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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September 2, 2015

This One is For You

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This post goes out to the girl or guy who wants that. That? You know, what you see on social media everyday … including on my very own blog. LOVE. We all see photos of two lovers crazy for one other … Who doesn’t want that? To love and be loved in return. Sometimes that’s what life seems like it is all about. We consume ourselves in finding “the one”. It’s so easy to beat ourselves up if we don’t find that love we long and desire for. How is that fair? You want to be married, start a family and WANT to be loved in return. You have everything going for you but something isn’t connecting. The years are passing by faster than we can keep up with and it seems lonely.

“Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.” – PROVERBS 3:5-6

It’s tough. It’s hard.

Absolutely. No one said that life is a Nicholas Sparks Book.

I have been there. I am there.

It’s especially hard when your friends have what you are looking for but yet, something just hasn’t clicked yet. You have so much to give. So much of yourself to love.

There is HOPE and happiness waiting in the future. It doesn’t end here.

I encourage you to stay strong. Follow your heart and the path that was set in front of you. Something better is out for you in the future. It’s hard to see now, but life wasn’t intended for us to know the future. We have to fight hard and learn. God will push us in the right direction.

Keep yourself from falling short. You deserve the best. Take care and love yourself. You are beautiful. You are enough. You deserve to be happy! Never forget that.

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” – PROVERBS 4:23

YOU DESERVE to be loved.

YOU ARE loved by many.

xoxo

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