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 14, 2015

Siera

Siera | Warrenton, Virginia Farm + Lake Senior Portrait Photographer

I met Siera through her older sister, Brooke, who was my lovely May Bride. <3 Siera is kind hearted, selfless and absolutely hilarious! I had to laugh during our time together last week when photographing her senior portraits because I love how she makes herself laugh. 🙂 She will brighten any room with her sense of humor. Siera’s senior portraits were one of kind for sure! She was down for ANYTHING even if that meant she needed to jump into a lake! It was a beautiful vision for her senior portraits as she enters into her final year of high school … I mean, why not! Another cool thing about our time together were all of the cute animals that were a part of her session. We planned to do photos with the calfs and of course with the ADORABLE Beau (Brooke’s wedding gift) but what wasn’t planned was finding a baby turtle! It was the topper on the cake for sure. As I was editing Siera’s senior portraits, I could not help but think a few times that I was editing Brooke’s photos! I didn’t realize how a like they looked until I started editing. 🙂 Beautiful sisters and I am incredibly honored to have documented these special moments for them and their family. Needless to say, it was an epic senior session and I have been anxious to share these photos with you all!

Thank you Siera, Brooke, Stephanie and of course Beau for an amazing time last week!!! Enjoy some of my many favorites!!! xoxo!

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  1. Rachel Word says:

    These are so beautiful, Stephanie! Love the creative vision here!