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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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You might remember Nate and Theresa from their Virginia Beach engagement session in June! I had an AMAZING time with them, but we were cut short due to the bridge closing down prior to their session. To finish up their session before their wedding day coming up, we decided to continue with a fall theme and […]

October 27, 2014

YAY! One of my best friends is MARRIED!!!! 🙂 This weekend felt like a whirlwind, but it was perfect! All of the bridesmaids and I met at Amanda’s house to load up the car and head out to get our nails done. Going through the bridesmaid perspective is SO different from the photographer’s perspective, so […]

Sorry this post is going to be brief, but I’m on my way out the door to meet up with Amanda and the bridesmaids to start the wedding weekend festivities! 🙂 Yay! I was reflecting last night on what Amanda and I have been through over these YEARS together and I could not be more thankful […]

I love going down to Richmond for photos because I’m always brought to a new space I’ve never been before. Basically, I have the opportunity to document my beautiful couples in these great spaces and also tour around! It’s a win-win! 🙂 Not many people know this, but I was actually going to attend VCU […]

Ohhhh how I love this little family! I hosted a workshop on Saturday for those who were looking to become more technical with their camera. The afternoon was GORGEOUS and then it became SUPER cold and cloudy by the time the workshop ended. Following my workshop, we decided to stick it out and continue forward with […]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a dog run around SO fast consistently for an hour! Who would have thought a small dog could have so much energy?! Well, I guess small dog owners get that. I grew up with a large dog, so all I could do the entire session was laugh! Myla had a playground […]

October 20, 2014

What a WEEKEND! Whew! I knew I always found a way to keep myself busy! It’s funny because I could have sworn that when I photographed my last crazy wedding weekend a couple weeks ago that everything would start slowwwwwing down. FALSE. If anything, I looked at my calendar on Thursday realizing that I had […]

I am starting a series of things I love as I enter into my slow season. 🙂 Although I’m still weeks away from technically going into the slow season … believeeeeeeee me, I have a ton on my “to do list” at this moment with ZERO editing work, surprisingly! A little overwhelming for a Friday/weekend! […]

I was connected to Clayton & Gigi through the fabulous Kim Newton Weddings and it has been love ever since! Here are some random points of why I love these two … They are getting married next spring at the gorgeous Oxen Hill Manor, they love cats, Gigi attended my SMP 5K Runaway Brides (!!!!) and they […]

This was my first time at the Graves Mountain Lodge, but I was supposed to go earlier this fall for their famous Apple Festival! So glad I was able to check out this space first hand with these two lovebirds by touring around the entire property! The drive down there was breathtaking! I enjoyed every […]

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