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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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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 […]

September 22, 2014

Hey ya’ll! I’m in Georgia for the week for Pursuit 31 Conference (YAY)! Please note that I will be back in my office next Monday, September 29th to catch up with emails. Although, I will be back on Thursday evening to rest before my Friday and Saturday weddings. 🙂 I have some amazing couples to […]

When we first started discussing locations of their engagement session, the first thing Kate mentioned was that she wanted to capture where Chase and her grew up. Chase grew up Charlotte and Kate grew up just around the corner from me on her family dairy farm. What a great contrast of spaces and if you remember, their […]

There’s something I love about going to a new venue. Excitement of a new space with new ideas. I also love the fact that the Winery at Bull Run is only a 30 minute drive from my home. 🙂 All a plus! What’s even better than that? My couple, Kevin and Sara! We immediately hit it […]

I met Jaafar and Bree through the amazing Kim and immediately hit it off in the middle of Starbucks! We were laughing for a straight hour that other customers were joining in on our conversation! I could tell that these two were going to have a fun wedding and ohhhh was that an understatement! So many […]

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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