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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 session has me in the mood for fall! 🙂 You might recognize these two from past blog posts! 🙂 I had the honor of photographing their engagement portraits, wedding and now their maternity portraits! I adore these two SO much, as they are more than just clients, but friends. <3 They are some of the […]

September 11, 2017

Well, last week officially started the fall season! Thanks to you all, I’m booked until the beginning of November!!! I’m hoping the hurricane season calms down a bit, despite the fact that it just started (!!!), so the icky weather doesn’t push back any plans. 🙂 I’m determined to have a smooth and productive fall […]

Adam and Cindy. Sweet. Playful. Intelligent. Loving. I could go on and on how much I adore these two! 🙂 I know I often say how grateful I am for my business to connect me with incredible couples, but these two left me on cloud nine after their wedding! So many sweet and fun moments […]

I’m kicking off the fall engagement season with Jonah and Hannah’s sweet engagement portraits!!! This session has been months in the making! 🙂 Unfortunately, the rain has pushed us back a little bit, but I’m SO glad the rain decided to work around our schedule this time! Just as we were leaving, the rain came […]

September 5, 2017

What’s up with these Tuesday “Weekend Recaps?” I promise I’m not taking off every Monday as a “weekend!” Haha! I had a good excuse this week, thanks to Labor Day yesterday! 😉 I hope you had a fabulous long weekend! I cannot believe this fall weather already! Maybe I’m in denial, but I’m not ready […]

Last month, I had the opportunity to watch Julien play polo at Morven Park, and boy, I was impressed!! For our first date, he actually got me on a horse and taught me a little about polo. Honestly, the last time I was on a horse before that point was back in high school. I […]

A day late on this post, but I’m catching up with the “Weekend Recap!” A lot is going on at the moment, all great things of course, but I’m trying to soak in every last minute of the “summer break” before the fall wedding season begins this weekend. 🙂 I’ve been able to take a […]

If you missed Tuesday’s blog post, I covered part I of Brandy and my Hawaii Trip, a day in San Francisco! Now we get to move from the city photos to the island life! The majority of our trip took place on the island of O’ahu. Not to confuse, O’ahu is an island of Hawaii, […]

If you have been following my blog, you know this family pretty well. 🙂 I met Beth Ann years ago through a family friend, and I’m so honored they continuously return for my services. I love watching the kids grow, personality-wise and appearance! They are still goofy and spontaneous! Garrett, on the other hand, just […]

Brandy and I didn’t really plan much before departing Virginia. I felt as though the entire trip came from a spontaneous idea that turned into, “wow, this is actually happening!” Although, since visiting last year for business, I wasn’t concerned about what we were going to do. I had a good sense of the island […]

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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