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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November 10, 2016

Fall Mini Session | Warrenton, Virginia Portrait Photographer

Mini Sessions Warrenton, Virginia Portrait Photographer

Every year, I host an annual Christmas mini session extravaganza. It always starts the Christmas season on the right note with Christmas cheer! 🙂 Who doesn’t love an official start getting into the spirit?! This year, I thought why not photograph these portraits earlier in the season, so families have the time to enjoy their pictures before they send out Christmas cards. 🙂 The only thing is now I’m getting into the Christmas spirit sooner than usual! Is it too early to start decorating? 😉

When I first announced these fall portrait sessions, I didn’t expect all thirteen slots would book within twelve hours! My gratitude to everyone who booked a slot is overwhelming. THANK YOU!!!! Each of these sessions below had a 15-minute session and boy, did we use the 15 minutes efficiently! We managed to play around the park and catch up while having fun! I had the BEST time with everyone and could have easily kept going at the end of the day. Maybe it was the two cups of coffee (which I never drink) or the fact that we got an extra hour of sleep due to daylight savings or just because we were having that much fun! 🙂 Enjoyed every minute!

Mini Sessions Warrenton, Virginia Portrait Photographer

I have to add a quick note, especially if you are a photographer! One of the BEST things I brought with me to make these sessions a breeze, especially when photographing kids or dogs, was a cow squeaky toy! I cannot tell you how many times I used it throughout the day and it WORKED! I added it to my bag a year ago, and it has saved me in so many situations, especially if I have a kid who is on the verge of crying or I have dogs who refuse to look at my camera. I’m going to keep the toy in my car, so I always have it handy. 🙂 I mean, look at Molly’s photo (above)! Made my heart swell with joy as soon as she cocked her head! CUTE!!!

THANK YOU, to everyone, who came out on Sunday!!! I had a wonderful time and look forward to the next mini session extravaganza! I only host mini sessions once a year in November/December, but I can hardly wait until next year! Here are some previews from our time together. 🙂 When looking through the photos, was SO hard choosing a selected amount of photos to share today … soooo many favorites from each session! Enjoy!!

KEVIN, SARA + CHARLOTTE

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BRANDON, SAM + MOLLY

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THERESA + KENNY

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TREVOR + JESSICA

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ALISON, JUSTIN, CALLIE + PIPER

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CAITLYN, JASON + CARTER

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CAITLIN + ETHAN

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RACHEL + ANDREW

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CRAIG, MEGAN, COLLIN + ADDEY

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HILLARY, JEFFREY + RYLEE

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MICHAEL + CHERYL

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ERIC + KAMRY

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KEITH, ALICIA, BLAKE, BRADY + BABY BOY #2 ON THE WAY!!

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Thank you, to everyone, who came out to support this fun day! Great catching up with old and new friends!!! XOXO!

 

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