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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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What a weekend it has been! My feet were literally exhausted from all of the running around Friday/Saturday but it was all worthwhile. I had to resort to nice sandals for this past weekend’s events because I took off my nail polish last week to discover that my flats gave me bruised toenails from Sean […]

It was a little over a week ago I received a text from my dad saying that his fields were COVERED in yellow flowers. Oh he knows me well. I have tried to photograph in those yellow flowers every year and want to make it a tradition because they make my heart swell with joy! […]

As I am writing this blog post, I cannot help but to sing numerous Beyonce songs. Not good while proof reading. 😉 Haha! I remember riding in the car with Sean and Zari after finishing up with their classy DC engagement session last year. In that short amount of time, I really got to know […]

Donald and Sarah are a joy to photograph! We met in Downtown Warrenton at the courthouse and as they were walking towards me, I heard laughter from a distance. It continued throughout the session which made it obvious how much fun they are together! If there was this much happiness during their engagement session … I […]

HAPPY MAY everyone!!! This sunny weather has me in an energetic mood and I’m excited to go to the gym today to run off this energy. I realize I need to go when I feel that motivation … who is with me on that? This past weekend was pretty awesome but also super busy. All […]

April 30, 2015

This past winter blew by faster than I could keep up and tomorrow is May 1st, the month I have been anticipating after all of this time. Months and months of preparation, all to make sure I was ready for the wedding season and finally it is here! Even though I wasn’t photographing as much […]

When I was planning my blog for this week, I realized I haven’t done a “What’s in my bag” series! I have been asked many times what equipment I use, so why not write a blog post about it? 🙂 This will be a new series I will continue for this spring/summer with this post […]

Today is my mom’s Birthday and I wanted to give her a shout out on my blog. 🙂 Growing up in a home of entrepreneurs gave me the confidence that I can establish a business, all thanks to my parents! I admire my mom so much for her work ethic, support and enthusiasm. Without these qualities, I […]

I realized this past weekend was my last free weekend for the next ten weeks due to the wedding season. Plans were made to enjoy the outdoors and soak up the warm sunshine by the water while camping … that changed when spring went on a little vacation! It’s okay though because I was excited when my […]

I remember meeting Kaitlin for the first time and thinking, goodness she’s stunning! On her wedding day, she was nothing less of striking! Her dress hung in the corner of the room where her bridesmaids and family admired because … it was FINALLY the big day after months of planning!!! She slipped gracefully into her gown and had […]

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

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