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 6, 2015

Shelley’s Floral Pups | Hume, Virginia

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I find it appropriate to share these adorable photos on the blog today after posting up dog photos on Tuesday. 🙂 Yesterday, Shelley’s Floral had Jess and I over at her place for maternity photos. We have been planning her maternity session for a couple months and I have been SUPER anxious to photograph Jess and little Declan! I know Derek will be thrilled to see how her photos turned out from afar … but I’ll be posting up those photos next week on the blog! 🙂 We found a perfect gown in a beautiful icy blue color with a gorgeous inspiration of a floral crown. Jess is so free spirited, so this style of shoot fits her to a tee! Shelley was all for the idea of creating a beautiful head piece and created an AMAZING masterpiece!!! With the torrential snow storm, we decided to press forward with our plans and photograph in the snow. 🙂 Truly magical. Cannot wait to share the photos next week!! For now, I can share this sneak peek. 🙂

Shelley, you are not only super sweet but so talented! Glad to know you in this industry and thank you for creating this floral crown. <3
Jess | Maternity Sneak Peek

After we concluded the photos with Jess, I was able to take photos of Shelley’s two ADORABLE pups!!! Ohhhhh just meeting Misty and Mandy made me want to say yes to owning a pup right now! 😉 She designed floral wreaths to go around their necks … how adorable are they?!

Shelley Floral | Hume, Virginia Dog Floral Wreath PortraitsLook how ADORABLE they are!!!!! Oh my gosh … I want one!!
Shelley Floral | Hume, Virginia Dog Floral Wreath PortraitsCutie pies!!! <3
Shelley Floral | Hume, Virginia Dog Floral Wreath Portraits

Thanks Shelley for EVERYTHING!!! xoxo!

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