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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July 11, 2014

Vacation Time!!!

All photos are edited, packaged, backed up and shipped out of my office! I made it a goal of mine to have everything completely done before taking off for the beach tomorrow and it looks like I’m just about there minus a few other tasks. But I’ll be honest … I am SO ready for the beach!! I have been working as much as I possibly can and I need this little break to rejuvenate and jump start. The strange thing is that I feel as though I am taking less sessions than last year but I feel like I’m working just as hard or even more? Although, having Sundays off has been crucial to my recovery but I would absolutely say that I work on average 10 hours a day (Monday-Saturday). My goal is to make this number lower over the next year and to figure out solutions because it’s not healthy for my relationships (personal/family/friends). Whether it is taking in no portrait sessions next year and just focus on weddings/engagements … I’m not sure? But this winter time I want to sit down and refigure business strategies so I’m healthier in and outside of the business. 🙂

I’ll be out of the office July 12th-July 20th (with the exception of Ethan & Caitlin’s wedding on July 19th … whoop whoop!!! 🙂! I will continue blogging while I’m gone, so you can continue to see the latest photos/news! I’m doing something exciting with some of my brides tomorrow!!!! Eeep! I’m SO excited! I’ll be posting a photo on my Instagram of what we will be up to! Cannot wait!

TIME TO GET MY TAN ON!!!! 🙂

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