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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March 20, 2014

Office Space | Wedding Photographer

Last summer, I moved out to the mountain side of Fauquier County and I admit that I will want to stay in this area. There are those who move as FAR away as possible from where they were born and raised, but I’m pretty content in this area. DC is an hour away … the ski resort is an hour away … the beach is about four hours away (okay, not super ideal) … the farm life is right outside my door … vineyards down the street … I say this is pretty nice! I’m only renting a house out here for now, so while I’m at it I wanted to have the perfect office space for my business! I’m full time now and so this space needs to a breath of fresh air when I walk into the room so I WANT to “work”. 🙂

So as you may recall, I shared my office space with you back in August when I first moved in. Oh goodness, I remember scrambling around getting the house put together any free second I had when I wasn’t photographing … it. was. crazy. This winter time, I have been “refining” my business. De-cluttering, simplifying, organizing, updating  from my every day life to my website, blog, packaging, business paperwork, workflow and finally my own office space. I feel like it is now a space I want to share with you as I’m feeling more content and moved in.

Enjoy the updated and refined look of my office space! Realistically, it isn’t anything DRASTIC to the eye that I’ve changed but it is enough to make a difference for a more polished appearance. 🙂

wedding_photographer_office_space-1_webSo lucky to sit here everyday for business work. 🙂
wedding_photographer_office_space-7_webAs you may remember if you were to look back at last years post of my office space, instead of these frames filled with photos I had my workflow charts that I was unhappy with. Read about my NEW and improved workflow charts here! 🙂 Love looking around the room to see prints of my work! And I am OBSESSED with this crystal camera my aunt gave me for Christmas! Lovely elegant touch!

Quote hanging on the wall: “If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without YOU.” -Winnie the Pooh
wedding_photographer_office_space-9_webPixie decided she had too much fame yesterday to be apart of this shoot and sleep in her tree while I took photos. Lol!
wedding_photographer_office_space-4_webSo nice having the logo treated like a piece of art. Really, your logo should be special and shown off! Why not! 🙂
wedding_photographer_office_space-10_webGosh, I look back at photos of what these shelves to the left looked like before … complete transformation! Thank goodness! It was a cluttered mess!
wedding_photographer_office_space-3_webI also updated my collage frames hanging above my chairs! So refreshing to see newer work hanging on the walls. 🙂
wedding_photographer_office_space-12_web“Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow” – John Lennon
wedding_photographer_office_space-13_webI love my desk! 🙂
wedding_photographer_office_space-2_webI’m here all thanks to every step I took … starting with James Madison University!

In this small vase, I keep dried flowers from my great grandmother and my granddaddy’s funerals to always remember them.
wedding_photographer_office_space-19_webTold you I was going to print this photo out of Kyle and frame it! 🙂
wedding_photographer_office_space-14_webWhere I sit everyday. 🙂
wedding_photographer_office_space-22_webRemember the Memory Jar post? I have this on my desk to remember to continually update the jar so I will have a full jar of memories by the end of 2014! 🙂 Also on my desk, on a shelf, I have this photo of my parents on their wedding day. 🙂

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Thanks to Ikea, Target, Home Goods for decorating my office space! Haha!

Desk from Amazon
Desk chair and pillows from Home Goods
Mirror from Ikea (painted from black to white)
Shelves from Target
Storage baskets from Target
Client chairs, coffee table, lamps, candle holders all from Ikea
Victorian Lamp (Christmas gift … wish I could tell you where its from!)
Side circular table, printer cabinet and candles from Home Goods
Frames from Michaels Craft Store, Home Goods and Ikea
Cat Tree from Petco
Rug from Etsy