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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!

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February 23, 2015

First of all, I hope everyone had a safe and warm weekend! Despite how FREEZING it has been over the past seven days, I was sure to take advantage of the snowy weather. 🙂 I came down with an icky cold last Thursday and wasn’t sure I really wanted to be running around in the […]

Who loves learning new skills? I’m always up for a challenge and I love to learn new things that I can apply to not only my business, but also my personal life. Growing up in a Catholic school, we were required to write in cursive EVERY DAY no matter the class. I transitioned over to […]

February 19, 2015

It’s that time of the year again where those who gather for Lent give something up as our form of sacrifice. We devote to fasting on Fridays and abstinence to unnecessary cravings in our lives. I have given up Facebook in college which was an amazing experience! I wouldn’t be able to do that now with […]

Why should you invest in a wedding album? This is a loaded question but I hope that this blog post will show you the importance. Not only are they gorgeous, but THIS is the one thing you can pass down from generation to generation … that itself is priceless. Wouldn’t you want your children to share […]

February 17, 2015

FINALLY! A good snow day is exactly what this year needs! Once it melts, I’ll be ready for spring and the beach. 😉 Haha! Well, maybe after I hit the gym… Anyways, I hope everyone can enjoy this snow day in some way. If you don’t like being outside in the cold, bundle up in a blanket […]

February 16, 2015

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, despite the COLD weather! Holy cow. Kyle and I were leaving for our Valentine’s Day dinner plans when all of the sudden we realized we were driving on ICE after a random blizzard came through! Haha! Kyle treated me to Claire’s at the Depot and all I can say is that […]

Going through the winter weeks of this slow season has been so joyful to my spirit! Having the time to hang out with family and friends with a balance of business tasks has been the right dose of medicine for this 2015 year! 🙂 I have allowed time to sit down and DREAM. Sketching and […]

February 12, 2015

This “off season” I want to start a series sharing with you what things I changed on the outside and inside of my business. If you have a business, hopefully there are little tricks you will learn from this series when rebranding and what strategies you take to the finished product! I’m going to start off with the […]

Let me first tell you that this industry can be HARD. Hard work and very competitive. I have seen the competitive side and I have seen the sweet side. It comes down to personal beliefs, but just think of them as “coworkers”. 🙂 I personally don’t work in an office with many creatives. I just have […]

February 10, 2015

Sarah and I met back in 2007 during the first week of JMU. To think that I have known her for eight years is blowing my mind! We were roommates from Sophomore year until graduation, all thanks to the MRDs! Since then, Sarah has met the love of her life, got married, bought a house, […]

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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