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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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It was a great weekend spent with friends and an EPIC wedding (as the vendors and I have been saying leading up to Matt & Brianna’s wedding day). Since Matt and Brianna had a Sunday wedding, I was able to take Saturday off and enjoy some time with friends. One of my best friends and […]

It’s always an honor when I have a wedding planner refer my name to their brides, but when it is the wedding planner’s own brother then it is beyond flattering. 🙂 Courtney from A Sweet Soiree contacted me months ago seeing if I was available to document this exciting time of Chad’s life. Well, of […]

August 26, 2015

I knew coming into Saturday that it was going to be one big celebration. Once nighttime came, oh my friends, it was definitely one big celebration! I wanted to join in on that dance floor so bad! That’s how much fun it was! Old House Vineyards in Culpeper, Virginia was the perfect backdrop for their […]

30 minutes until the engagement session and it was POURING cats and dogs where I live. I’m only just down the road from the session location so at this point I was getting nervous if we had made the wrong decision to move forward and take the chance. Kelsa reassured me that it was fine […]

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t counting on doing a blog post today because I was intending to have my feet sunken into the sand and sun bathing at the beach. Plans have changed and I am now having a “stay-cation”. 🙂 Really though, this stay-cation has turned into a normal work week without the obligations of […]

Jess and I met years ago through Piedmont Press & Graphics. I was in the design department and Jess was handling all sorts of jobs throughout the office. From our time there of getting to know each other, I could tell that she needed to be in the creative industry. Not only is she personable, […]

August 20, 2015

After photographing an incredible Saturday wedding, I was really pumped for Sunday! I was reminiscing Matt and Nicole’s engagement photos on the way to their wedding  and could not help but get excited! I remember falling in love with this couple from the start. They both attended and met through JMU (GO DUKES)! Matt and Nicole’s […]

August 19, 2015

James and Emily have been waiting for this day for literally YEARS. After a couple years of planning, the wait was finally over. They were blessed with sunshine and company from all over the country, including Alaska! I’ll admit that Saturday’s wedding was pretty hot, but James and Emily made it look like a piece of […]

Stephen and Kelly met me at the Manassas Battlefields in the wee hours in the morning last week. Already battling with the rush hour, we were fortunate to catch the sun rising just in time! I remember our first meeting together and how excited I was to photograph them. Now after photographing their engagement portraits, […]

What a week/weekend! I allowed myself to hit the snooze button this morning … Which basically means I didn’t turn on any alarm. 😉 My body needed to recover and relax as I woke up feeling like I was hit by a truck! <= By the way, who ever thought of this saying? Hahah! Anyways, last week was […]

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

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