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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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HAPPY JUNE!!!!! Oh guys, so many great things happening this week! First, I just finished the busiest month of weddings I have ever done and I am so ready for a massage. 😉 Haha! It has been an AMAZING month and I am blown away from the couples I had the privilege of getting to […]

Saturday, I was in flower + farm + sunset HEAVEN. You will see exactly why below. I don’t think I have ever seen so many flowers in one place!!! 🙂 The reason being is that Peter’s mom does this for a living and she is SUPER talented!!! I’m still in awe… I was also in awe […]

Tyler and Kimberly are truly best friends. In fact, they have known each other since they were kids! Basically dating their entire lives and FINALLLYYYYYY they got married last Thursday! I loved seeing their fun spirits during their day, from the prepping time to the reception. Sometimes plans don’t always work out but they really […]

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! Go outside and enjoy this awesome weekend we were blessed with in Northern Virginia. Not sure what the weather is like everywhere else, but it’s too good to not take advantage! It’s going to be a crazy couple of weeks on the blog so bear with me. 🙂 Yesterday I took the day […]

I stalked the weather constantly leading up to Saturday’s wedding. The forecasters predicted a 90% chance of rain. I knew that wasn’t a good sign but I was going to pray and hope for the best! That’s all you can do, right? No need for stressing because everything will work out. 🙂 Rain won’t keep […]

I look at my calendar year in disbelief of how fast time is flying by. We are almost half way through 2015 already!? May is my busiest month of this year and will continue to be one of the busiest months as the flowers bloom and everyone wants to celebrate the warmth we all dreamt […]

I hope everyone is having a not so bad start off to their work week! This week starts my CRAZY schedule which is why I named the subtitle for this blog post, “The Calm Before the Storm”… I think you’ll see why on my social media over the next couple of weeks. 🙂 Basically, I’ll […]

I started the “What’s in my Bag Series” a couple weeks ago and today is the first in depth post regarding macro! How do I get those close up ring photos? With my Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G! I know that Canon’s primary macro lens is the 100mm f/2.8L so Nikon and Canon don’t play by the same rules. Before […]

I have been anxious to post these photos since finishing up the edits yesterday! This ethereal themed wedding at the jaw dropping Oxon Hill Manor in Maryland was the perfect match for Clayton and Gigi! Kim from the wonderful Kim Newton Weddings connected me with this awesome, laid back and loving couple last year and […]

May 12, 2015

It was a Friday evening when we planned to do her senior portraits in downtown Richmond. After realizing that I would be driving through rush hour on I-95 (dun dun dunnnn), I had to figure out how I was going to make it to Richmond in a timely manner. THANK GOODNESS I followed my gut instinct […]

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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