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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December 19, 2013

The Allen Grandchildren | Downtown Warrenton, Virginia Family Photographer

Before I dive into the cute session, I wanted to do a quick write up during the season of giving. šŸ™‚ As I mentioned in yesterdays posting, during this season I’m donating 5-10% of my years profits to local charities/organizations, one of them being the Boys and Girls Club. Last September, McKinsey Development learned that the organization were threatened to be shut down if they are not able to come up with 1.6 million before the end of 2013. Crystal McKinsey (owner of MKD) decided to take on the challenge and help them raise the money. This is a VERY important group in the community as it gives kids a second home when the parents are unable to be around. Keeps the kids occupied and happy and off the streets. 1.6 millions sounds like a hike but somehow, they were able to manage to raise money and only now need $196,490!!!! Which is amazing! It seems doable! However, we all need to make this happen in two weeks (deadline being December 31st). Please help me and MKD keep this organization open and alive! šŸ™‚ So close!!!

Learn about their story here on their facebook page:Ā https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=294141554668&story_fbid=10152098381824669

Contact info for the Boys and Girls Club if you want to help:
169 Keith Street, Warrenton, VA 20186
Phone: 540-878-5738 or 540-349-8890
Email: info@bgcfauquier.org

Now, I would like to share this cute Emailed back and forth with a grandmother regarding to have photos taken of her precious grandchildren ranging from 17 months to 7 1/2 years old. Now, I typically do not do sessions like this but I thought why not for the sake of Christmas time! šŸ™‚ These kids are very lovable and energetic … even the cold didn’t freeze them in one place! … thankfully! And of course kids will be kids, so of course after the first three shots, one of them asked if they were done for the day. Lol! At least it looked like they had a good time! šŸ˜‰

Thanks Kim and family for getting through the cold session! Merry Christmas and enjoy the preview!

Look at that smile! Super precious!

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I was saying out loud how adorable his eyes were and he purposefully opened his eyes as WIDE as they can be for me! Lol!

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Awww, they are adorable!

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Cute!

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Oh my goodness … when I asked for them all to smile at me, they were like a singing choir! But instead of singing, they held out one note of the word “Cheeeeeesssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeee”! Hysterical!

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Haha! MERRY CHRISTMAS! The perfect Christmas card below!

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Thanks Kim and the lovely family for running around with me! šŸ™‚

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