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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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February 15, 2018

First off, I did in fact run around Chicago with another “Stephanie!” Hahaha! Secondly, I am glad I had the opportunity to travel and explore Chicago, especially while my friend lived there, but gosh, it was COLD. Known as the “windy city” was no joke!! I thought I was going to be swept off my […]

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!!! I’m missing my other half right now as Alex serves the Zimbabwean community. So proud of him for taking his talents and knowledge to help those in need. What a great way to experience the medical world by working in another country!!! Alex has shown God’s faithfulness through our relationship, and […]

February 12, 2018

Oh my gosh, GUYS!!! This past week/weekend was a whirlwind! I’m adjusting to a new lifestyle with the help of a new furry golden friend!!! I already have SO many cute photos of him and I cannot stop! Everything Ollie does is adorable! HA!! My poor phone storage… 😉 Ollie will have his own blog […]

I remember photographing Ashley and her brother YEARS ago, but when Ashley contacted me this time around, it was for a different reason!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Ashley excitingly emailed me saying she was ENGAGED! When I saw Ashley for her and Mike’s engagement session, she immediately lit the room —  They are completely smitten by […]

February 5, 2018

Happy Monday, everyone!!! I hope you had a great and safe weekend. 🙂 Let me tell you that I have a new perspective on Virginia’s “freezing temps” after visiting Chicago this past weekend! HA! I learned a lot about the city while hanging out with my friend, Stephanie! But I think we ate our way […]

Last year was a whirlwind of a year, and it seems like 2018 is indicating the same deal! Ah! So before January completely escapes me, I want to share a personal post about my 2017 season! 🙂 It was an adventurous, exciting, busy, and honestly bumpy ride, but very rewarding!! God shook me and the […]

January 29, 2018

The icky sick season is here, and I’m doing everything in my power to prevent that from happening!! How can you also avert sickness this season? Here are things I’m doing: activities that make me happy, drinking plenty of water, getting a full night of sleep, taking a ton of vitamins (zinc is a good […]

January 24, 2018

It’s another episode of the “Weekend Recap!” Last week was exciting because my family and I had the opportunity to visit my brother and watch him graduate from Basic Training!!! I know Eric is SO relieved it’s officially done. I’m relieved for him and SO ready for him to come hommmmmeeeee!!!! I have a HUGE […]

From the initial email to our farewells on their wedding day, David and Victoria have inspired me more ways than they know! David initially told me that he was immediately interested in learning more about my services when they were browsing through my website. One of the first images he spotted read, “Amazing Grace.” These […]

Well, it has been over a week since my last blog post, and it was definitely not by choice… I had a jammed-packed week of posts to share with you all, and I felt helpless! FINALLY, I have access to my blog again to pick up where I left off!!! I’ve dealt with hacking issues […]

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

Gallery images