Iā€™m Stephanie, a wedding + lifestyle photographer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Warrenton, Virginia. Whether Iā€™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 8, 2014

Weekend Recap

Welp! There are only THREE more of these “Weekend Recaps” for the year 2014! Cannot believe that 2015 is just around the corner. To make it even more of a shocker, there are only 17 more days until Christmas! AH! I just sat down last night to finalize my gift check list. I always do this before making orders, especially since I am working with a budget. šŸ™‚ After I made my checklist of gift ideas I went online to find deals and sources to purchase them and put them into folders on my desktop so I can order everything in one sitting. Now I have everything lined up to purchase all of my gifts today to ensure it arrives in time. Maybeeeee I should have done this sooner after realizing that we are THIS close to Christmas! šŸ˜‰

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! I spent the weekend with Kyle’s wonderful family in West Virginia surprising one of his aunts for her Birthday. Happy Birthday Bitsy! šŸ™‚ On a side note, Kyle and I finally got our tree up last Thursday! Finally it is starting to look more like Christmas around my house! Speaking of Christmas trees, I photographed the lovely Michael and Candace at a Christmas tree farm and I cannot WAIT to share their engagement session with you all this week! Hope everyone has a happy Monday!!!

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