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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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Well this wedding has to be one of the hottest weddings I have ever photographed! Last Saturday reached a heat index over 115 degrees! Mind you, the ceremony/reception took place outdoors. Despite the scorching temperature, AJ and Marina didn’t complain! They embraced every minute of their special day. At one point of the afternoon, I apologized […]

Reflecting on Matt and Lauren’s journey since our initial meeting, it has been great a joy getting to know them. They are not only fun but super sweet and personable. We spent a lot of time getting to know each other from our coffee date to their engagement session in downtown Georgetown to their final […]

It wasn’t that long ago since Chris, Natalie and I met up in downtown Richmond, VA for engagement portraits. I remember it was a little chaotic because I was in the midst of moving but it was nice to get away from the chaos and photograph this sweet couple! When we had our initial meeting, […]

Danny, Brittany and I met last year for engagement portraits on one of the hottest days of summer. Fortunately for us, even though Saturday seemed hot (90 degrees) for a July day, we had a glorious breeze making it one perfect summer wedding day at King Family Vineyards in Crozet, Virginia!! It has been a […]

Well it has been a while since I have had the privilege of photographing a proposal. 🙂 I had the incredible honor of photographing one sweet proposal Fourth of July weekend and it could not have been a better kick off to the Holiday weekend! Justin contacted me weeks ago regarding this surprise proposal to Allie. I […]

I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weekend!!! 🙂 Saturday was a bit hot but yesterday could not have been more ideal for a summer day. It was definitely a great weekend but sad at the same time … My family had to put down one of our sweet kitties. 🙁 She had a wonderful 13 […]

It wasn’t that long ago when JR, Steph and I met at my parent’s farm for their engagement portraits to frolic in wildflowers. 🙂 We hit it off from our initial meeting together as we drank wine with Stephanie’s family at the Winery at Bull Run. It was a gorgeous December day … gorgeous enough to be outside! <= […]

Oh where do I even begin with this fun California trip?! The idea of visiting California started over Christmas break when my friend, Katelynn, and I were talking about when I could visit her. She has lived in LA since high school graduation (nine years ago!) so I don’t get to see her as often as I […]

Joe and Lauren stood at the altar holding their thoughtfully written vows. The sun was shining and the temperature was just right for this summer garden wedding. They spoke pure words of love to one another as if no one else was around. I would not expect anything less for their beautiful words they exchanged since […]

Hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend! It sometimes seems like I’m at my computer more than my camera but the past couple of weeks I have been in front of my camera more than my computer. But you know what that means? A LOT of computer time this week as I edit away all […]

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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