I’m Stephanie, a wedding + lifestyle photographer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Warrenton, Virginia. Whether I’m by the mountains of Colorado or Virginia, my soul feels at home, surrounded by rural living and the raw beauty of nature. I genuinely love what I do, and feel so passionate to share the enthusiasm and joy of these celebrations with you!

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November 13, 2013

Travis & Andrea | Upperville, Virginia Engagement Photographer

The lighting from beginning to end was so dreamy and I guess a part of why I loved it so much was due to the fact that the fall colors were full blown! The coloring, lighting and the lovely spirit of Travis and Andrea just made this session so enjoyable! We may have jumped over some fences and some tall sketchy grass … I say sketchy because who knew what lived it in (!!!) … but they were troopers the entire time because they trusted me. 🙂 What a great feeling when I have two people in front of me who trusted my judgement of light, space, everything! Thank you Travis and Andrea! Looking through these photos, you will see why it was worth jumping over the fence to get to that dreamy lighting. 🙂 You guys were great!

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Travis & Andrea’s love story

We went to Bush Gardens and spent the whole day there. We both had so much fun! Before we left the park, we were walking through Paris and he said he wanted to sit down a bit because he was hot. The train that drives around the park was going by and the Venice fountain was in front of us, there were beautiful flowers everywhere and people were all walking around just enjoying the day. He said “I had a lot of fun today”. I said “Yea, me too babe, thanks for bringing me”. He asked “Is there anything else you would like to do before we leave for home?” and and I said “No, I think we’ve done everything”. He said “Well, there is one more thing I want to do” and I replied “What’s that?”. That is when he got on one knee and pulled out a ring and looked at me and said “Will you marry me?”. My reply consisted of “OH MY GOD, ARE YOU SERIOUS? YES”

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Thank you both for a wonderful time! Loved getting to know you both as a couple and looking forward to your May wedding! Enjoy the preview of your engagement session! xoxo

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The lighting … AMAZING!

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One of my faves!

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So cute!

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Awww! THAT is a pure smile! 🙂

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I LOVE this ring shot!!!

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Cute!

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Adorable!

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Even though the wind blew your hair … you were still rocking this photo! Wow Andrea!

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Loved our time together and looking forward to your beautiful day in May! 🙂

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