Iā€™m Stephanie, a wedding + lifestyle photographer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Warrenton, Virginia. Whether Iā€™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 18, 2019

Coffee Talk Mondays

Coffee Talk Mondays

Looking through my points below, it doesn’t look like a very productive week but it was a pretty jam-packed seven days! I’ve been working so hard on making my house brand new again as well as staging/decluttering every room! It’s a very time-consuming task, but worth it!! Now that my house is done for now, I’m working on wedding details so I don’t have to worry about it when the wedding season is here! I’m also tackling pre-packaging client gifts/packages… WHEW. Life is never dull that’s for sure!!!! šŸ™‚ I would say I’m looking forward to slowing down soon but I don’t think that’s happening anytime soon… I’ll power through knowing it’s just a short season!!

COFFEE TALK

MOCHA MOMENTS
THE SWEETER MEMORIES FROM THIS PAST WEEK

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HOME READY!!!!

After weeks of prepping my house to sell, it’s READY!!!! It’s nice looking around to see a clean, decluttered house. šŸ™‚ Photos are done and I’ll start advertising towards the end of this month with plans of an OPEN HOUSE on Sunday, April 7th!!! AH!

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2 SILOS ADVENTURE

Wow. Why do I feel like I’m the only who hasn’t tried out 2 Silos in Manassas? I enjoyed a yummy green drink in honor of Saint Patty’s Day! SO GOOD. 2 Silos, I’ll be back!!!

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PLANT LIFE

The weather is starting to turn (THANK GOODNESS.) which means the outdoor life is around the corner!!! I took advantage of the warmer days to plant some indoor plants and put down new mulch!

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ESPRESSO MOMENTS
THE BITTER MEMORIES FROM THIS PAST WEEK

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OLLIE OUT OF COMMISSION

Ollie is recovering great so far!!! We are just taking it day by day, but today is his first day without any meds… And I’m seeing the puppy energy come back out! AH! The vet recommended a full ten days of recovery since the surgery was a little more than a simple neuter procedure. We are on day six and I found him without his blow up donut on this morning… Little stinker!!! Four more days till we can go back to our normal routine!!!!!! CANNOT WAIT.

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HAPPY MONDAY!!!!

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