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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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Cherry Blossoms are a huge hit from year to year in the DC area. Many couples dream to have their photos taken with the beautiful pink and white blooms. Although, it is SO hard to predict the peak bloom since they are only around for a few days. I have had to flex my schedule to […]

I hope everyone had a FABULOUS weekend! After the gloomy weather we had for a solid week, the sun was just what we all needed this past weekend. 🙂 The trees were blooming and it was definitely the ideal spring weather we have all been dreaming of. So happy that Marc and Caity’s beautiful wedding day […]

It’s always exciting to catch up with couples after their big day. Especially when they have exciting news to share!!!! Brian and Tara asked if they could do a quick session so they can make the announcement to their family and friends so of course I could not turn down the opportunity!!! There’s something so special […]

You get to a point in your business where you can start giving back your talents, no matter if you are young or mature in your business. That is the best part! God blesses us with talents and our purpose is to find that outlet to bless others. Your talent may be sewing or painting or even […]

I knew if Chris and Beka’s initial consultation was any indication of our time together, we were going to have fun! They told me about how Chris proposed and I thought it was one of the most original stories I have ever heard! Not to mention, hilarious! Really, you have to take a moment and read […]

I hope everyone had an AMAZING Easter!!! This weekend has been the busiest weekend of 2015 yet! Whew! Loved spending time with family and friends and celebrating the reason of our gathering. He has risen!! 🙂 After months and months of planning, Brandy came HOME from Africa!!! She has been over there for 18 months and was […]

We arrived at the gorgeous Sky Meadows Park and realized we were walking into a reenactment! Really … tents were set up! Haha! We carried on with our session but I had to laugh when some kids were running around us in circles as I was taking photos of Matt and Taylor, like we were […]

How long does it take you to package a client gift from start to finish? If I didn’t have labels printed, envelope embossed, boxes stamped, ribbon cut … I cannot even imagine how long it would take me! Probably 45 minutes to one hour for one box after the assembling, writing and everything in between. […]

I thought about this time last year we were finally seeing life of spring. Well, we tried to bundle up for this weather but we had NO clue we were basically going to be in winter conditions with the wind chill! I guess because we were on top of a mountain taking photos, it was […]

Do you know how easy it is to be sucked into your office over a “free” weekend? This past weekend was one of my last available weekends before wedding season kicks in and I made sure to put all business aside. Although, some of my current projects looked extremely tempting!!! 😉 Thursday, I came down […]

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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