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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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January 11, 2016

Hope everyone is off to a great start on this Monday morning! Currently, I’m anxiously waiting for this head cold to disappear. Icky! On the upside, this “healing” time is going to give me what I need to finish my list of to dos today. 🙂 Saturday afternoon was spent with my mom attending an […]

One of my daily routines I check off every Monday-Friday is to completely clear out my inbox! Four years ago, I sat down and completely changed the way I structured my email workflow. Believe me, it took a LONG time to sort through the old and new emails. Not to mention, tedious! SO worth it though!!! […]

When I’m not photographing weddings and engagements, lifestyle portraits are a great change of pace! I only take on a selected number of lifestyle portraits per month but I have walked away with some of my all time favorite photos! I’m continuing the “Best of 2015” with those  unforgettable photos. 🙂 The lifestyle category encompasses family, […]

January 5, 2016

Evan and Ally reached out to me regarding photos while they were visiting Virginia for Christmas. We were able to align our schedules and make this New Year’s Day session happen! 🙂 As I drove to downtown Warrenton, I was reflecting our journey together. It has been since 2014! Sounds like a long time ago […]

HELLOOOOOOO 2016! I hope everyone had a wonderful time bringing in the new year!!! There is always something so great about a new year … New beginnings … A chance to hit “refresh”. Definitely a great motivation to make improvements, whether it’s involves finances, health, religion, habits, etc.  I thought I would write out some things […]

December 31, 2015

It’s the LAST day of 2015! So many things going through my head right now as I prep for the new year, but today I realized that I need to appreciate the highlights of this year. So much has happened over the past 265 days. When we are constantly on the run, sometimes we forget […]

December 30, 2015

It’s that time of the year again … Some of my favorite ring shots kicks off the series, “Best of 2015”! 🙂 So much pretty bling on the blog!!! Rings come in different shapes, sizes, colors … Basically, anything is game when it comes to finding that sentimental, striking, keep sake piece of jewelry. Sometimes […]

December 29, 2015

Can you believe that 2015 is coming to a close? It didn’t seem that long ago when I was writing out my 2015 goals for the year and now I’m reflecting on all of the months that have passed by. I’ll be writing more about that later this week. 🙂 I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! […]

I look outside wishing that gentle rain were actually snow flakes falling down. I’m sure I’m wishing this wayyyyy too soon because if the predictions are correct, we aren’t really going to want the amount of snow that is anticipated for this winter season! A white Christmas would be nice, right? One of these years. 🙂 I […]

We met at the beautiful Hank’s Christmas Tree Farm in Markham, VA where we were blessed with the mild weather. Glad we didn’t have to bundle up in clothes to resemble Christmas Story’s “marshmallow boy” (as I like to call the younger brother). 😉 Lol! It’s nice that my families/couples have been able to dress […]

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