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With over a decade of experience, I’ll gently guide you through a relaxed, meaningful photography experience — allowing real connection, emotion, and in-between moments to unfold naturally. So when you look back, you’ll remember how it felt, not just how it looked.

Timeless photography for couples and families who want to remember how it felt.

@stephaniemessickphoto

Stories of love, connection, and the moments in between

Gallery images

November 30, 2015

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving!!! 🙂 I spent all of last week in Florida visiting family and enjoying a little getaway time. I found myself working the first part of the trip but I don’t regret it at all as I feel so at ease going into these last few weeks of the year. […]

Summer, her adorable pup and I met earlier this year to get to know each other and chat about her engagement/special day. What I didn’t realize was how many connections we had between us! Not only did we have friends in common (makes sense for growing up in the same county), but her mom is […]

November 23, 2015

That fun moment when I was in the middle of signing my house contract and somehow made a connection that my dear couple, Jon and Hope, were going to be my neighbors this coming up February!!! Such a fun and exciting realization, especially knowing that they just have steps to my house for their final […]

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 […]

With over a decade of experience, I’ll gently guide you through a relaxed, meaningful photography experience — allowing real connection, emotion, and in-between moments to unfold naturally. So when you look back, you’ll remember how it felt, not just how it looked.

Timeless photography for couples and families who want to remember how it felt.

@stephaniemessickphoto

Stories of love, connection, and the moments in between

Gallery images