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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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The Burleson Family | Warrenton, Virginia Portrait Photographer

It’s that time of the year where you’re going to see a lot of family portraits on the blog as we gear up for the Holiday season. Don’t hate, but I just bought another Christmas candle this morning after a sunrise session, and I’m currently listening to Christmas music as I put together this blog […]

The Leonards | Oatlands Historic House, Leesburg, VA Family Photographer

I have been photographing this lovely family for YEARS. They have to be one of the most stylish looking bunch. I appreciate their attention to detail, and it’s funny whenever I compliment that, Samantha always gives credit to her husband, Michael, for putting together the look. Those boys in suspenders melted my heart!!! SO STINKIN’ CUTE. Even their shoelaces […]

John & Shannon | Big Spring Farm, Wedding Photographer

John and Shannon … Talk about one GORGEOUS couple. Geez. They made my job easy. 😉 Shannon reached out to me the summer of 2017 regarding her wedding at the lovely Big Spring Farm in Lexington, Virginia (one of my favorite venues!!)! And maybe because the owners are pretty awesome. 😉 It’s so wonderful when I have the opportunity […]

The Caos | Warrenton, Virginia Family + Maternity Photographer

Michelle reached out to me a couple of months ago after she stumbled across my work on Instagram. 🙂 She fell in love with the work I’ve done on Skyline Drive, so we made plans to make this happen as soon as my schedule allowed it! I typically photograph mothers around their 30-week mark, but due […]

Coffee Talk Mondays

You know when things are so crazy that time slips away from you? That’s how I feel right now. On the flip side, I’m GLAD time is flying by because I’m that much closer to seeing Alex!!!! Oh my gosh, I cannot WAIT. This month, we celebrate our one year together, and then next month […]

Julian | Warrenton, Virginia Senior Portrait Photographer

I love accepting a good challenge from time to time. When I first shook Julian’s hand to introduce myself, I almost heard, “Hi, I’m Julian, and I cannot wait to be done with these photos.” Not really! HAHA! But as you can expect from a typical high school senior, this wasn’t something he had dreamt […]

Graham and Rachel | The Market at Grelen, Virginia Wedding Photographer

This wedding venue must have the best of luck with incredible sunsets! Or maybe it’s my couples because Graham and Rachel had a gorgeous evening for their Skyline Drive engagement session earlier this year!! It was so appropriate that they chose the Shenandoah National Park as their engagement session destination since they initial connected over […]

Chris and Stephanie | Stone Tower Winery, Virginia Wedding Photographer

Chris and Steph sure know how to leave an impression. Or maybe I should say they have some sort of crazy luck! If you don’t remember these two or you didn’t have the opportunity to meet them on the blog earlier this spring, it’s an engagement session I’ll NEVER forget. DC and their pups were […]

Garrett & Lacey | Washington, DC Engagement Photographer

Don’t let these two fool you… It was FREEZING when we met up for their engagement session on a bright and early morning in Washington, D.C. last week. While Lacey wore a flowy, sleeveless gown, I had my winter gear on (the entire getup: snow boots, gloves, coat, and a scarf). But you would have […]

Coffee Talk Mondays

Wow. As you can tell from last week’s blog posts, it was a busy one. If you asked Alex, he knows ALL about it. 😉 Poor, guy! I’m soooo grateful for him and for keeping me sane during this hectic fall wedding season. The great news is this is the last week of editing craziness, […]

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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