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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December 20, 2013

Craig & Erica | Christmas Tree Farm, Downtown Warrenton Winter Engagement Photographer

I cannot believe that this session concludes the final season of their collection! If you do not recognize these two already, we have done a spring, summer and fall engagement session! Now, we just completed the final session and now there is a BIGGER and more EXCITING photo shoot coming up for them … their WEDDING DAY! :))) Five more months to go and it will be here before we know it! Before then, I would love to do a post showing a collection of images from spring to summer to fall to winter. This session took place at a local Christmas Tree Farm (Hank’s Christmas Tree Farm to be precise!) and then ventured downtown Warrenton to explore some Christmas lights!

Craig and Erica have such such sweet and genuine hearts. This journey with them has been a pure joy and a wonderful experience as we have traveled East and West of Virginia for their sessions and has always seemed to pull through … even with thunderstorm clouds in the distant. I am so appreciative of each and every one of my clients as I not only call them clients, but my friends. 🙂 And I am so glad to call you two my friends because you two bring so much cheer and blessings into so many lives!

Thank you Craig and Erica for another fabulous session! Who would have thought that this session would have been done in 60 degree weather in the middle of December?! I’ll take the 60 degrees over 20 degrees anytime! 😉 Enjoy the preview and cannot WAIT for your big day!!! xoxo

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Love this!

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Gorgeoussssss!

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I’m in love with this lighting!

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LOVE!!!

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Rocking it Erica!

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Cute! 🙂

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Another fave!!!

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I love these two! Lol! “MERRY CHRISTMAS from Craig and Erica!” Haha!

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Beautiful!

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Love this!

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Her earrings were too cute to not photograph!

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Love the coloring!

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Cute!

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Cute!

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Another fave!

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Genuine love! 🙂

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Thank you both for a wonderful time from spring to winter! Looking forward to May to conclude your collection of photos during this joyful time! 🙂

  1. Erica says:

    Steph, your talent never fails…you have made these seasonal photos something we will be able to share for a lifetime with the ones we love and our kiddies one day. Thank you for being such a star and such a good friend. Love them and Love you!

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