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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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Happy Monday! WHAT a relief it is starting to cool off! Last week I felt as if summer had just arrived and being September, I’m actually now looking forward to the turning of fall! So many exciting things going on this fall time. 🙂 First, by the first weekend of October I will have completed […]

It has been a little crazy here as I sit in the library writing this post. A couple days ago I was trying to upload a photo on Facebook when I realized my internet was not budging, of course finding out that my usage for the month has zapped. At least I am able to go to […]

Matt emailed me months ago saying that he wanted to surprise Suzanne with an Anniversary Session. At first, I was wondering how he would pull this off … but he DID!!! He actually got one of my 2015 brides involved in this surprise, so I really liked this plan! Haha! I arrived in Delaplane and […]

I remember their engagement session so vividly like it was yesterday … but in fact, it has been over a year ago since their engagement shoot! When we were having our final meeting together, I just kept thinking where did this past year go?! Although, they can say that after being engaged for two years […]

I remember Lauren as my next door neighbor growing up. Of course though, she was just a kid when I was in high school. Now she is a senior in high school and her mom contacted me to do senior portraits of her and her friends. When she told me that Lauren was now a high […]

I have had the same question pop up over this past year … will I be offering a workshop or mentoring session of some sort? There are those who have a camera and would love to learn how to use it in manual and then there are those who are more experienced who just need a push […]

Have you ever met a couple who cannot help but to smile, laugh and just make the best of life? That couple is Kevin and Sara! As I sat in my office culling through their images, I could not help to notice how many photos of when they were kissing … those in between moments […]

I have he privilege to meet so many amazing couples in my career! I’m only at the start of it, but I can say so far I am VERY fortunate to have such sweet and sincere couples. I didn’t really know Evan and Ally coming into our first meeting together, but I already knew I […]

Everything happen for a reason. Turned out to be the best day ever! Amanda can contest to this. 😉 When we first signed the contract, it was anticipated to be later this year. However, with their venue shutting down unexpectedly I was worried that we weren’t going to make my calendar work with theirs. Everything […]

I would have never guessed that Savannah & Charleston were considered “rival sister cities”. I’ve always heard how amazing these two cities were and really they aren’t that far away from Virginia! Why not take a road trip down south and explore? Since Kyle and my adventure out on the west coast earlier this year, […]

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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