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 4, 2013

Craig & Erica Spring Engagement | Warrenton, Virginia Photographer

It was just about time for the sun to peak over the foggy horizon when Craig, Erica and I met up. Getting up at 5 a.m. sounds painful … but really, by the time the session starts, you forget that you had to wake up super early. And gosh, the lighting is just amazing at that hour with the fog and mistiness of the environment! I would say it is so worth it! And what I loved about this session is that it was exactly one year away from their special day! We all know that between now and then will fly by fast! We have seasoned sessions planned throughout this year with doing a summer, fall and winter themed engagement sessions … so this is going to be a fun year ahead! 🙂 Looking forward to getting to know these two very well by the time their wedding comes! 🙂

Here is a preview of their garden themed engagement session! Enjoy! xoxo

So adorable! 🙂

This place was the perfect atmosphere!

Beautiful couple!

One of my favs!

The lighting was unbelievable!

Another fav!!! 🙂

Cute!

LOVE.

Seriously, look at these models! Geez! 🙂

WOW! Loving the right photo! Natural beauties!

ANOTHER FAV!!!

The gorgeous ring!

Beautiful Erica! 🙂

Thanks Craig and Erica for an amazing session!!! 🙂 Looking forward to our next seasoned session! 🙂

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  1. Louise Coleman says:
    June 4, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    WOW! These are “Absolutely Amazing”, the couple, the photos and the photographer. Beautiful work everyone!

  2. Janice Ritchie - mother of the bride-to-be says:
    June 5, 2013 at 12:20 am

    Stephanie, you did such an amazing job with the pre-wedding, and wedding pics for Jess and Derek Dawson, that I knew, when Erica told me she and Craig were having their seasonal pre-wedding sessions with you, that they would be amazing. You’ve out-done yourself. You’ve captured the very essence that IS Erica and Craig. Thank you so much, and I am very much looking forward to the pics from the next session! 🙂

  3. Craig & Erica Engagement | Chincoteague, Virginia Beach Photographer » says:
    August 22, 2013 at 4:19 am

    […] are having FOUR! And each session happens during the changing season. So far, we have done their spring garden session and now their summer session! My favorite so far! 🙂 Currently, we are now planning for their fall […]

  4. Craig & Erica | Fall Woodstock, Virginia Engagement Photographer » says:
    October 30, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    […] You might be familiar with them since they are doing seasonal engagements. Started with this past spring at the Arlie gardens … to Chincoteague beach for their summer session … now their fall session in Woodstock! […]

  5. Craig & Erica | Christmas Tree Farm, Downtown Warrenton Winter Engagement Photographer » Stephanie Messick Blog | Wedding and Portrait Destination Virginia Wedding Photographer says:
    December 20, 2013 at 3:32 pm

    […] the final season of their collection! If you do not recognize these two already, we have done a spring, summer and fall engagement session! Now, we just completed the final session and now there is a […]

  6. Most Inspiring of 2013 » Stephanie Messick Blog | Wedding and Portrait Destination Virginia Wedding Photographer says:
    January 8, 2014 at 3:27 pm

    […] are interested to see the full collections of their seasonal engagements, here are the links below: Spring Summer Fall […]

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    June 4, 2014 at 4:18 pm

    […] two from their seasonal engagement sessions?! If you haven’t, be sure to check them out!!! 🙂 SPRING  |  SUMMER  |  FALL  | WINTER  | […]

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