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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December 9, 2013

A Snowy Weekend

I LOVE the snow! In fact, when growing up in Southern Fauquier County I always thought how awesome it would be to live in Northern Fauquier since I was always jealous of all of the snow they would get in the mountains. Now I live in Northern Fauquier County, so I was PUMPED for the winter to arrive … but I may be biting myself for wishing this! I woke up at 5 a.m. with the power out, so I of course bundled up in my blankets until 10:30 a.m. realizing that the power was not going to turn on … I eventually had to get up and figure out what to do and how in the world I was going to get my work done today. The house was FREEZING at a brutal 54 degrees and I had no way of doing my online work (blog/email) … so when I was about to get ready and head down south to my parents, the owners of my house stopped by with a generator! Sayyy what?! Such a blessing! Had no clue they would do that and it came just in time before I took off for the day. Now, time to get back into the groove of things! šŸ™‚

Here’s what happened this past weekend…

SNOW + ICE. And lots of it!

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I held mini sessions on Sunday and coincidentally when the snow storm hit! So having my clients at a Christmas tree farm with the snow was like a winter wonderland! So perfect!

MastFamily_winter_session-1_webRachelAndrew_winter_session-1_webI hope everyone was able to enjoy their snowy weekend! šŸ™‚

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