how magnificent her work is, but her pictures really do speak for themselves so go check them out. Now it's time to go flood my Instagram with all of my new gorgeous memories!

he 2hr time. She captured us in the most beautiful and unique poses and angles. She delivered the photo gallery to us within 3 days after the shoot. The pictures are so beautiful we probably looked at this 100 times already. We recommend Kir1000% to anyone who would like to enjoy top-notch breath-taking pictures. We will definitely coming back to her for our other events and family pictures.

that matches her exceptional talent and was a joy to work with throughout the planning process.

ories forever for our engagement and maternity pictures with her (at least we got to do those ones with her so far). Hopefully one day we can work with you again for our full wedding celebration or any other future shoot! We would recommend her to anyone for anything. Not only does she take the best photos ever, she is a friend now as well! She is truly so talented and everyone always asks who took our photos. Love you Kir! We cannot wait to work with you again sometime 💕💕💕

she took that she needed to be the photographer for our wedding day. The stars were aligned and we hired her for our May 2020 wedding in Tuscany, Italy. And she so happened to have another wedding booked in Scotland 4 days after our date - it was fate. Then, COVID-19 hit, and Kir couldn't have more accomodating, helpful and truthfully a sounding board / shoulder to lean on during all of our very stressful 3 times of rescheduling and postponing. We finally settled on cancelling our Italy wedding sadly but did a beautiful wedding with Kir in Charlottesville, VA - which we planned in under 3 months. It was because of Kir that we actually found the venue we ending up planning our 4th planned wedding! We got so many compliments not only on our engagement and wedding photos, but also when our guests saw her in action on our wedding day. She is so very passionate about what she does and it genuinely shines through in her work. Kir is truly a gem and we can't recommend her enough. Look no further, you've found your perfect photographer!

she made with everything we needed to know about wedding photos and setting up an entire timeline of photos we should take (she even gave us suggestions about other parts of our wedding day!). She also kept everyone in line and on schedule, making sure we didn’t miss a single family/friend photo and getting every angle/expression/pose we could possibly want. A friend of ours couldn’t make it to our wedding and in looking through the photos said she felt like she was there because Kir captured every moment and every emotion throughout the day. On top of all of this, Kir was so fun to be around. When we were choosing our photographer a friend had advised me to pick someone we actually liked because we would be spending so much of our wedding day with them (and at very intimate moments where it was just the 3 of us) and Kir could not have been a better choice. We could tell when chatting with her prior that she was super warm and shared our sense of humor, but then once we did our engagement photos we saw how comfortable she made us feel (even when we both thought we were awkward as hell) and for that we are SO grateful. She did the same on our wedding day, kindly and expertly guiding us through every step. Anyway, I’ll end this love letter by stating the obvious if you’ve ever looked at her website/portfolio- this women is SO talented. Every picture she takes is literally magazine worthy and we couldn’t be more thrilled that we’ll have her stunning photos as keepsake of our special day for the rest of our lives. Don’t walk, run. Kir is worth every single penny and more!!

can be flexible with everything else. On a scale of 1 to 10, she's an 11. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.

ir since 2018 and struggling putting into words how grateful we are for her! INITIAL MEETING- We hired Kir back in 2018 after our November engagement! Finding a wedding photographer was my biggest and top decision. I knew I wanted to take engagement photos at the cherry blossoms and after seeing Kir's amazing work I knew we had to meet! We met Kir at her house with my (now) husband, mom, and dad. Kir was so welcoming and we instantly clicked. We booked her that night. ENGAGEMENT SESSION - We took our engagement photos at The Cherry Blossoms in 2019. Taking these photos can be really tricky due to weather, timing, blooms, and people/events. Kir was so communicative and gave us updates the weeks following up to our session. Our original "sunrise session" ended up getting rained out; however Kir was SO flexible and was able to fit us in on another day. My husband and I have never taken professional photos, and we were SO nervous and worried we would just feel awkward. Those nerves instantly went away after the first click of her camera! Kir is so encouraging, kind, welcoming, easy going, and creative! Even with hundreds of people around us she made us feel like we were the only ones there. She has such an artistic eye for finding all the hidden spots, lighting, and coaching us through the perfect poses. We had an absolute BLAST modeling our way around DC with Kir. Also, she sent us "sneaks" the very next day and got our photos back within the week! COVID WEDDING - we were one of the many couples who's wedding was affected by the pandemic. Our original June 2020 date was postponed 3 different times. Each time we juggled trying to find another date, we made sure Kir was still able to photograph our wedding. She was the one vendor we knew we had to have capture our special day. Kir was beyond kind, flexible, and supportive each time we had to change our date. It is very clear Kir truly cares about each and every one of her couples. She goes above and beyond to put her clients happiness first. WEDDING DAY!!! Our wedding was finally able to happen June 2021! The morning of our wedding was dark, cloudy, and rainy.... but I was at ease knowing we had Kir. The moment she came to our hotel she was ready to roll! She got every shot we wanted AND more! We are all still baffled how she was able to run around and get every angle and shot in just a couple of minutes.... she did not stop the entire time we had her! Also, we had a SQUAD for our bridal party (14 bridesmaids and 12 groomsmen) and she was able to wrangle everyone together quickly during our photos. She was so efficient with time, encouraging through out every photo, and put everyone at ease. It was like having one of your best friends photograph your wedding.... We had the absolute BEST time spending our wedding day with her! We truly could not be more thankful we hired her to capture all our special moments. Additionally, she had sneaks up the very next day and got our photos back quickly. So basically what I am trying to say is - HIRE KIR2BEN!!!!!!

d relaxed. Despite a 3:30am wakeup call for our sunrise photoshoot, we had a great time! And her photos speak for themselves...we can barely decide on our save-the-dates because we love all of them so much! Thanks Kir!

riety of great photos. She even hiked through the woods with us so we could get to the spot we loved! Couldn’t recommend her enough.

e photo-ready, and her constant encouragement made an hour of photos feel like a breeze. She was very responsive and professional, and is a real expert in her craft. On top of all this, she returned our photos edited within a week! I can not recommend Kir enough!

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