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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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July 23, 2015

Can you believe that August is just around the corner?! I have no idea where this year is going … Blows my mind. I have been looking forward to this time of the year since the last time I was at the beach last year and it’s now officially HERE! I am leaving today and will be […]

It is a very small world and it keeps getting smaller and smaller. My first time meeting AJ and Marina, we were able to puzzle piece together mutual people we know/know of. I guess this means that I can now call myself a northerner as I grew up in southern Fauquier when I was younger. Hahah! […]

Hanaa emailed me months ago asking to photograph her engagement session on the beautiful Chincoteague Island. I was BEYOND excited because not only do I love Chincoteague but Kyle and I vacation there every summer. 🙂 It was perfect! Turns out that they also have many memories there as well which is why she chose […]

This month started out a little rough for me but I’m finally at a good place now! 🙂 I cannot say enough how THANKFUL I am that I took this month mostly off to make sure I’m on track. Originally, Kyle and I had intensions of traveling in Europe but with a possibility of a […]

Cannot believe it has already been a year since Jamie and Tori’s big day! When planning for their anniversary portraits, we decided to go to basically where it all started … in Downtown Alexandria. 🙂 There is so much character between the quaint homes to the cobble stone streets to the waterside. By the water […]

July 14, 2015

I met Siera through her older sister, Brooke, who was my lovely May Bride. <3 Siera is kind hearted, selfless and absolutely hilarious! I had to laugh during our time together last week when photographing her senior portraits because I love how she makes herself laugh. 🙂 She will brighten any room with her sense […]

I’ll admit, I have had a rough last couple of weeks. I allowed business to control my life which isn’t necessarily bad for my clients but it’s bad on my body. I need rest. I have been going hard for so long that my body started to feel the effects just last week after completing a […]

Hailey and I met back in the college days…. gosh, I miss it! We were both in the piccolo section of the MRDs (Go Dukes!) and have so many memories during those years! I was photographing Taylor and Hailey last Friday and for a moment I realized how much Hailey has grown up since I […]

I knew of Jessica back in high school. I want to say we had AP Calculus together or one of those classes … I honestly don’t remember because it has been over eight years. Jeez. It was great switching up the atmosphere and photograph at the beautiful Molon Lave Vineyards and Fauquier Spring Country Club […]

What a weekend! I hope everyone had a fabulous Fourth of July! 🙂 It has been a CRAZY week leading up to this point. I have been trying to rest my body since it has been going so hard for so long. Now I’m back in the swing of things and planning to get a […]

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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