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 19, 2015

Happy Birthday Pixie!

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I cannot believe it has been three years since first meeting this little munchkin! If you don’t know the story how Pixie came into my life, read all about it HERE. This morning … like 45 minutes ago (lol) … we did a little photo shoot in celebration of her third birthday. What do you expect from a photographer who has a fur baby? 😉 These photo shoots create nothing but laughs every time I am behind the camera. She never disappoints! Although, I could not find her birthday hat from last year so I had to whip one up quickly for her shoot today. Makes me wonder if she took off with the old hat to never return again … hmmm.

I have learned so much about her personality over the course of three years and I’m still surprised when I find something else I didn’t know about her. For example, I bought this healthy cat food that she now apparently loves. By morning, she has eaten her entire dish. Boy oh boy … if you don’t fill up her dish as soon as you step out of bed, she gets HANGRY.

Hangry (adj)
To be starving and ANGRY.

She will physically attack my angles, not to mention huff and puff. I thought only humans feel this way … apparently so does Pixie. 😉 I have learned that she stops her abusive ways once I have her dish filled as soon as I wake up. Lesson learned for sure because her attacks remind me of the bunny scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. No. Joke.

Let’s have a blast from the past! Last year, Pixie did a little photo shoot and here was the turn out. 🙂 She was so innocent then at only two years old…
Pixie 2nd Birthday Cat Funny Photo

This year I wanted to do something different with all of her friends! Of course she was organizing them for the photo … 😉

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Loved how her little hat turned out. 🙂 Maybe I should have an etsy store for animal party hats. Lol!
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In celebration for her Birthday, I tried throwing confetti in the air … I didn’t realize how scared she was of little pieces of paper!!!! Look at that face! The look of HORROR! Lol!!! That definitely ended the photo shoot…
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Happy Birthday Pixie!!! 🙂

  1. Hahahahaha Stephanie this had me CRACKING up!!!! Oh my gosh!!!! Hahahaha Love it! Happy Birthday, Pixie 🙂

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