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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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September 28, 2015

It has been a gloomy weekend for sure but I have to say that I absolutely adore Nathan and Jaricia because the rain definitely didn’t dampen their spirits! They ran out in the middle of the rain and carried on as if it was sunny. 🙂 Love that!!! Why not make the most of your […]

September 23, 2015

Happy first day of fall!!! It’s about that time of the year where family portraits pick up again! It seems like fall is the busiest time for family portraits with the Holiday season just around the corner. I am always incredibly honored when I have loyal clients return for my services. 🙂 I photographed the […]

September 21, 2015

I cannot even begin to tell you how much fun this weekend was! Between a Color Vibe 5k run with my brides to the JMU football game, it was a well spent weekend off! Well, maybe not necessarily the moving I had to do yesterday but you gotta do what you gotta do! Thank you all […]

September 16, 2015

I feel like I have known Taylor and her family all of my life. Maybe it’s because the farm community is pretty close, not to mention our families are basically down the road from each other. 🙂 When Taylor told me that she planned to host the wedding at her family farm, I thought that […]

September 14, 2015

Keeping today’s blog post super brief as I move. I forgot how much STUFF I have accumulated over the years. Kind of crazy! I’m so tempted to go on Pinterest and look up ideas/strategies of packing. And don’t worry brides, I’m not moving far away. 🙂 I’m moving 15 minutes south of Warrenton! So still […]

September 10, 2015

Looking back months ago when Jess emailed me asking if I would be her wedding photographer, it always feels like a proposal! Lol! I was ECSTATIC! Especially since it was a destination wedding to one of my all time favorite beaches. 2007 was my first time coming to Corolla but I have somehow managed to squeeze […]

Alexandra reached out to me months ago regarding her husband’s upcoming deployment and her interest in capturing these current memories before he departed. I was absolutely going to make this work on my calendar! 🙂 Thank goodness his deployment was on time because we were able to make our schedules line up. I know that […]

September 8, 2015

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend and hope you were able to spend it doing something fun outside! Cannot believe it is already September!!! We are really just around the corner from the Holiday season … Gosh, I don’t even want to think about that. Friday was spent with friends embarrassingly admitting […]

This post goes out to the girl or guy who wants that. That? You know, what you see on social media everyday … including on my very own blog. LOVE. We all see photos of two lovers crazy for one other … Who doesn’t want that? To love and be loved in return. Sometimes that’s what […]

A couple months ago, Kim from Kim Newton Weddings kindly introduced me to James and Natalie. Well, it was over the phone but we still hit it off. 🙂 Natalie and I connected so well because she is her own #bosslady. Not just that, but she is a wedding and portrait photographer based in California. I […]

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