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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October 31, 2016

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, everyone! I’m excited because this is my first Halloween, where I have the opportunity to pass out goodies! In the past, I have lived in rural areas where kids trick or treating wasn’t a thing. In fact, my family and I would drive 15 minutes away to my grandparent’s house and trick or treat around their neighborhood! Oh, those days … Funny story about that. One Halloween, I was too tired to go around trick or treating, and I somehow convinced my sister to carry around an extra basket for me when she went trick or treating! LOL! It worked! She went around from door to door saying, “my sister is too lazy to go trick or treating.” Somehow, people still donated candy to my basket! I was able to hang out with my grandmother and my mom while my sister did the work around the subdivision. I cannot believe I did that to her. She’s the best. 😉

Hope you enjoyed your weekend! Northern Virginia’s weather was BEAUTIFUL! Ideal for Saturday’s wedding. 🙂 Friday evening I attended an All Sons and Daugther’s concert with some church friends — If you like Christian music, you would love their vibe! They are so talented! Sunday was spent as my quiet day since I won’t have a free day until November 13th. I have a full work week of sessions, editing, meetings, a wedding on Saturday and a mini session extravaganza day on Sunday! It’s going to be a busy week, but worth the hard work. 🙂

Looking forward to sharing more from Saturday’s wedding at the ever-so-gorgeous, Morais Vineyards! CONGRATS, Eric and Ashley!!!

Eric and Ashley sneak peek

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