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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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We all can call ourselves, “natural lighting photographers” but if you are a wedding photographer, it is CRUCIAL to know indoor lighting. I remember sitting in my college photography class listening to a guest speaker talk about artificial lighting. At that moment, I was thinking to myself that I don’t really haveeeee to know this, […]

January 2013, I unveiled my new branding and what an exciting time it was! I was mostly excited to know that I created something that would last me a longgggg time! Honestly, we artists never settle 100% with a brand because we are always growing and progressing. This year I decided to take on little […]

It’s so funny to look back over the years … When I first started out in my black and white film classes from high school into college, it was so typical to see nature, architecture, abstract photos taken with our 35mm film cameras, as well as the digital photography classes. So today, I wanted to […]

March 3, 2014

I don’t remember the last time we had THIS much snow throughout one winter season. After taking a trip to California, I think that I’m ready for spring/summer time. šŸ™‚ I want to do a snow session in this magical time, but with the road conditions I think it might hold me back … especially […]

Day 7: Hearst Castle Seriously … how can I have any words to describe this adventure to Hearst Castle?! The photos will speak for itself of the beauty. Yet, I’m not sure if even these photos do the place justice as it is an absolutely jaw dropping atmosphere! This is definitely one of our all […]

Day 6: Route 1 … Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur, Cambria I have to say besides Yosemite, this was another favorite among the places we ventured on this trip! We went from the HUGE CITY life of Los Angeles … to mountains of Yosemite with nothing in sight except nature … to the city life again […]

Evan and Ally. Together, they are silly, sweet, genuine and so in love. And I glance through my couples of 2014 and realized that I have attracted that kind of bride. šŸ™‚ I’m soooo about it! We met at Maymont Park in downtown Richmond before the park closed and finished up at the State Capitol […]

I’m continuing this California Road Trip series with my time in San Francisco and Sonoma. If you want to check out my overall trip plans (with some advice), here that out HERE! But here are all of the blog posts to each part of the trip: LA/YosemiteSan Francisco/SonomaRoute 1/Carmel/MontereyThe Hearst Castle Day 4: San Francisco […]

February 24, 2014

Ever since arriving back from Cali, I’ve been anxious to get my season started! It has honestly been nice taking a month off of sessions to focus on behind the scenes work … * Created a daily planner * Refined my website, blog, packaging, *Pre packed all of my packaging to last me hopefully through […]

Before I get into this posting, I want to say that Kyle and I have decided that Yosemite is a MUST if you are traveling around California! This place has become one of our favorite places and we are definitely already planning to return. šŸ™‚ Enjoy some of my favorite photos from our road trip! […]

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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