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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June 12, 2015

Kristy

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I don’t typically blog on Fridays but I realized next week is slammed with portraits/wedding to be featured and want to stay on schedule. 🙂 I’m not sure if you were able to go outside on Tuesday evening but the sun looked so bizarre. I was on my way to meeting up with Kristy and her lovely family at the farm when I saw the sun was orange and very mysterious looking. I was wondering if I needed to turn on the news and see if something was happening. Haha! Obviously it was nothing and we didn’t even notice it during the session since it was covered by clouds by that point. 😉 It was my first time meeting Kristy and I realized fast how much of a sweetheart she is. Goodness, she is a beautiful and you will agree with me that she is all baby bump! We planned for maternity portraits to be mixed in with family portraits throughout our time together. One funny little story happened during our time together … I had them leaning against a fence together for a family portrait when all of the cats came out to play (they were kittens not too long ago if you remember)! As I was taking photos of them, I saw the cats pouncing right next to the fence literally right behind them. I didn’t think anything of it until Kristy’s husband said he heard squealing, what turned out to be a field mouse! Hahah! AH! Alright, that is definitely a first! I guess the farm cats are doing their job, right?

Thank you Kristy and to your lovely family for coming out to the farm and making this happen! Enjoy some of my favorites and congrats on the upcoming newest addition to your little family! <3 xoxo!

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SO cute!

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You’re stunning, Kristy!

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This was taken at the new gardens my parents had installed by Kyle! I think I definitely want to utilize the space soon for photos!

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So cute!!

Kristy | Warrenton, Virginia Farm Maternity + Family Portrait Photographer

Do you see an orange cat behind them? If you read the story above you know what that cat is doing … AH!

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Trip meets Calf face to face. Haha!

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Love!

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He loved this cow kitty! Haha!

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Congrats to you all for the newest addition to the family!!!!

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