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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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October 6, 2014

I sit in my office this morning reflecting this year. I feel like I’m in the middle of the craziness, yet it’s strange to think that I am on the brink of the slow season. Once the cold weather approaches, my schedule starts to unwind. In fact, I just completed two weddings this past weekend and […]

I had the perfect spot for these two when they mentioned they wanted water a part of their engagement portraits! The funny part is that I haven’t shot an engagement session there since I first started taking on my first clients … whew! Brought back memories!!! Times have changed and I have grown SO much […]

This past weekend was blessed with beautiful fall weather. Although, I will admit that it’s hard to figure out what to wear to weddings when it can be hot during the daytime and FREEZING at night. Once the dance floor was bumping, the cold weather seemed like it disappeared from all of the running around. After […]

Famous line of the day by Stephen during their first look … “Is it inappropriate to look at her butt”? Lol! To say the least, this crowd was so much fun to photograph! All of the special and sentimental moments came  so naturally. I remember falling in love with these two at their engagement session in […]

I recently attended a women’s Christian gathering, Pursuit 31 Conference, at Winshape. I attended the conference two years ago and it was so life giving. My friend, Anna, messaged me about this year’s gathering. I was on the fence since I had a hectic wedding schedule. But I was easily persuaded because of my last […]

September 29, 2014

What a WEEK. I would do it all over again if I had the chance! I went from photographing a wedding in Fredericksburg to driving down to Georgia for a conference the next day to returning back on Thursday evening to photographing a wedding Friday and Saturday. I took yesterday off to relax and go on […]

I got back from an AMAZING trip to Georgia last night and now trying to get back on track! I have a double header wedding weekend starting today, so this blog posting will be VERY brief. I cannot explain how full of a heart I come back into reality with! I’ll be writing a blog […]

I’m back from an amazing time at Pursuit 31 Conference in Georgia! I reallyyyyyy apologize for the LATE posting! I decided it was worth spending my time at the conference 100% there without touching my laptop so I can really absorb every moment of the day. I will be going more in depth from my […]

I remember receiving an exciting phone call from Shelby regarding her couples portraits a couple months ago. I had to keep myself from squealing with excitement when she mentioned that we should photograph in the James Madison University stadium! I’m not going to say no to that!!! 😉 What’s even better than just shooting in […]

 I haven’t been to downtown Alexandria for an engagement for what it seems like forever! So I was happy to see when I was scheduled to come here for Jim and Jen, it was going to be the perfect fall, sunny day! I can get use to this. 😉 This was my first time meeting […]

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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