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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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Where do I even begin with this post?! I met Devin and Makalea through my sweet photography teacher/friend, Michelle Lieb, and I’m so thankful they had me help them celebrate their special day. 🙂 Their wedding day has been long awaited as they are high school sweethearts and were in love with each other before they […]

This is the last and final post for the series, “DIY Farmhouse Repurposed Table!” I have shown you the big transformation as well as how to repurpose a table, now I’m sharing how you can repurpose dining room chairs! Typically, dining room chairs are wood/upholstery. Of course, though, there are different styles, but I hope […]

Happy first day of SPRING!!!! It’s a bit chilly outside, but I know the warmer weather is just around the corner. 🙂 Cannot wait for sunshine and time to hopefully spring clean around the house! I know you must be anxiously feeling the same way! Well, this weekend officially kicked off wedding season with Devin […]

After hibernating in my house all day leading up to meeting Curtis and Emily, I was NOT expecting the freezing temps we encountered Friday evening. WHEW! I had to wear my coat during dinner to warm up. 😉 Haha! Since we were on top of a hill, the wind was brutal! Fortunately, these two were […]

Some of you might have expected a decorating post, like the chair upholstering tutorial I hinted last week (that’s coming next week!!!), but I have something different for my photographer/creative friends! Every artist should have a system to everything and systems are GOOD. Today, I’m sharing one of my FAVORITE systems that seriously save my booty throughout […]

Oh man, who is a Bachelor fan?! It has been one of those, “guilty pleasures” for me since … Gosh, I guess Ryan and Trista’s season! Although, I wasn’t technically allowed to watch it when their season first came out. 😉 Here are my thoughts on Nick’s season finale… I have loved Raven from the […]

I have had many family members, friends and viewers ask how did I transform a plain table to the farmhouse look. If you missed the blog post where I showed the before and after photos, you must check out THIS blog post before reading the information below. 🙂 It’s one of my all time favorite projects […]

Today, I’m reflecting the 2017 year thus far. I know we are only in the month of March, but researchers say that the majority of people lose focus on their dreams and goals for the year by the end of March. I’m keeping myself accountable by revisiting these resolutions and reflections I wrote back in […]

Happy Monday! I hope coffee/tea is keeping you awake this morning … Or maybe this cold weather is! I’m ready for the warm weather to come back and stay. 🙂 Anyone else getting a little antsy hibernating inside because of the cold temps? I’m craving to get out and explore/adventure! Skiing isn’t even an option […]

I cannot believe, this time a year ago, I had just bought my first home! I have posted many projects over the past year, but this post is fun seeing everything together! Believe me, the projects haven’t stopped. 😉 I’m currently in the midst of creating custom kitchen drawer dividers for my utensils, and I […]

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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