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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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August 25, 2014

I feel so happy about this week for some reason! Nothing different really happening but I set myself up for a great start for this week. How? I completely cleared my “edits” before leaving for Savannah & Charleston leaving no “catch up work” to do when returning … Road trip photos are completely culled, edited […]

Sorry to keep this posting brief! I just got back last night from traveling down south and now I’m getting out the door again soon! I have two beautiful weddings this weekend and I’m SO excited to be a part of their special day. 🙂 Let the festivities begin!!!! CONGRATS Travis & Amanda and Evan […]

I am so proud of one of my brides, Caitlin, so I thought I would share her talent and have her as a guest speaker while I’m in Charleston! I remember receiving an email when we first started chatting about me photographing her wedding, then chatting about graphic design. After all, that is what my […]

It was three months ago when Richard first contacted me regarding a portrait session. I sent over my information over to him and told him my availability, but it wasn’t until a few emails in before he told me that he wanted this session to be a proposal. I squealed with happiness reading his email […]

Like I posted on Friday, I’m out of the office until the 25th enjoying a little road trip to the south! 🙂 I’ve always heard how romantic Savannah and Charleston is so now I’m officially experiencing the beautiful parts of the southern US … but not just romantic, but also haunted. 😉 More to come […]

I want to say a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Kyle!!!! I am so glad to celebrate another fabulous year with him! 🙂 He is one of the most considerate, honest, trusting, unselfish, humorous guys I know (not to mention HOT!) and I am SO incredibly lucky!!! One thing that we both love to do is […]

We met up last Friday at the beautiful Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna for their engagement session. Seeing them together for the first time, I had to smile to myself as I noticed they were the perfect “puzzle piece” when they were standing next to each other. Both tall and slim but able to snug […]

Gosh, where to begin! Amazing day! You may remember Jared & Brittany from their engagement session recently on the blog and finally, it was their big day! I loved that they incorporated JMU colors into their wedding theme … don’t think that was purposefully done, but that just shows how much JMU spirit they have […]

When I say I have the sweetest couples, I’m not just saying that to make them sound good. FOR REAL. I am so blessed by all of the amazing couples that surround my business. And these two. My goodness. I’m not sure if there are enough words to be said about Jeremy & Hope. I […]

August 11, 2014

How blessed were we this past weekend? Well, speaking from the Northern VA area. 😉 Sunday, we were anticipated rain which suddenly changed to being a GORGEOUS sunny day! Could not have been more perfect for Jared & Brittany’s wedding day! It was very weird having Saturday “off” and photographing on Sunday … I didn’t […]

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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