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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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Coffee Talk Mondays

This year has been a great year for analyzing and strategizing the future of my business. I have family, friends, couples, and wedding guests all asking me what I’m going to do since there’s talk about going down to Florida at some point. I cannot really predict what the future has in store, but I […]

Six Tips How to Prepare for Your Rainy Wedding Day

With a hurricane approaching the east coast fast and furious, and anticipated to hit over the weekend, I thought I needed to share how to prepare for a rainy wedding day since it can be a stressful situation. But it doesn’t have to be stressful!!! I have a wedding on Friday and Saturday, so it […]

2017 Favorite Ceremony Photos | Virginia Wedding Photographer

We are in the middle of the “2017 Favorites” series, and today I’m sharing some of my favorite ceremony photos/moments from last year. 🙂 Even though I’m nine months late sharing some of my favorite photos I took last year, I’m enjoying reliving my couple’s celebrations! And looking through these ceremony photos below, I see […]

Dopes & Nopes | Niagara on the Lake, Canada Family Reunion

I’m back from a long weekend family reunion in Canada! 🙂 I woke up early this morning to dive right back into work. You don’t get to see everything I do behind the scenes, but I have a lot going on. All exciting things, though! I’m finalizing ideas/content for my new website (debuting the end […]

Alys Beach | 30A South Walton, Florida Photographer

Have you heard about the famous 30A drive? I actually did not know about this incredibly charming place until Alex introduced me a couple months ago when I took his mom and grandmother down to Florida! The scenic drive consists of small towns that each have their own personality. Besides Aly’s Beach, Rosemary Beach was […]

Chris & Frankie | King Family Vineyards, Virginia Wedding Photographer

It started back in a coffee shop just around the corner from Georgetown Cupcakes (don’t tempt me like that!! Ha!). Chris, Frankie, and I met upstairs to meet and get to know one another. I felt as though I got together with old friends because they were so welcoming and down-to-earth! I fell in love […]

Brian & Courtney | Tranquility Farm, Virginia Maternity Photographer

I cannot believe it has been THREE years since Brian and Courtney said ‘I do’ to forever. <3 When we got together last week for their maternity portraits, we reflected on their wedding day and a flood of memories came back! <= Good thing we actually didn’t deal with any flooding on their wedding day, […]

Dopes & Nopes | Happy Labor Day!!!

Wow … Is it really Labor Day already?! Meaning … it’s SEPTEMBER?!? Meaning … fall is just about here?!? I absolutely looooove fall. I love the fall leaves, trees, pumpkin spiced lattes, scarves, the cooler temps, hiking through the mountains, pumpkin/apple picking, campfires … The list could go on! Maybe it’s just Virginia that makes fall […]

As you can tell, this week was a jam-packed week of engagement sessions and two beautiful weddings! I’m excited to conclude this week with Kyle and Lauren’s engagement session at Oatlands Historic House and Gardens in Leesburg, Virginia!!! <3 We met last week for their portraits and one of the first things Lauren mentioned was […]

David and Michaela originally reached out to me last year to have just their engagement portraits taken and we ended up having the most beautiful, fun time together. They weren’t looking at wedding photography at the time because they were considering getting married in Maui! Which, I secretly thought, pleaseeeee pack me in your bag!!! 😉 HA! […]

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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