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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April 1, 2014

Where I Dream to Photograph

I’m pretty sure this list could continue on and on and on … but I thought for today, I would share some secret dreams of mine. 🙂 It’s important as a business woman to have inspiration. So many things inspire me, especially this guy (here)! Of course though, there are certain places that really get my heart racing thinking, “if I were to photograph there…”. Today, I’m spilling some of these dream places and hopefully somewhere down my career road, I’ll be able to cross at least one off. It would be amazing! Some are small and some are BIG, but these are things I can look up to in the future and hope that one day it will happen. 🙂 If you ever want to be photographed here, contact me … I’m totally serious!

california_roadtripcalifornia_roadtrip_6_hearst_castle-9_webWhere I Dream to Photograph (Wedding/Engagement Locations)
* A European Castle … this is secretly my dream wedding!
* Greece, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland … basically, I love Europe! 😉
* European Gardens … Of COURSE I would loveeeee this!
* Lavender Field
* Cotton Field
* The Southern Spanish Moss
* Nevada Deserts (Red Rock Canyon, Mojave Desert area)
* California Wineries (specifically in Napa Valley/Sonoma area with rolling hills of vines)
* Alaska … sounds random, but they have AMAZING mountain views!
* Saint Lucia or surrounding islands … already checked off Turks and Caicos! 🙂
* New Zealand … just because I am always in “awe” when I watch Lord of the Rings

If you know of anyone wanting to get married or have engagement portraits done here, I would LOVE to connect with them! Of course there are MANY MANY places I would love to photograph, but these are some of the top! In the next few years, I have plans to start specializing in certain types of weddings … so I’m excited to move in that direction soon!!! 🙂

  1. Caroline says:

    You could probably get similar mountain views in Montana as in Alaska, and it wouldn’t cost as much to get there. Hehe.

    Brock and I go out there maybe once a year, so you and Kyle just go the same time and we’ll be your models ;p