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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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This is a short and sweet post because last week involved a lot of editing, but also a nice sense of adventure!! šŸ™‚ This week will be a week of more editing, more settling into our house (we have our first official guests staying with us in a few weeks!!!), and a TON of client […]

I loved kicking off my first business trip back to Virginia with this session in the mountains! I love my new Florida home with my love, but my heart and soul is also brought alive in the Shenandoah Mountains. I cannot wait for fall sessions to start soon, but one thing that surprised me when […]

I cannot believe it’s Monday!! But you know what that means on this blog … It’s Coffee Talk and I’m currently sipping a half cup of vanilla latte as I prepare to publish this personal post. šŸ™‚ Looking at these moments below from this past week looks like I had more playtime — Well, partially […]

What a special day to share with you all on the blog! I photographed Jarrid and Jen’s engagement session for what seemed like a real-life J. Crew photo shoot ad back in October on a sailboat (I think J. Crew needs to talk to them about modeling!!). It seemed like the months flew by since […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUSBAND!!!! <= I keep pinching myself that I get to say that! šŸ™‚ šŸ™‚ šŸ™‚ Please help me wish him the happiest of Birthdays today!!! Alex, I am looking forward to growing gray and old with you! But before that happens, let’s enjoy our long, colored hair. šŸ˜‰ Ha! I look […]

12 days. 56 hours on the road. 3,245 miles driven. 6,776 photos taken. 4 portrait sessions + 2 weddings. Sounds like I just conquered my first Virginia business trip!!! I’m currently on the road heading south to go HOME to my hubby. šŸ™‚ After thinking about the hustle I did in just about a week, […]

I remember the first time Curtis, Emily, and I got together years ago for their deployment portraits. Nooooo way that was back in 2013?! Since then, we got together for their engagement portraits and eagerly planned for their big day! šŸ™‚ Worth the wait!!! You could really tell that this day was the best day […]

I am SO excited to be an official Floridian! Just days after Alex and I tied the knot in June, my stuff was moved into our home perfect distance from Destin, Navarre, Pensacola, and 30A beaches. What a DREAM. I never in my wildest dreams thought that a vacation destination would be our home! It’s […]

I’m typing this blog post from Virginia! Ollie and I spent 14-hours last Thursday driving back to my home town for our first business trip after moving down to Florida. It’s a busy week with two weddings and four portrait sessions, but I am so grateful that we also get to use this time to […]

Let’s talk about THIS wedding for a minute … or maybe forever. šŸ˜‰ Not only is this “AWE” worthy … Well, actually, it is all “WOW!” worthy!! Because I had to take a break away from these photos while I married my best friend just days after Rhett and Caroline, coming back to this wedding […]

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

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