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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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November 19, 2015

We met at Starbucks a couple months ago to enjoy a coffee while getting to know each other. Immediately we hit it off! I was intrigued by their love of fitness since I have ventured to the weight lifting section of my gym over the last few months. Haha! It makes sense that they dedicate time into health because of […]

November 18, 2015

I remember meeting Chris and Beka in my office last winter where we had the chance to get to know each other a little better. I could have talked with them for HOURS! They are so down to earth, funny and genuine. I specifically remember them talking about how excited they were to have cronuts at […]

November 17, 2015

Matt, Tina, their sweet friend and I met at the beautiful Stone Tower Winery in Leesburg, VA on a cloudy fall day. The weather worried us a little bit as we drove up to the winery with rain drops hitting our windshields. Fortunately, it was short lived and it was nice having evenly lit photos at […]

November 16, 2015

This is my last full week of “craziness” before I head out to Florida! I’ll be on vacation from November 20-30th. I’ll try to respond to emails once during my trip, otherwise I plan to step away from technology as I will be spending quality time with family during Thanksgiving week. 🙂 I have a […]

November 13, 2015

Josh, Amanda and I met at the beautiful Winery at Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia for their engagement portraits a couple weeks ago where we were fortunate to catch some fall colors in the backdrop. 🙂 Fall is coming to a close and I had many couples who wanted those beautiful fall yellows and oranges in […]

I have had the privilege of photographing this family for years. It has been a true joy to watch them grow, especially the little ones! They have so much personality as you see below and it never ceases to amaze me! There is so much love and character throughout our time together because kids just […]

November 11, 2015

Donald and Sarah have known each other for TWENTY YEARS. Yes, you read that correctly. They started out as best friends and over the years began the journey of dating, which led to Saturday. 🙂 It was so fun to hear stories of Donald and Sarah in their dating years since they pretty much know […]

I have known this family for YEARS. After thinking about it … I believe it has been about a decade or so. Crazy! From high school to next door neighbors to swim team to JMU to The Sound Church, I have always been connected with this sweet and loving family. Cannot express enough how much […]

November 9, 2015

This first full week of day light saving has been quite a challenge! Well, actually I’m trying to kick daylight saving butt but it can be hard when the sun sets SO early! I went from having a full day of doing business work to now leaving the house at 1:30/2:00 p.m. for a session! […]

November 5, 2015

Let me start off by saying that Brandon and Sam cannot WAIT to be married. After booking their date for next June, I could tell how anxious they were to say I DO! In fact, Sam emailed me not too long ago asking if they should think about changing their wedding to October this year (last […]

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