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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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February 2, 2015

Finally, it hit me. Thursday at midnight I felt my stomach turning which led me to laying in bed all day on Friday. Thankfully, it was just the 24 hour stomach bug without it lasting any longer than needed! This happened to Kyle and I last year around this time and just praying that Kyle […]

January 29, 2015

Finishing up this segment of wedding photos with some of my favorite wedding moments of 2014. 🙂 So many moments happen throughout the day of a wedding and as a photographer, I am always asked how do I capture everything? The biggest thing is PREDICTING those moments to happen. This way I am in the right […]

Snow sessions have to be some of the most magical type of portraits! Although, VERY cold. I remember doing a couple last year and falling in love. This year, many couples of mine expressed interest in snow engagements but I will admit that scheduling this has been very tough. It seemed as though last year […]

I just got back from a snow engagement (!!!!) and I realized it has been a LONG time since I have done a sunrise session! Hopefully I can keep the same groove with work as I did yesterday through today! I finished designing my new sample albums and cleaned out my closet! Nothing like a good spring clean […]

January 26, 2015

I hope everyone’s weekend was great! Although, I will say that cold rain is not good enough in my book! I’m hoping for a snow covered ground today (crossing fingers!!)!! Snow dance anyone? This weekend I took the time to update my blog design! Somehow when it comes to certain projects, it always takes longer than expected. […]

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 […]

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

Gallery images