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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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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 […]

November 10, 2014

Are we really almost half way through November? Just a couple weeks away from Thanksgiving and a month and a half away from Christmas?! Not to mention, 2015 just right around the corner?! 2014, you need to SLOW down please! Or maybe it’s me that needs to slow down? I have been running left and right […]

It’s comical what people think we do as wedding photographers. We show up to the wedding venue when the bride says so, leave when the contract ends, press a button and WHALA … wedding photography done! Sure, that sounds easy but then my bride and groom would not get the full experience of their wedding day. Why? Because […]

Well this is a first! I’ve photographed couples in the sight of a bull (pinned up), but never have photographed a couple in the same open field as a bull … while wearing a RED coat! Lol! I honestly had a mini freeze when Peter looked over at me and said it looked like the […]

Oh how I adore Matt and Nicole! Not just because they are JMU Alumni! 😉 GO DUKESSSSS! It’s obvious how much they love each other especially when looking through their photos! I had the best time getting to know them as a couple and I know that God brought these two together for a reason. I […]

Lexy comes from a senior class size of 12 students! Wow! Can you imagine only having 11 others in your high school senior class? I believe mine had three hundred and some number of classmates. That’s a huge difference! She will be making her way across the stage soon to move forward with college and I know she […]

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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