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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August 1, 2017

Stephen & Becca | Sky Meadows State Park, Virginia Engagement Photographer

Stephen & Becca | Sky Meadows State Park, Virginia Engagement Photographer

This is one heck of an adorable couple! Within minutes of our session, I could tell this was going to be a great time together! And Stephen and Becca did not disappoint! Their fun, happy personalities were infectious from the moment I met them. It translated so well through these photographs! 🙂 Gah, they are so sweet! Funny enough, last week was my first time meeting them in person, just days before their wedding! No one said that these photos had to be done months or years in advance. 😉 Fortunately, they were able to print some of their sweet photos from our time together and display around the cocktail hour room. They even made sure to include a picture with some chickens in the backdrop! Apparently, Sky Meadows Park has chickens, so they photo bombed a few times. Haha! Now I’m proclaiming Becca as Snow White because the chickens didn’t hesitate to run up to her! 🙂 And for some reason, unfortunately, it was the same for ticks! Yikes!! Within minutes of standing in tall grass, Becca had at least three crawling on her! Ah! She was a trooper!!!

Stephen & Becca | Sky Meadows State Park, Virginia Engagement Photographer

I’m so happy I had the opportunity to get to know these two through our short time together! Not only they are as sweet as can be, but their love is also genuine, kind, selfless and so much more!! Initially, I took off the month of July from weddings to travel and work on other projects, but by the time Stephen and Becca contacted me, my schedule changed and I was able to take on their wedding. 🙂 Be sure to come back and check out their wedding photos on the blog this week!

Thank you, Stephen and Becca, for having me photograph these special moments for you all. 🙂 What a treat!!! I could easily photograph you two over and over again! Thank you and cannot wait to share photos from your wedding day on the blog tomorrow!!!! Congrats!!! XOXO!

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