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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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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 […]

It took me a LONG time to understand that it was not worth putting my feet in pain after running around for 10 straight hours. I love heels and dressing up in cute shoes. 🙂 However, I found myself having 90% of my weddings outside. Wearing heels in the grass isn’t the most comfortable thing […]

There are some clients who know where and what time of year they want their photos done. That’s great! For those who don’t know where they want their photos taken is very common because there is so much out there. I love helping my clients narrow down the ideal location for their portrait backdrop because […]

I love decorating! But I also love decorating with a budget in mind. When I first moved into my rental home 1.5 years ago, I went from decorating one bedroom at my parents house to 7+ rooms! That is a LOT of space to cover! I didn’t want to spend everything I had in my checking […]

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!!! We are now starting our final full week of March … where has the time gone?! April is just about here which means my spring schedule picks UP and slow season is done. I will admit that I am SO ready for the warm sunshine! Porch living … […]

I cannot believe it has been three years since first meeting this little munchkin! If you don’t know the story how Pixie came into my life, read all about it HERE. This morning … like 45 minutes ago (lol) … we did a little photo shoot in celebration of her third birthday. What do you […]

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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