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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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INTRODUCING Brock & Caroline INTRODUCING Ally, JR & Rylee

November 24, 2014

Wow! What a weekend! Not to mention … a FREEZING weekend! I was out ready to go for the first mini session Saturday morning at 7:15 a.m. and it was 17 DEGREES!!!! So thankful my clients toughed through the cold and thankful I dressed in three layers of clothing. 🙂 It was a very successful […]

It’s that time of the year!!! I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is next week with Christmas and the New Year just around the corner. I made a public announcement on Facebook weeks ago about having another Christmas mini session day and it was a huge hit! I had people claim all of the spots in […]

I met this wonderful family on the first real day of this COLD weather! It was a bit unexpected as I remember walking outside earlier that day wanting to eat lunch on my porch … well, that turned into an evening with cold and numb hands. At least this family was so sweet about it […]

No doubt Eric and Janelle will be amazing parents!  This was my first time meeting them, but there was something very obvious during this shoot together. I’m not kidding, animals fled to them! I didn’t realize it until the end of the session, but Eric gained a new friend right when we arrived at the farm. […]

November 17, 2014

Guys … 38 more days until CHRISTMAS! I know, just what you want to hear. 😉 Hard to believe that Kyle and I will be putting up Christmas decorations THIS SUNDAY! Next Tuesday we will be flying out of town for a week and won’t be back until December 2nd. Of course it means that we […]

November 14, 2014

Well this is definitely not my typical posting! One thing I do every Monday-Friday morning is sit down and use my blog as a journal of my personal and business life. I honestly wish I could sit down every Monday and hash out alllllll of the blog posts for the remainder of the week, but in cases like […]

Where do I even begin to describe this incredible day? I first thought it was funny when Hayley told me during our final meeting that there wasn’t going to be many details to photograph … pshhhh, who was she kidding?! Hah! Their day was filled with amazing and beautifully put together details. 🙂 Not to […]

I’ve known this family for now two years, hard to believe! I cannot keep up, but what reminds me of the years going by is seeing how much their kids are growing in the short amount of time. I remember photographing them this time last year … it was a COLD one for the books! […]

I’ll be honest, there are times I do NOT trust the weather people. Before walking out the door, I checked the weather and we made the decision to move forward and start 15 minutes earlier than the contracted time to ensure we finish the session before the rain came in at 5 p.m. We were trying to […]

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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