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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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The Christmas season has to be my favorite from year to year! I love decorating and the activities during this festive time. šŸ™‚ I was spending some time with my mom making Christmas gifts for my 2014 couples when she told me that she was reminded of me when she saw a blog post by […]

December 8, 2014

Welp! There are only THREE more of these “Weekend Recaps” for the year 2014! Cannot believe that 2015 is just around the corner. To make it even more of a shocker, there are only 17 more days until Christmas! AH! I just sat down last night to finalize my gift check list. I always do […]

I think it’s so interesting to compare photos taken on the same day, same direction, but at different times. As you know, I recently did a mini session day for those who were looking for a quick Christmas card photo. šŸ™‚ I chose out this beautiful Christmas tree farm because of one of its beautiful […]

Kyle and I tell each other that it is important to travel while we are young. I have no idea how we are going to top off this year next year! We went to Jamaica with the purpose of getting away and relaxing. This vacation we decided to leave ALL technology at home (except our […]

I met this super sweet girl through my boyfriends family. So blessed with the wonderful connectionsĀ through Kyle! Turned out that Emma will be graduating soon and needed some senior portraits before the weather turned unbearably cold. Well, we spoke too soon because the time her session came around it was FREEZING outside! I remember eating […]

INTRODUCING Kent & Kristen INTRODUCING Theresa

December 1, 2014

Guys … it is DECEMBER! One of my favorite months! Although, I wouldn’t mind being a little warmer … but if there is snow I’ll give it a reason to be cold outside. šŸ˜‰ I thought I would do a little something fun today on the blog since there really won’t be a “weekend recap” […]

INTRODUCING Andrew & Ashley INTRODUCING the Morgan Family

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! I hope everyone is enjoying their time off! šŸ™‚ Well, I hope you have today off to enjoy time with your family. I wish I was at home stuffing my face in Thanksgiving food, but then again … maybe I like it here on the beach with my pina colada. šŸ˜‰ As a […]

INTRODUCING Justin & Lauren INTRODUCING the Meditz Family

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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