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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!

DOCUMENTING LOVE'S UNSCRIPTED CHAPTERS FROM COUPLES & FAMILIES IN COLORADO + VIRGINIA

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January 23, 2015

Today is definitely some eye candy looking through some of my favorite detail shots of 2014! 🙂 Believe me, I had a TON to look through, so these were all out of instinct because of the combination of: lighting, coloring, composition and variation of details. 🙂 All of my brides spent so much time putting together […]

If you have been following me for a while, I love to take time to sew during my slow season. Although I’m in my “slow season”, I don’t really feel like it. I know I need to PURPOSEFULLY slow down but I honestly have a hard time doing that when I love what I do! […]

January 21, 2015

It’s that time of the year again! I’m in the middle of organizing my taxes to be turned in to my CPA and thought I would share some tips I use to get me through this season. Whether you work with a different type of business or you are a photographer yourself, I hope you […]

I’m continuing the series “Best of 2014” with featuring some of my personal favorite wedding party portraits! I chose these photos based on several factors including emotion, composition, lighting, fun details, color and variation. It was so much fun looking back through the wedding party photos over this past year and seeing the bride and […]

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! Even though I had the weekend “off”, I spent 20+ hours redecorating/reorganizing my office space.  The great news? I found new chairs!!! Wohoo! Thank you all for your suggestions because it turned out GREAT! I cannot reveal my new space quiteeeeee yet as I still have a couple more key […]

Last year I did the “Best of 2013” and it was a huge hit! This year, I planned to continue this series with the “Best of 2014”! Starting off this series with engagement portraits today! I completed 46 engagement sessions this past year (holy moly!) and found my personal favorite photo from each session to share […]

If you have been following me this month, you know that I have been in this movement of “upscaling” my brand. So far I have really spent my time reworking my new website and tweaked logo. 🙂 It’s an exciting move for my business and I keep thinking of the list I want to accomplish […]

The moment I met these two at their Homestead engagement session in Hot Springs, I knew that they were destined to be with each other. The way that Jacob pulled Felicia in for kisses on her forehead or even a simple hug, those little genuine moments were 100% sincere. It was as if they never wanted […]

To say it was FREEZING is an understatement! It felt as if the temperature dropped from 28 degrees at the beginning of the session to the negatives by the end of the session! Anna was such a trooper standing in the unbearably cold temps in her adorable sequin dress! I don’t know how she did […]

January 12, 2015

After the Creative @ Heart Conference last weekend, I felt that PUSH I needed to start off my 2015 year! This past week was a little busy … okay, it was actually VERY busy but I knew once it was over, my slow season has arrived. 🙂 I’ll admit that I have been anxiously waiting […]

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!

DOCUMENTING LOVE'S UNSCRIPTED CHAPTERS FROM COUPLES & FAMILIES IN COLORADO + VIRGINIA

@stephaniemessickphoto

find inspiration

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