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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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Excited to share this with you all today because I get to feature all of my lovely brides from 2013!!! 🙂 Tomorrow, I am sharing the lovely snow session I’ve been dying to share! For now, I am sharing these beautiful brides/friends of mine of 2013! I have had the privilege to get to know […]

I hope everyone had a FABULOUS weekend … and warm! Personally, I had some home troubles with frozen pipes but fortunately have that under control now. At this moment, I am at Massanutten Ski Resort for a few days! Talk about being in the cold … not sure if I’ll survive skiing in these brutal […]

I’ll admit that I LOVE snow … especially photographing portraits in the snow! 🙂 Annnnd I heard that Monday we are possibly going to get MORE?! 🙂 I’m excited! The lovely sneak peek you all saw of Tuesday’s snow session will be featured next week on the blog! But for now, I wanted to share […]

As soon as I saw Jenn’s email for the first time, I knew that I would love this couple! I could tell by her writing that she was a sweet-hearted, genuine woman and she is absolutely head over heels in love with her soon to be husband! Ohhh and we are counting down the months […]

The prepping part of the wedding day is one of my favorite times! This point of time is spent with the ones you cherish most. As a bride, being in the comfortable “zone” sometimes places you in a raw and humbling moments. My mission for the day is to capture those raw intimate moments so […]

The next couple weeks, I’ll be sharing some of my best work involving weddings! 🙂 Finally! We have gone through many categories for the “Best of 2013”, but this is the one I’ve been anxious to jump into! So today, I’m starting out with top 10 bridal shots I captured during the 2013 year. I […]

January 20, 2014

Weekends like this during the “off season” is exactly what I need to help me start off the year right! As you have seen, I’ve been taking this winter season to revamp my business. Reorganizing … updating my online presence … brainstorming … writing out a thousand lists 😉 Love this time of the year! […]

I’m excited to start making some minor changes around here at Stephanie Messick Photography! Yesterday I tackled my blog! As you can see above, I’ve made some tweaks with more changes to come this weekend! Next week … I conquer my website! Ah! So MUCH I want and need to do! I love this time […]

Continuing the series, “Best of 2013” with finally getting into some engagement portraits! I had the privilege to photograph 38 engagement sessions in 2013, so this post of course is naturally filled with beautiful couples! The time spent with each of them was so beneficial to me, my clients and my business. I include a complementary […]

As we all know, the third time is a charm! So true … we have rescheduled their engagement session three different times due to the weather. But it was SO worth it! Plus, I felt eager and excited going into this session since it was the first one of the year! That is exactly what […]

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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