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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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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 […]

December 21, 2015

I hope everyone had a wonderful and festive weekend! Cannot believe the end of the year is just around the corner. Seems like a couple months ago I was starting to prepare for the 2015 wedding season! Now I’m prepping for 2016 and starting to book for 2017! I have some big plans for SMPhotography. […]

Today is the final day of sharing these Christmas tree mini sessions! It was definitely a busy day but SO worth while! If anyone is interested in next year’s Christmas mini sessions, email me ahead of time to be a part of the interest list! You will have first notice of the sign ups before […]

Is it really already December 16th?! I’m in denial that we are just DAYS away from 2016 … I had a blast with every single one of these sessions and I’m excited to share more today on the blog along with the finale tomorrow! 🙂 I ran around with different ages of kids throughout the day […]

December 15, 2015

Kids always seem to put a smile on my face. Maybe it’s just because they say the darnest things and always look so innocent even when they aren’t necessarily behaving! I met this lovely family last week at the Battlefields where the kids had a blast running around the property. They were the stars of the show […]

December 14, 2015

Not to alarm anyone buuuuutttttt CHRISTMAS IS NEXT WEEK!!!!! Ah! Thank goodness for the internet because I was able to complete my Christmas shopping in pjs last night! 😉 One less thing I have to think about going into this work week. This past weekend was spent drinking wine with friends, watching the Redskins win […]

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