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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October 17, 2014

Things I love | Statement Jewelry

I am starting a series of things I love as I enter into my slow season. 🙂 Although I’m still weeks away from technically going into the slow season … believeeeeeeee me, I have a ton on my “to do list” at this moment with ZERO editing work, surprisingly! A little overwhelming for a Friday/weekend! A big part of my to do list is that I have a workshop tomorrow. 🙂 SO excited!!!!

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I can think as far back as elementary school where I loved accessorizing. We won’t go into detail about that time of fashion because it was embarrassing! Seriously. Fast forward to high school, I started really growing my statement jewelry collection. I would match my purse to the clothing I was wearing for the day … it was a bit ridiculous, let’s be honest! Although, I won the “Best Dressed” superlative in high school! Haha! Since then, I’ve been growing my appreciation for what my great grandmother would call “costume jewelry”. That’s about the time that I discovered Charming Charlie … oh and did that change my wardrobe! Now and days I’ll tell people that when I go in there to go shopping, I’m not on a shopping spree … I’m on a shopping RAGE. Not kidding! I end up with a basket full of necklaces, scarves, earrings … whatever! I go crazy shopping! So I have to limit how many times I walk in there so I’m not spending all of my paychecks. 😉

A great necklace can really transform an outfit, which is why I love accessorizing. Especially being a wedding photographer, it’s important to my brand to be put together. Adding a statement necklace to any piece of clothing really says for the day, “she put thought into her outfit”. I’ll always go after a necklace, belt and bracelet to balance the look. I RARELY ever put together a statement necklace with any earrings. That’s my one thing when I put together accessories, I like balance and a little bit of simplicity … pshhhhh yeah right! My bulky necklaces/earrings are anything but simple. 😉 You get what I mean! If I wear bulky earrings, I avoid the necklace, however I will add a scarf to the earrings because there isn’t too much bling going on. 😉

Do you have a favorite place to go shopping for fun and fashionable jewelry? I also LOVE Francesca’s! Both really great stores with unique and fun accessories! 🙂

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