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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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It was about a year ago I had the opportunity to meet and get to know Jason and Jennifer. In fact, it was in Chincoteague! Conversations were easy because Jennifer is an entrepreneur, so if you can imagine, we were totally nerding out talking about social media marketing, blogging and all sorts of stuff that […]

  Happy Monday!!! I’m back from a week in Chincoteague with my family and starting the week on a great note because I’m all caught up with editing up to this point! YAY! With limited weddings/sessions over the upcoming weeks leading up to the start of fall wedding season, I’ll be able to focus my […]

It had been years since I visited Harpers Ferry, but when Eddie and Rachel mentioned how they wanted engagement portraits there, I could not have said yes fast enough! Granted, the last time I visited was when I was a kid, but I remember the spectacular mountain and water views! I knew I was in […]

I’ve known Kent and Kristen for years now and I cannot get enough of these two! We were actually just reminiscing about their Christmas portraits years ago when they first got their precious pup! Cannot believe that much time has passed! Now, they are expecting a little boy, and I’m already excited to see photos […]

We spent months planning for this session to happen, not necessarily by choice, but nevertheless, we were excited to meet each other last week! 🙂 Angela contacted me at the beginning of this year to start planning their cherry blossom DC portraits. Well, spring ended up being a flop between the warmer than usual temps […]

I met the McGuinness family last week to document this special time of their lives. Little Jackson just turned one (June babies unite!), and this was their first photos as a family. What an honor for them to reach out to me regarding this occasion and what a great way to celebrate Jackson’s first Birthday! […]

I was fortunate to meet Melanie through one of my dear industry friends, Elle! Turns out that Melanie’s family has been to my family’s farm to watch our 4th of July cannon tradition years ago! It’s very possible that we had hung out when we were younger through mutual friends. This world continues to get […]

I’ll never forget the first meeting I had with Amy. It wasn’t long before we realized that I HAD to meet her and Travis in person ASAP! After our meeting, I had to text my mom because I could not believe how we lived pretty similar lives from the farm life and our participation in […]

I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful sunshine! At least we can officially say it’s summertime. 😉 I was a little concerned earlier this year when we were feeling the summer heat before summer even started! I have a feeling all of us will be cheering for fall to come sooner than later once August […]

I cannot believe Matt and Brianna’s wedding day was almost two years ago! Time has flown by since then, and now they are expecting a precious little boy this year!! You might recognize these two because they have been featured on the blog several different times, especially their epic rose petal toss exiting from their […]

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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